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

Albert Costa vs Danny Sapsford H2H: 1-0

Albert Costa holds a 1–0 lead over Danny Sapsford in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Albert Costa leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Albert Costa won the 1996 Bournemouth quarterfinal 6-1 6-1.

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Albert Costa
ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Danny Sapsford
GBR Age 57 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Albert Costa #15 6-1 6-1 Danny Sapsford #181 Match data Sep 14, 1996* QF Bournemouth World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

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
Danny Sapsford #468 #170 234 1,561 16 31 34.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Danny Sapsford
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 1990 2–3 40.0% #226 1,506 0 0
22 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6 1991 2–3 40.0% #355 1,511 0 0
23 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8 1992 0–1 0.0% #425 1,505 0 0
24 1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11 — — — — — — —
25 2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11 — — — — — — —
26 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11 1995 2–11 15.4% #200 1,451 0 0
27 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12 1996 5–6 45.5% #231 1,517 0 0
28 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12 1997 3–3 50.0% #207 1,545 0 0
29 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12 1998 0–3 0.0% #558 1,506 0 0
30 2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,620 1 12 1999 2–1 66.7% #467 1,557 0 0
31 2006 2–2 50.0% #623 1,633 1 12 — — — — — — —

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 Danny Sapsford
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% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
22 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1991 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1992 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1995 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 0 6 6 0.0%
27 2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1997 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — — 1999 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 2006 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 102 106 208 49.0% 257 131 388 66.2% 2 7 9 22.2% 8 21 29 27.6% — 4 7 11 36.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 14 22 36.4% 1 8 9 11.1%

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 35/42 of Danny Sapsford'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 Danny Sapsford
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%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 4/5 0.8 4.3 48.7% 64.7% 57.7% 67.5% 51.9% 61.1% 41.5%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 1/1 2.0 8.0 53.8% 71.4% 36.7% 72.7% 0.0% 55.4% 27.8%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 12/13 2.3 2.2 58.8% 60.8% 47.0% 48.7% 34.6% 54.7% 32.0%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 8/11 2.6 2.0 55.1% 65.8% 46.3% 50.4% 52.1% 57.0% 39.7%
28 2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7% 1997 5/6 2.6 4.2 49.9% 71.9% 54.8% 62.3% 42.2% 62.1% 42.1%
29 2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1% 1998 3/3 3.7 2.0 57.7% 70.0% 52.8% 38.9% 19.4% 61.7% 32.3%
30 2005 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7% 1999 2/3 4.5 2.5 47.2% 73.0% 50.9% 61.1% 31.8% 61.3% 31.3%
31 2006 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% 54.7% 40.6% 60.9% 37.1% — 35/47 2.5 2.8 54.6% 65.7% 49.6% 53.7% 39.2% 58.0% 36.2%

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 Danny Sapsford
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 1990 1506 106.3 — — — — — — +83 42.9% -0.50 1–1 0–1 — +0.09
22 1997 1819 155.1 — — — — -84 +151 — 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.36 1991 1511 101.2 +0.37 -0.73 1.067 51.0% — — +55 42.9% -0.43 0–1 0–1 — +0.21
23 1998 1762 150.6 — — — — -117 +288 — 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.41 1992 1505 101.5 -1.04 +1.27 0.623 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.16
24 1999 1810 148.6 — — — — -141 +220 — 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2000 1761 143.3 — — — — -86 +190 — 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2001 1801 145.2 — — — — -38 +31 — 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.92 1995 1451 108.0 -4.56 -2.64 0.706 43.4% +14 — +85 20.7% -2.00 0–2 0–2 — -0.26
27 2002 1796 149.7 — — — — -97 +231 — 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.07 1996 1517 112.7 -1.88 +0.16 0.922 48.5% -24 +50 +29 50.0% -1.00 0–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.33
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 1997 1545 108.9 -0.01 -0.53 1.112 51.0% — — — 47.1% -0.29 1–1 1–1 — +0.33
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 1998 1507 105.4 -0.91 -1.04 0.843 46.8% — — — 16.7% -1.84 0–1 0–1 — +0.04
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 1999 1558 114.5 -1.57 +2.79 0.810 45.1% — — +40 60.0% +0.90 — — — +0.20
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1561 114.9 -2.15 -0.92 0.861 46.9% +2 +50 +60 39.0% -0.94 2–7 (22%) 4–6 (40%) 95.1 +1.66

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.