Match facts
Australian Open 1997PlayersAt the time of the match
| Pete Sampras | Albert Costa | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #1 | #13 |
| Ranking points | 4,865 | 1,757 |
| Seed | #1 | #10 |
| Country | USA | ESP |
| Age | 25 | 22 |
| Plays | Right | Right |
| Height | 185 cm | 180 cm |
| 1997 season | 57 - 12 | 46 - 22 |
| Hard record | 428 - 106 (80.1%) | 104 - 106 (49.5%) |
| Career record | 766 - 230 (76.9%) | 388 - 274 (58.6%) |
Head-to-head5 meetings
2002-03-11 · Indian Wells Masters · Hard
Pete Sampras6-46-4Round of 32Albert Costa 1999-03-15 · Miami Masters · Hard
Pete Sampras6-46-4Round of 16Albert Costa 1997-08-04 · Cincinnati Masters · Hard
Pete Sampras6-36-4SemifinalAlbert Costa 1997-01-13 · Australian Open · Hard
Pete Sampras6-36-7(5)6-13-66-2QuarterfinalAlbert Costa 1994-05-23 · Roland Garros · Clay
Pete Sampras6-36-46-4Round of 128Albert Costa Road in Australian Open1997
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras6-26-46-2Round of 128Dinu PescariuPete Sampras3-66-26-36-2Round of 64Adrian VoineaPete Sampras6-16-06-1Round of 32Mark WoodfordePete Sampras6-7(4)6-36-43-66-4Round of 16Dominik HrbatyPete Sampras6-36-7(5)6-13-66-2QuarterfinalAlbert CostaPete Sampras6-17-6(3)6-3SemifinalThomas MusterPete Sampras6-26-36-3FinalCarlos Moya Albert Costa
Albert Costa7-56-27-5Round of 128Patrick RafterAlbert Costa6-17-6(2)7-6(0)Round of 64Jan KroslakAlbert Costa6-46-27-5Round of 32Scott DraperAlbert Costa6-36-23-2RETRound of 16Wayne FerreiraPete Sampras6-36-7(5)6-13-66-2QuarterfinalAlbert Costa
Serve statistics
| Pete Sampras | Albert Costa | |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 6 |
| Double faults | 1 | 1 |
| Service points | 161 | 147 |
| 1st serve in | 70.8% | 71.4% |
| 1st serve won | 87.7% | 67.6% |
| 2nd serve won | 51.1% | 57.1% |
| Service games | 23 | 22 |
| Break points saved | 2 / 3 | 5 / 10 |