H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC
Albert Costa vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 2-2
Albert Costa and Nicolas Kiefer are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Kiefer leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Albert Costa leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Albert Costa won the 2003 Hamburg Masters second round 6-4 6-4.
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ESP
Age 51
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2
–
2
4 main draw meetings
GER
Age 49
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2003* | Hamburg Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Clay | Albert Costa | 6-4 6-4 | Nicolas Kiefer | Match data |
| Oct 17, 2001* | Stuttgart Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Hard | Albert Costa | 3-6 6-0 7-6(6) | Nicolas Kiefer | Match data |
| Feb 12, 2000* | Dubai | ATP 250 | SF | Hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-2 6-0 | Albert Costa | Match data |
| Feb 12, 1999* | Dubai | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 7-6(3) | Albert Costa | 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 |
| Nicolas Kiefer | #720 | #4 | 2,447 | 1,984 | 343 | 252 | 57.6% | 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 | Nicolas Kiefer | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #1198 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #206 | 1,527 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1993 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #221 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 7–9 | 43.8% | #128 | 1,562 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1994 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #52 | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 26–16 | 61.9% | #32 | 1,798 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1995 | 33–22 | 60.0% | #24 | 1,758 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #35 | 1,790 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 1996 | 46–26 | 63.9% | #13 | 1,750 | 0 | 4 | 1999 | 53–21 | 71.6% | #6 | 1,921 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | 1997 | 40–20 | 66.7% | #19 | 1,830 | 0 | 6 | 2000 | 30–15 | 66.7% | #20 | 1,921 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | 1998 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #14 | 1,759 | 0 | 8 | 2001 | 26–25 | 51.0% | #42 | 1,766 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | 1999 | 40–22 | 64.5% | #18 | 1,810 | 0 | 11 | 2002 | 19–24 | 44.2% | #72 | 1,718 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | 2000 | 29–22 | 56.9% | #26 | 1,779 | 0 | 11 | 2003 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #58 | 1,727 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | 2001 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #40 | 1,807 | 0 | 11 | 2004 | 32–19 | 62.7% | #21 | 1,897 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | 2002 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #9 | 1,796 | 1 | 12 | 2005 | 31–22 | 58.5% | #22 | 1,854 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | 2003 | 23–20 | 53.5% | #25 | 1,767 | 1 | 12 | 2006 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #48 | 1,843 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | 2004 | 19–22 | 46.3% | #56 | 1,668 | 1 | 12 | 2007 | 19–12 | 61.3% | #49 | 1,893 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | 2005 | 13–17 | 43.3% | #116 | 1,619 | 1 | 12 | 2008 | 20–16 | 55.6% | #38 | 1,876 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | 2006 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #623 | 1,631 | 1 | 12 | 2009 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #116 | 1,757 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2010 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #722 | 1,717 | 0 | 6 |