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Carlos Costa

ESP Age 58 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1988–1999

Carlos Costa represented Spain on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 10. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 237–202 and 6 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
10 (May 18, 1992)
Elo peak
1961 (88th percentile)
Singles record
237–202 (54.0%)
Singles titles
6
Prize money
$3,134,189

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 →

Carlos Costa's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mariano Puerta #65 4-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Sep 16, 1999* R32 Mallorca ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Christian Ruud #57 3-6 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data May 26, 1999* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Magnus Norman #64 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Apr 23, 1999* R16 Orlando ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Laurence Tieleman #79 6-3 6-0 W H2H Match data Apr 22, 1999* R32 Orlando ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Andrei Pavel #47 3-6 7-6(7) 1-6 L H2H Match data Apr 14, 1999* R64 Barcelona Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Carlos Costa's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Alberto Berasategui 3 7 10 Oct 3, 1997 H2H
Magnus Gustafsson 2 6 8 Aug 9, 1997 H2H
Wayne Ferreira 3 5 8 Apr 24, 1997 H2H
Alex Corretja 3 4 7 Jul 23, 1998 H2H
Javier Sanchez 3 4 7 Jan 16, 1998 H2H

Singles Titles (6)

Carlos 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
199224 2 — — 1 1 — Estoril Open, Barcelona Open
199325 2 — — — 2 — Argentina Open, Dutch Open
199426 2 — — — 2 — Estoril Open, San Marino
Total 6 — — 1 5 —

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

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Carlos Costa Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1996 Atlanta Olympics First Round 0 1 Andrea Gaudenzi #38 def. Carlos Costa #34 6-3 6-2 H2H Match data

Career Results

Carlos Costa career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19882022450.0%638243
19892125728.6%244201
199022681442.9%226151
19912315132853.6%15055
19922439216065.0%5614
19932542236564.6%1426
19942635266157.4%2627
19952729225156.9%2731
19962825255050.0%3161
19972920234346.5%6056
19983021244546.7%5667
199931110119.1%67472
Career23720243954.0%——

Career Results by Surface

Carlos Costa career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198820 ————22450.0%———————— 22450.0%
198921 ————25728.6%———————— 25728.6%
199022 0110.0%661250.0%0110.0%———— 681442.9%
199123 54955.6%1091952.6%———————— 15132853.6%
199224 45944.4%33104376.7%11250.0%15616.7% 39216065.0%
199325 751258.3%32134571.1%11250.0%24633.3% 42236564.6%
199426 851361.5%25143964.1%11250.0%16714.3% 35266157.4%
199527 43757.1%25184358.1%————0110.0% 29225156.9%
199628 691540.0%18143256.3%0110.0%11250.0% 25255050.0%
199729 0660.0%20163655.6%————0110.0% 20234346.5%
199830 781546.7%14152948.3%————0110.0% 21244546.7%
199931 0550.0%15616.7%———————— 110119.1%
Career—41519244.6%18812731559.7%35837.5%5192420.8%23720243954.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Carlos Costa career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198820 00——00——11250.0%11250.0% 22450.0%
198921 0110.0%00——13425.0%11250.0% 25728.6%
199022 00——23540.0%14520.0%31475.0% 681442.9%
199123 0220.0%0440.0%751258.3%821080.0% 15132853.6%
199224 14520.0%1361968.4%1892766.7%52771.4% 37215863.8%
199325 31475.0%27922.2%22143661.1%14014100.0% 41226365.1%
199426 13425.0%0660.0%2193070.0%981752.9% 31265754.4%
199527 0440.0%461040.0%1782568.0%831172.7% 29215058.0%
199628 24633.3%24633.3%7132035.0%1341776.5% 24254949.0%
199729 12333.3%15616.7%8111942.1%931275.0% 19214047.5%
199830 32560.0%16714.3%7111838.9%951464.3% 20244445.5%
199931 00——00——17812.5%0330.0% 110119.1%
Career 11233432.4%25477234.7%1119520653.9%803311370.8% 22719842553.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 425/439 (96.8%) of Carlos Costa's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Carlos Costa performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199123 22/28 4.3 2.6 51.4% 70.6% 48.5% 57.5% 50.6% 59.8% 44.3%
199224 52/60 4.4 2.3 53.3% 70.1% 52.9% 58.0% 44.4% 61.9% 43.0%
199325 59/65 5.1 2.2 55.2% 72.8% 53.9% 56.4% 47.1% 64.2% 43.6%
199426 51/61 3.9 2.8 55.9% 69.4% 51.0% 52.6% 46.0% 61.0% 42.9%
199527 47/51 4.1 2.6 57.3% 68.3% 48.0% 53.5% 43.7% 59.4% 41.2%
199628 40/50 3.2 2.7 55.2% 66.1% 45.5% 47.7% 48.4% 56.9% 43.6%
199729 37/43 2.6 2.2 58.5% 63.6% 46.6% 52.9% 49.2% 56.6% 40.3%
199830 42/45 4.4 3.2 55.4% 70.1% 45.9% 55.0% 48.1% 59.5% 41.4%
199931 10/11 5.4 2.3 55.6% 69.0% 45.1% 41.4% 48.6% 58.6% 38.6%
Career 360/439 4.1 2.6 55.4% 69.1% 49.4% 53.9% 46.8% 60.2% 42.4%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 360/439 (82.0%) of Carlos Costa's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Carlos 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
1988 20 1525 111.4 — — — — — +31 — 50.0% -0.10 1–1 — — +0.09
1989 21 1512 107.2 — — — — — +23 — 33.3% -1.56 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — -0.12
1990 22 1555 125.0 — — — — — +67 — 45.5% -0.33 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 95.8 -0.64
1991 23 1659 134.9 +0.10 +2.53 1.103 52.1% -95 +49 — 54.8% +0.42 6–7 (46%) 6–5 (55%) 102.9 +0.42
1992 24 1763 151.0 +1.18 +3.78 1.126 52.4% -156 +121 — 61.5% +0.86 6–5 (55%) 12–9 (57%) 102.6 -0.98
1993 25 1873 154.5 +3.13 +3.68 1.220 53.7% -176 +95 — 64.1% +1.05 10–15 (40%) 12–15 (44%) 93.5 +1.77
1994 26 1677 142.1 +0.42 +3.28 1.101 51.8% 0 +125 — 56.8% +0.48 9–10 (47%) 15–10 (60%) 99.6 +1.72
1995 27 1757 144.5 -0.47 +1.82 1.016 50.4% -46 +58 — 54.5% +0.22 11–7 (61%) 12–9 (57%) 104.7 -0.98
1996 28 1647 138.9 -2.69 +4.11 1.012 50.4% +30 +93 — 49.2% +0.02 9–6 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 101.1 -0.10
1997 29 1629 132.1 -3.34 +1.11 0.927 48.5% -56 +109 — 47.5% -0.29 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) 98.5 +0.95
1998 30 1571 136.2 -1.98 +2.09 1.021 50.6% +15 +79 — 51.4% +0.16 5–11 (31%) 6–7 (46%) 96.3 +0.64
1999 31 1475 106.0 -1.58 -0.67 0.931 48.2% +34 +99 — 21.4% -1.32 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.13
Career 1961 147.0 -0.23 +2.80 1.066 51.3% -54 +91 — 54.2% +0.32 66–79 (46%) 74–66 (53%) 98.9 +0.66

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Carlos Costa Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199022 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
199123 —R32—— 2–1 (67%)
199224 —R16R64R16 7–3 (70%)
199325 R32R16R64R32 8–4 (67%)
199426 —R64R64R32 4–3 (57%)
199527 —R32—— 2–1 (67%)
199628 R64R128R128R128 1–4 (20%)
199729 R128R64—R128 1–3 (25%)
199830 R128R128—R128 0–3 (0%)
199931 R128R128—— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 3–5
(38%)		12–9
(57%)		3–5
(38%)		7–6
(54%)		 25–25
(50%)

Masters 1000

Carlos Costa Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANHAMIWMCMIAPARITASTO W-L
Win %
199123 ——————R64— 0–1 (0%)
199224 —SFR32R32R128R32FR32 11–7 (61%)
199325 —R64R64QF—R64R32R16 6–6 (50%)
199426 —QFQFR32R64R64—R64 7–6 (54%)
199527 —R32R16R32R32—R64— 5–5 (50%)
199628 R64R64QFQF——R32— 7–5 (58%)
199729 —R32—QFR128——— 4–3 (57%)
199830 —R64—R64R64R64R64— 1–5 (17%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		9–7
(56%)		9–5
(64%)		12–7
(63%)		2–5
(29%)		0–4
(0%)		7–6
(54%)		2–3
(40%)		 41–38
(52%)

ATP 500

Carlos Costa ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge BARNAPSTUWASMEMMILPHI W-L
Win %
199022 R16—————— 2–1 (67%)
199123 R64—R32———— 1–2 (33%)
199224 WR32QF———— 8–2 (80%)
199325 R16—R16——R32— 2–3 (40%)
199426 FR16R16——R32— 7–4 (64%)
199527 QF—R16———— 5–2 (71%)
199628 R64——R64R16—R16 2–4 (33%)
199729 R32————R32— 1–2 (33%)
199830 QF—R16———— 5–2 (71%)
199931 R64———R64—— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 20–9
(69%)		2–2
(50%)		9–6
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		0–3
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		 33–24
(58%)

ATP 250

Carlos Costa ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ANTASBSWEBARBUCBUEDOHDUBESTFLRGSTAUSMADMALMRSMUNSTGUMAVIEATHBOGBOLBORBUZCASDUTGENGUAITALONMARMEXMILMONOPOORLOSTPALPRASANSANSAOSCHSCOST.ST.SYDU.SVAL W-L
Win %
198820 ———R64—QF——————————————————————————————————————————— 2–2 (50%)
198921 ———R32———————R32R32————————————————————————R32———————R32——— 2–5 (29%)
199022 ———————————R32R16——————R32——R16——R16——R32———————————————————— 4–6 (40%)
199123 —————————SF————————————R16R16——R16SF—————————R32R16—QFR32——————— 12–9 (57%)
199224 R16———————W—R32—F—————R32———QF——R32——————R32————R16————R32—————— 13–9 (59%)
199325 —————W——R32—R16—QF————————————WQF————F—————QFQF———SF———R32—— 26–9 (74%)
199426 —————R16——W—R16—QF—R32————R32R32————R32—————R32————R32R16——W—R16—R16———— 17–12 (59%)
199527 ——SF—R32——R16R32——————R32—F———————SF—————R16—R16F—————R32———R32———R32 17–13 (57%)
199628 ——SF—————QF————————R16———F——R16R16————R16———R32——R16—————R32——R16—— 15–11 (58%)
199729 —R32SF—QF——R32R32——R32————R32———QFR32———————R32R32R16—————R16R16—SF———————— 14–15 (48%)
199830 —QFR16—R16—R16QFQF——R32—R32——R32————QF———————————————R32——SF——R16———R32— 15–14 (52%)
199931 —R32————R32—R32————R32—————————————————————R16———R32————————— 1–6 (14%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		2–3
(40%)		10–4
(71%)		1–2
(33%)		3–3
(50%)		8–2
(80%)		1–2
(33%)		3–3
(50%)		14–6
(70%)		3–1
(75%)		2–3
(40%)		3–4
(43%)		9–5
(64%)		0–2
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		5–2
(71%)		0–1
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		6–3
(67%)		4–3
(57%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		10–5
(67%)		3–2
(60%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		6–4
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		4–2
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		6–8
(43%)		4–3
(57%)		0–1
(0%)		13–4
(76%)		0–1
(0%)		4–3
(57%)		1–2
(33%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		 138–111
(55%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
10
Career-high date
May 18, 1992
First Top 100
Sep 9, 1991
First Top 50
Apr 6, 1992
First Top 20
May 11, 1992
First Top 10
May 18, 1992

Ranking History Matrix

Carlos Costa ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198618——————————855870
198719870875866888890653661590586590617638
198820636640644547550630450423284280221243
198921246244242209202205168167184179225201
199022230234237158144146138143149151150151
19912315114914418720014114212882585555
199224595956271010111011141414
199325141312215039423133302626
199426252422151517171920222727
199527283028586954403032323131
199628373230262628406160596161
1997297172979189102979086615656
199830515051605555524950626867
1999317995100117120138177362410453461472
20003247749450262762664965513041297———

Similar Players

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

Carlos 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
Magnus Larsson SWE #10 2,034 513 295 218 57.5% $5,839,451 7 0 0 1988–2003 Rivalries Match log
Magnus Gustafsson SWE #10 2,013 650 396 254 60.9% $4,545,489 14 0 0 1986–2001 Rivalries Match log
Andrei Chesnokov RUS #9 1,971 554 317 237 57.2% $3,084,188 7 0 2 1985–1999 Rivalries Match log
MaliVai Washington USA #11 1,912 444 252 192 56.8% $3,232,565 4 0 0 1988–2005 Rivalries Match log
Jonas Svensson SWE #10 1,974 452 252 200 55.8% $2,432,702 5 0 0 1983–1995 Rivalries Match log
Marc Rosset SUI #9 1,956 741 406 335 54.8% $6,812,693 15 0 0 1988–2004 Rivalries Match log
David Wheaton USA #12 1,985 421 231 190 54.9% $5,238,401 3 0 0 1986–2000 Rivalries Match log
Mikael Pernfors SWE #10 1,918 249 138 111 55.4% $1,356,751 3 0 1 1984–1996 Rivalries Match log
Arnaud Boetsch FRA #12 1,919 415 218 197 52.5% $3,031,247 3 0 0 1987–1999 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
Alberto Mancini ARG #8 1,977 258 140 118 54.3% $1,535,520 3 0 0 1987–1994 Rivalries Match log
Thierry Tulasne FRA #10 1,938 421 215 206 51.1% $1,058,412 5 0 0 1979–1991 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Carlos Costa?
Carlos Costa is 58 years old, born on April 22, 1968.
Which country does Carlos Costa represent?
Carlos Costa represents Spain in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Carlos Costa?
Carlos Costa is 183 cm / 6'0".
Is Carlos Costa left-handed or right-handed?
Carlos Costa plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Carlos Costa won?
Carlos Costa has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Carlos Costa won?
TennisDB does not group any of Carlos Costa's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Carlos Costa won?
Carlos Costa has won 6 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was San Marino in 1994.
What is Carlos Costa's highest ATP ranking?
Carlos Costa's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 10, first achieved on May 18, 1992.
What is Carlos Costa's career win-loss record?
Carlos Costa has a career ATP singles record of 237 wins and 202 losses (54.0%).
How much career prize money has Carlos Costa earned?
Carlos Costa has earned at least $3,134,189 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Carlos Costa's career appear in TennisDB?
Carlos Costa appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1988 through 1999.
On which surface does Carlos Costa have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Carlos Costa's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 59.7% (188–127).
Who has Carlos Costa faced most often?
Carlos Costa's most frequent opponent is Alberto Berasategui, with a head-to-head record of 3–7 across 10 meetings.