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Albert Costa

ESP Born Jun 25, 1975 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1993–2006

Albert Costa represented Spain on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 6. TennisDB's records show a 369–265 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1993 through 2006 and 12 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
6 (Jul 22, 2002)
Elo peak
2005 (91st percentile)
Singles record
369–265 (58.2%)
Singles titles
12
Prize money
$7,685,228

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Albert Costa's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Juan Carlos Ferrero #28 1-6 7-5 5-7 L H2H Match data Apr 28, 2006* R16 Barcelona Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Dominik Hrbaty #21 6-3 7-5 W H2H Match data Apr 27, 2006* R32 Barcelona Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Vincent Spadea #74 7-6(7) 4-6 6-1 W H2H Match data Apr 26, 2006* R64 Barcelona Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Boris Pashanski #58 6-3 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Apr 13, 2006* R32 Valencia ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Agustin Calleri #61 0-6 5-7 L H2H Match data Oct 19, 2005* R64 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Hard

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Albert Costa's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Alex Corretja 7 8 15 May 5, 2004 H2H
Felix Mantilla 8 5 13 Jul 15, 2004 H2H
Andrea Gaudenzi 8 3 11 Jan 2, 2003 H2H
Slava Dosedel 8 3 11 Apr 25, 2001 H2H
Tim Henman 2 7 9 Oct 21, 2004 H2H

Singles Titles (12)

Albert Costa singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
199520 1 — — — 1 — Austrian Open Kitzbühel
199621 3 — — — 3 — Bournemouth, Swiss Open Gstaad, San Marino
199722 2 — — 1 1 — Marbella, Barcelona Open
199823 2 — 1 — 1 — Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Hamburg Open
199924 3 — — 1 2 — Estoril Open, Swiss Open Gstaad, Austrian Open Kitzbühel
200227 1 1 — — — — Roland Garros
Total 12 1 1 2 8 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Albert Costa Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1996 Atlanta Olympics Second Round 1 1 Fernando Meligeni #93 def. Albert Costa #15 7-6(5) 6-4 H2H Match data
2000 Sydney Olympics First Round 0 1 Kevin Ullyett #173 def. Albert Costa #23 6-3 3-6 11-9 H2H Match data

Career Results

Albert Costa career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19931822450.0%747221
19941915183345.5%22152
19952033225560.0%5224
19962147277463.5%2413
19972240206066.7%1319
19982347267364.4%1914
19992440226264.5%1418
20002529235255.8%1826
20012627224955.1%2640
20022732225459.3%429
20032823204353.5%825
20042919224146.3%2556
20053013173043.3%56116
20063122450.0%116623
Career36926563458.2%——

Career Results by Surface

Albert Costa career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199318 ————22450.0%———————— 22450.0%
199419 0110.0%15163148.4%0110.0%———— 15183345.5%
199520 12333.3%32195162.7%————0110.0% 33225560.0%
199621 15112657.7%3194077.5%13425.0%0440.0% 47277463.5%
199722 19113063.3%2172875.0%————0220.0% 40206066.7%
199823 12132548.0%3494379.1%11250.0%0330.0% 47267364.4%
199924 8101844.4%3093976.9%0110.0%22450.0% 40226264.5%
200025 12132548.0%1482263.6%————32560.0% 29235255.8%
200126 881650.0%17122958.6%————22450.0% 27224955.1%
200227 7111838.9%2583375.8%————0330.0% 32225459.3%
200328 11112250.0%1181957.9%————11250.0% 23204353.5%
200429 6101637.5%13102356.5%0110.0%0110.0% 19224146.3%
200530 35837.5%10122245.5%———————— 13173043.3%
200631 ————22450.0%———————— 22450.0%
Career—10210620849.0%25713138866.2%27922.2%8212927.6%36926563458.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Albert Costa career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199318 00——00——12333.3%101100.0% 22450.0%
199419 15616.7%22450.0%751258.3%45944.4% 14173145.2%
199520 21366.7%571241.7%1592462.5%951464.3% 31225358.5%
199621 33650.0%42666.7%21183953.8%1742181.0% 45277262.5%
199722 551050.0%651154.5%2293171.0%41580.0% 37205764.9%
199823 25728.6%8101844.4%2883677.8%821080.0% 46257164.8%
199924 34742.9%641060.0%25103571.4%52771.4% 39205966.1%
200025 35837.5%23540.0%1992867.9%461040.0% 28235154.9%
200126 110119.1%54955.6%1351872.2%72977.8% 26214755.3%
200227 45944.4%821080.0%10152540.0%10010100.0% 32225459.3%
200328 12333.3%33650.0%12122450.0%731070.0% 23204353.5%
200429 13425.0%22450.0%8142236.4%831172.7% 19224146.3%
200530 0330.0%22450.0%8101844.4%32560.0% 13173043.3%
200631 00——11250.0%11250.0%00—— 22450.0%
Career 26517733.8%544710153.5%19012731759.9%873512271.3% 35726061757.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 617/634 (97.3%) of Albert Costa's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Albert Costa performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200328 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7%
200429 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1%
200530 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7%
200631 4/4 2.0 2.5 72.4% 60.5% 44.1% 40.4% 35.0% 56.2% 41.7%
Career 116/634 4.7 2.4 62.0% 67.7% 50.3% 54.8% 40.6% 60.9% 37.1%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 116/634 (18.3%) of Albert Costa's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Albert Costa advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1993 18 1522 107.4 — — — — — +38 — 45.5% -0.36 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.12
1994 19 1583 132.9 — — — — — +66 — 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) 103.3 +0.06
1995 20 1760 146.1 — — — — -261 +67 — 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) 100.8 +0.33
1996 21 1745 144.9 — — — — -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) 101.7 +2.79
1997 22 1819 155.1 — — — — -84 +151 — 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) 96.5 -1.36
1998 23 1762 150.6 — — — — -117 +288 — 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) 106.3 -0.41
1999 24 1810 148.6 — — — — -141 +220 — 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) 107.1 -1.51
2000 25 1761 143.3 — — — — -86 +190 — 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) 91.1 +0.03
2001 26 1801 145.2 — — — — -38 +31 — 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) 99.7 -0.92
2002 27 1796 149.7 — — — — -97 +231 — 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) 105.8 -0.07
2003 28 1766 140.2 +1.04 -0.52 0.975 49.7% -38 +145 — 53.3% +0.12 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) 97.0 +0.43
2004 29 1666 140.3 -0.80 +0.58 0.975 49.6% +12 +168 — 47.6% -0.13 5–8 (38%) 7–11 (39%) 92.7 +0.16
2005 30 1621 122.1 -2.00 -1.30 0.884 48.1% +8 +73 — 38.5% -0.75 3–3 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 96.5 +0.05
2006 31 1633 114.1 -1.10 -0.27 0.951 48.7% — +74 — 54.5% +0.18 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.35
Career 2005 150.8 -0.47 -0.32 0.950 49.2% -89 +157 -169 55.7% +0.39 110–90 (55%) 109–110 (50%) 99.9 -0.10

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Albert Costa Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199419 —R128R128R128 0–3 (0%)
199520 —QF—— 4–1 (80%)
199621 R64R64R64R128 3–4 (43%)
199722 QFR32—R128 6–3 (67%)
199823 R64R16R64R128 5–4 (56%)
199924 R128R32R128R128 2–4 (33%)
200025 R128QF—R64 5–3 (62%)
200126 —R128—R16 3–2 (60%)
200227 R16W—R64 11–2 (85%)
200328 R32SF—R64 8–3 (73%)
200429 R32R32R128R128 4–4 (50%)
200530 R128R128—R128 0–3 (0%)
W-L 13–9
(59%)		30–11
(73%)		2–5
(29%)		6–11
(35%)		 51–36
(59%)

Masters 1000

Albert Costa Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMADMCMIAPARITASTU W-L
Win %
199419 —————R32——R32— 2–2 (50%)
199520 ——R32R64—R64——R64— 1–4 (20%)
199621 ——R32R16—FR32R32SFR32 13–7 (65%)
199722 —SFQFR64—R16R32—R16— 11–6 (65%)
199823 R16R32WR32—R16R16R32FR32 19–8 (70%)
199924 —R32R32R64—QFR16R16R64R32 9–8 (53%)
200025 —R64R64R16—QFR64QFQFR32 12–8 (60%)
200126 R16R64SFR64—R16R64R16R64R32 12–9 (57%)
200227 R64R32R32R32—QFR64R32QF— 9–8 (53%)
200328 —R64R32R32R32R32SFR32R16— 11–8 (58%)
200429 ——R16R32R32R64R64—SF— 8–6 (57%)
200530 ——R32—R64R32——R32— 3–4 (43%)
W-L 4–3
(57%)		7–7
(50%)		19–10
(66%)		8–10
(44%)		2–3
(40%)		23–12
(66%)		11–9
(55%)		8–7
(53%)		25–12
(68%)		3–5
(38%)		 110–78
(59%)

ATP 500

Albert Costa ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge MEXANTBARDUBAUSNAPROTSTUVIEWASMILNEW W-L
Win %
199318 ——R64————————— 0–1 (0%)
199419 ——R64————R16———— 2–2 (50%)
199520 ——R64————QF——R32— 2–3 (40%)
199621 —R32R16—————R32R16—— 3–4 (43%)
199722 ——W————SFR32——R16 9–3 (75%)
199823 ——R16——R32—QFR32——— 4–4 (50%)
199924 ——QF—WR32—R16———— 10–3 (77%)
200025 ——R64—R16R16—————— 3–3 (50%)
200126 R16—R16—F——R16R16——— 10–5 (67%)
200227 ——FR32QF———R32——— 7–4 (64%)
200328 ——R16—R32—R32R32R16——— 2–5 (29%)
200429 ——R64—R16—R16QFR32——— 4–5 (44%)
200530 ——R64—R64——R32———— 1–3 (25%)
200631 ——R16————————— 2–1 (67%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		22–13
(63%)		0–1
(0%)		14–6
(70%)		3–3
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		14–9
(61%)		2–7
(22%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		 59–46
(56%)

ATP 250

Albert Costa ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge SWEBASBUCBUEDOHDUBESTFLRGSTAUSMTPMALMRSSTGSTOUMABOGBOUCASCOSDUTLONMARMEXMONMOSNICEASOPOPALPRALIBSANSCOSOPST.SYDTELTOUU.SVAL W-L
Win %
199318 —————————————QF——————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
199419 R32—SF———SFR16—————R32—R32————————R16————R32SF—R32——R32————— 11–11 (50%)
199520 ——R16R16—R16F—R16W———SF————F—R32——R32R32—SF—R32———QF———————R16 26–14 (65%)
199621 —————FR32—W—————R32QF—W——R16—R32————R32———R32WQF——R32SF——— 27–11 (71%)
199722 —R32———R16——R32———————————R32—W——————————QF——SF—R32SF— 14–8 (64%)
199823 —————R16QF—QFWR32R16—————F———————————————QF——QF———— 19–8 (70%)
199924 ——SF——R16W—W—R32R32—————————R32———————SF——————QF———— 19–7 (73%)
200025 —————SFR32—SF—R32——————————R32———————————SF——R32—R32—— 9–8 (53%)
200126 —R32————R32—R32———————R32————————————QF———R32——————— 2–6 (25%)
200227 —R32————R32—R32———————————F————R32——————————R32———— 4–6 (40%)
200328 ————R16————————————————R32—————————————R16R32———— 2–4 (33%)
200429 ——R32—————R16—R32—R16————————R32——————————————R32———R16 3–7 (30%)
200530 ———R32SF—R16————————————R16——————————————R16—R32———SF 9–7 (56%)
200631 ————————————————————————————————————————R32 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		0–3
(0%)		7–4
(64%)		1–2
(33%)		4–2
(67%)		11–6
(65%)		15–8
(65%)		1–1
(50%)		17–7
(71%)		10–0
(100%)		0–4
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		5–3
(62%)		0–1
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		9–1
(90%)		4–1
(80%)		1–1
(50%)		5–4
(56%)		0–4
(0%)		5–1
(83%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		5–3
(62%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		7–2
(78%)		9–5
(64%)		1–1
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		7–9
(44%)		3–1
(75%)		0–2
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		5–4
(56%)		 147–99
(60%)

ATP Finals

Albert Costa ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FINFIN W-L
Win %
199823 RR— 0–2 (0%)
200227 —RR 1–2 (33%)
W-L 0–2
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		 1–4
(20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
6
Career-high date
Jul 22, 2002
First Top 100
Jun 6, 1994
First Top 50
Sep 26, 1994
First Top 20
Feb 19, 1996
First Top 10
Apr 21, 1997

Ranking History Matrix

Albert Costa ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199217———906891884879877742734744747
199318751757768636364301304300278281221221
19941917616015911010983756647515252
199520585646343633272125242424
199621221716161317151515131313
199722111112111214171519201919
199823192221271313141616161414
199924141516142525222125241818
200025181613181815232423312626
200126263338383455444036364040
200227282927202277881199
2003288878919232422232525
200429272323402955484446515656
200530545556517287102104100113119116
200631155158162249369390468558591623622623
200732628630627—————————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Albert Costa's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Wayne Ferreira RSA #6 2,024 804 487 317 60.6% $9,969,617 15 0 2 1990–2004 Rivalries Match log
Karol Kucera SVK #6 1,995 494 261 233 52.8% $5,061,125 6 0 0 1991–2005 Rivalries Match log
Alberto Berasategui ESP #7 1,984 471 276 195 58.6% $4,676,187 14 0 0 1992–2001 Rivalries Match log
Thomas Johansson SWE #7 1,969 616 337 279 54.7% $7,168,029 9 1 1 1993–2008 Rivalries Match log
Jiri Novak CZE #5 1,940 572 319 253 55.8% $7,618,613 7 0 0 1993–2006 Rivalries Match log
Nicolas Lapentti ECU #6 1,933 565 282 283 49.9% $6,315,143 5 0 0 1995–2010 Rivalries Match log
Mark Philippoussis AUS #8 2,010 484 291 193 60.1% $6,987,402 11 0 1 1994–2006 Rivalries Match log
Greg Rusedski GBR #4 2,052 695 417 278 60.0% $8,944,841 15 0 1 1992–2006 Rivalries Match log
Gaston Gaudio ARG #5 1,995 442 253 189 57.2% $6,066,156 8 1 0 1999–2010 Rivalries Match log
Felix Mantilla ESP #10 1,960 525 307 218 58.5% $5,332,214 10 0 1 1994–2007 Rivalries Match log
Cedric Pioline FRA #5 1,984 671 370 301 55.1% $6,921,029 5 0 1 1989–2002 Rivalries Match log
Nicolas Kiefer GER #4 1,995 602 347 255 57.6% $7,480,465 6 0 0 1994–2010 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Albert Costa born?
Albert Costa was born on June 25, 1975.
Which country did Albert Costa represent?
Albert Costa represented Spain in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Albert Costa?
Albert Costa is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does Albert Costa use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Albert Costa uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Albert Costa left-handed or right-handed?
Albert Costa plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Albert Costa won?
Albert Costa has won 1 Grand Slam singles title. The most recent was Roland Garros in 2002.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Albert Costa won?
TennisDB groups 1 of Albert Costa's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Hamburg in 1998.
How many ATP titles has Albert Costa won?
TennisDB records 12 ATP singles titles for Albert Costa across all categories. The most recent was Roland Garros in 2002.
What is Albert Costa's highest ATP ranking?
Albert Costa's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 6, first achieved on July 22, 2002.
What is Albert Costa's career win-loss record?
Albert Costa has 369 wins and 265 losses (58.2%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1993 through 2006.
How much career prize money has Albert Costa earned?
Albert Costa has earned at least $7,685,228 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Albert Costa's career appear in TennisDB?
Albert Costa appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1993 through 2006.
On which surface does Albert Costa have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Albert Costa's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 66.2% (257–131).
Who has Albert Costa faced most often?
Albert Costa's most frequent opponent is Alex Corretja, with a head-to-head record of 7–8 across 15 meetings.