H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Albert Costa vs Byron Black H2H: 2-1

Albert Costa holds a 2–1 lead over Byron Black in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Albert Costa leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Albert Costa won the 2002 Australian Open round of 64 6-1 6-4 6-4.

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Albert Costa
ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Byron Black
ZIM Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Albert Costa #40 6-1 6-4 6-4 Byron Black #215 Match data Jan 18, 2002* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Byron Black #50 6-2 6-2 Albert Costa #11 Match data Mar 12, 1997* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Albert Costa #13 6-4 6-2 Byron Black #59 Match data Jan 11, 1997* QF Sydney International World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Albert Costa #669 #6 2,385 2,004 369 265 58.2% 1 1 0 2 8 12
Byron Black #876 #22 1,283 1,873 240 230 51.1% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Albert Costa Byron Black
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1993 2–2 50.0% #221 1,521 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1994 15–18 45.5% #52 1,583 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1995 33–22 60.0% #24 1,759 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1996 47–27 63.5% #13 1,745 0 4 1991 2–3 40.0% #123 1,521 0 0
22 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6 1992 10–18 35.7% #142 1,544 0 0
23 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8 1993 19–20 48.7% #84 1,662 0 0
24 1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11 1994 22–26 45.8% #66 1,734 0 0
25 2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11 1995 28–24 53.8% #40 1,834 0 0
26 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11 1996 35–27 56.5% #44 1,746 0 1
27 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12 1997 27–24 52.9% #76 1,723 0 1
28 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12 1998 37–25 59.7% #28 1,737 0 1
29 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12 1999 24–23 51.1% #65 1,690 0 2
30 2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,620 1 12 2000 27–24 52.9% #35 1,710 0 2
31 2006 2–2 50.0% #623 1,633 1 12 2001 8–13 38.1% #196 1,652 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2002 1–3 25.0% #317 1,636 0 2

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Albert Costa Byron Black
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1995 1 2 3 33.3% 32 19 51 62.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1996 15 11 26 57.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1993 10 11 21 47.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1994 14 17 31 45.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
25 2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1995 12 12 24 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 6 14 57.1%
26 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 21 15 36 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
27 2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1997 16 14 30 53.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 24 16 40 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 12 15 27 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
30 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2000 17 16 33 51.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2006 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 102 106 208 49.0% 257 131 388 66.2% 2 7 9 22.2% 8 21 29 27.6% — 139 140 279 49.8% 12 22 34 35.3% 53 35 88 60.2% 36 33 69 52.2%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 116/118 of Albert Costa's and 381/470 of Byron Black's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Albert Costa Byron Black
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 4/5 3.0 2.8 56.1% 63.3% 48.1% 30.0% 32.9% 56.7% 35.5%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 21/28 2.4 3.0 60.8% 64.6% 50.3% 49.1% 40.0% 58.9% 38.4%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 36/39 2.9 3.6 60.3% 64.1% 48.9% 55.0% 49.1% 57.8% 40.0%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 42/48 3.2 2.5 57.5% 67.6% 49.1% 56.6% 44.7% 59.6% 37.7%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 40/52 3.8 2.9 60.8% 70.9% 51.6% 57.0% 39.7% 63.4% 38.2%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 47/62 2.5 2.6 60.1% 65.3% 50.9% 57.2% 48.7% 59.4% 37.8%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 41/51 4.0 3.0 57.5% 68.7% 51.7% 56.7% 44.2% 61.2% 41.1%
28 2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7% 1998 46/62 3.8 2.4 60.0% 68.6% 52.1% 59.0% 43.0% 62.0% 40.8%
29 2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1% 1999 42/47 4.9 2.3 59.3% 68.9% 51.3% 59.2% 37.1% 61.8% 38.3%
30 2005 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7% 2000 40/51 3.5 1.6 62.1% 70.9% 53.0% 60.1% 42.1% 64.1% 40.4%
31 2006 4/4 2.0 2.5 72.4% 60.5% 44.1% 40.4% 35.0% 56.2% 41.7% 2001 20/21 2.2 1.7 64.3% 65.2% 51.4% 50.5% 42.5% 60.0% 34.9%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 2/4 3.0 1.0 66.7% 62.0% 42.4% 43.7% 55.6% 54.9% 29.3%
Career — 116/634 4.7 2.4 62.0% 67.7% 50.3% 54.7% 40.6% 60.9% 37.1% — 381/470 3.4 2.6 60.0% 67.7% 51.0% 56.4% 43.3% 60.9% 38.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Albert Costa Byron Black
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 1993 1522 107.4 — — — — — +38 — 45.5% -0.36 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 1583 132.9 — — — — — +66 — 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1995 1760 146.1 — — — — -261 +67 — 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1996 1745 145.0 — — — — -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) — +2.79 1991 1521 104.2 -1.02 -0.06 0.821 45.3% +14 — — 41.7% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — -0.22
22 1997 1819 155.1 — — — — -84 +151 — 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.36 1992 1545 120.6 -1.55 +0.16 0.935 48.9% +19 — +38 39.1% -0.64 2–6 (25%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.55
23 1998 1762 150.6 — — — — -117 +288 — 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.41 1993 1663 132.7 -3.10 +1.66 0.948 49.0% -11 — -11 50.0% 0.00 3–4 (43%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.18
24 1999 1810 148.6 — — — — -141 +220 — 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.51 1994 1735 137.9 -1.20 +0.09 0.933 48.6% 0 — -52 44.4% -0.50 8–4 (67%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.35
25 2000 1761 143.3 — — — — -86 +190 — 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) — +0.03 1995 1834 141.6 +1.31 +1.27 1.043 50.6% -19 -332 -108 53.3% -0.04 9–9 (50%) 17–8 (68%) — -0.98
26 2001 1801 145.2 — — — — -38 +31 — 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.92 1996 1747 135.8 -2.17 +0.51 0.929 48.8% +32 -274 -13 51.4% -0.06 13–5 (72%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.90
27 2002 1796 149.7 — — — — -97 +231 — 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.07 1997 1724 143.0 -0.46 +2.90 1.057 51.0% +19 -166 +77 51.6% +0.20 7–7 (50%) 11–8 (58%) — -1.28
28 2003 1766 140.2 +1.04 -0.52 0.975 49.7% -38 +145 — 53.3% +0.12 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) — +0.43 1998 1738 141.5 +0.32 +2.69 1.074 51.1% -11 -159 +112 57.4% +0.59 10–8 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.98
29 2004 1666 140.3 -0.80 +0.58 0.975 49.6% +12 +168 — 47.6% -0.13 5–8 (38%) 7–11 (39%) — +0.16 1999 1691 138.9 -0.27 +0.43 1.001 49.9% +27 -63 +73 48.7% 0.00 7–4 (64%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.97
30 2005 1621 122.1 -2.00 -1.30 0.884 48.1% +8 +73 — 38.5% -0.75 3–3 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — +0.05 2000 1711 136.3 +1.49 +2.31 1.126 52.1% -21 -150 +129 53.6% +0.51 6–8 (43%) 9–14 (39%) — +1.00
31 2006 1633 114.2 -1.10 -0.27 0.951 48.7% — +74 — 54.5% +0.18 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.35 2001 1652 123.1 -1.09 -1.12 0.873 47.9% -23 — +160 36.7% -0.80 2–1 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -1.02
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1637 107.3 -2.90 -0.76 0.651 44.4% +5 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–0 0–1 — +0.04
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 — 1873 141.2 -0.61 +1.24 0.995 49.9% +4 -184 +41 49.9% 0.00 69–57 (55%) 86–88 (49%) 103.5 +0.38

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.