Gustavo Kuerten vs Albert Costa, Rome Masters 2000, Quarterfinal

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Clay

Final

Gustavo Kuerten

WinnerRank #1132

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 27–5

Albert Costa

LostRank #669

Kuerten won in 2 sets · 1h 24m

Venue and conditions

At the match

Venue

Foro Italico

Rome, ITA· Clay

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

Wind

—

No reading

Humidity

—

No reading

Temperature

—

No reading

Altitude

20 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 24m

Gustavo KuertenKuertenMatch statsAlbert CostaCosta

5Aces2

3Double faults2

40Service points won33

11Service games played11

9Service games won7

11Return games played11

0/2(0%)Break points saved0/4(0%)

4/4(100%)Break points converted2/2(100%)

First- and second-serve breakdown unavailable.

Head to head

3Kuerten

1Costa

4 meetings

Clay 1–1Hard 1–0Carpet 1–0

Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 2000ClayThis match
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 2002Clay
Albert Costa
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
US OpenRound of 16 · 2001Hard
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁹
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁷
Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 2000Carpet
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6

Form and path

Gustavo Kuerten1–5

Roland GarrosClay

LRound of 128
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 2

Monte Carlo MastersClay

LRound of 64
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

Florianopolis CHClay

Miami MastersHard

LRound of 128
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5

Costa Do SauipeClay

LRound of 32
Carlos Berlocq
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1

Albert Costa2–4

BarcelonaClay

ValenciaClay

LRound of 32
Boris Pashanski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Albert Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4

Napoli CHClay

LRound of 32
Antony Dupuis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
Albert Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 7Set 3: 0
Albert Costa · Retired

MarseilleHard

LQualifying R2
Jonathan Hilaire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 6
Albert Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Gustavo Kuerten vs Albert Costa, Rome Masters 2000, Quarterfinal

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Clay

Final

Gustavo Kuerten

WinnerRank #1132

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 27–5

Albert Costa

LostRank #669

Kuerten won in 2 sets · 1h 24m

Venue and conditions

At the match

Venue

Foro Italico

Rome, ITA· Clay

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

Wind

—

No reading

Humidity

—

No reading

Temperature

—

No reading

Altitude

20 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 24m

Gustavo KuertenKuertenMatch statsAlbert CostaCosta

5Aces2

3Double faults2

40Service points won33

11Service games played11

9Service games won7

11Return games played11

0/2(0%)Break points saved0/4(0%)

4/4(100%)Break points converted2/2(100%)

First- and second-serve breakdown unavailable.

Head to head

3Kuerten

1Costa

4 meetings

Clay 1–1Hard 1–0Carpet 1–0

Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 2000ClayThis match
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 2002Clay
Albert Costa
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
US OpenRound of 16 · 2001Hard
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁹
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁷
Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 2000Carpet
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6

Form and path

Gustavo Kuerten1–5

Roland GarrosClay

LRound of 128
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 2

Monte Carlo MastersClay

LRound of 64
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

Florianopolis CHClay

Miami MastersHard

LRound of 128
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5

Costa Do SauipeClay

LRound of 32
Carlos Berlocq
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1

Albert Costa2–4

BarcelonaClay

ValenciaClay

LRound of 32
Boris Pashanski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Albert Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4

Napoli CHClay

LRound of 32
Antony Dupuis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
Albert Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 7Set 3: 0
Albert Costa · Retired

MarseilleHard

LQualifying R2
Jonathan Hilaire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 6
Albert Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

Match research

Pro

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

Get the edge with Pro

Gustavo Kuerten vs Albert Costa, Rome Masters 2000, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research

Gustavo Kuerten vs Albert Costa, Rome Masters 2000, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research