H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC
Albert Costa vs Karol Kucera H2H: 1-0
Albert Costa holds a 1–0 lead over Karol Kucera in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Albert Costa leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Albert Costa won the 1998 Hamburg Masters semifinal 3-0 RET.
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ESP
Age 51
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1
–
0
1 main draw meetings
SVK
Age 52
Right-Handed
188 cm / 6'2"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1998* | Hamburg Masters | Masters 1000 | SF | Clay | Albert Costa | 3-0 (ret.) | Karol Kucera | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Costa | #669 | #6 | 2,385 | 1,996 | 368 | 263 | 58.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| Karol Kucera | #1,540 | #6 | 2,732 | 1,994 | 259 | 230 | 53.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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 | Karol Kucera | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1991 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #352 | 1,509 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1993 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #221 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #210 | 1,506 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1994 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #52 | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #159 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1995 | 33–22 | 60.0% | #24 | 1,758 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 13–13 | 50.0% | #54 | 1,615 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1996 | 46–26 | 63.9% | #13 | 1,750 | 0 | 4 | 1995 | 21–27 | 43.8% | #79 | 1,623 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 1997 | 40–20 | 66.7% | #19 | 1,830 | 0 | 6 | 1996 | 17–24 | 41.5% | #63 | 1,656 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 1998 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #14 | 1,759 | 0 | 8 | 1997 | 33–27 | 55.0% | #24 | 1,831 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 1999 | 40–22 | 64.5% | #18 | 1,810 | 0 | 11 | 1998 | 48–27 | 64.0% | #8 | 1,844 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 2000 | 29–22 | 56.9% | #26 | 1,779 | 0 | 11 | 1999 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #17 | 1,851 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 2001 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #40 | 1,807 | 0 | 11 | 2000 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #73 | 1,764 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | 2002 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #9 | 1,796 | 1 | 12 | 2001 | 11–13 | 45.8% | #101 | 1,721 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2003 | 23–20 | 53.5% | #25 | 1,767 | 1 | 12 | 2002 | 18–16 | 52.9% | #83 | 1,755 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | 2004 | 19–22 | 46.3% | #56 | 1,668 | 1 | 12 | 2003 | 24–18 | 57.1% | #40 | 1,764 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | 2005 | 13–17 | 43.3% | #116 | 1,619 | 1 | 12 | 2004 | 9–14 | 39.1% | #91 | 1,674 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | 2006 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #623 | 1,631 | 1 | 12 | 2005 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #310 | 1,669 | 0 | 6 |