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

Albert Costa vs Nicolas Lapentti H2H: 6-2

Albert Costa holds a 6–2 lead over Nicolas Lapentti in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Albert Costa leads 4–1 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Albert Costa won the 2003 Roland Garros round of 32 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4.

ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
6 2
8 main draw meetings
ECU Age 50 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Albert Costa #9 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #58 Match data Jun 1, 2003* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Albert Costa #7 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #27 Match data Aug 7, 2002* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Albert Costa #21 3-6 6-4 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #20 Match data May 8, 2002* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nicolas Lapentti #36 1-6 6-4 7-5 7-5 Albert Costa #65 Match data Jul 29, 2001* F Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP International Series Gold modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Nicolas Lapentti #11 6-2 7-5 Albert Costa #24 Match data Nov 6, 1999* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Albert Costa #28 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #26 Match data Jul 11, 1999* F Swiss Open Gstaad ATP World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Albert Costa #16 7-6(3) 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #45 Match data Mar 18, 1999* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Albert Costa #20 4-6 6-3 6-1 Nicolas Lapentti #61 Match data Apr 15, 1998* R64 Barcelona Open ATP Championship Series modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Nicolas Lapentti #885 #6 2,293 1,933 282 283 49.9% 0 0 0 2 3 5

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 Lapentti
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1993 2–2 50.0% #221 1,521 0 0 1995 5–0 100.0% #109 1,594 0 1
19 1994 15–18 45.5% #52 1,583 0 0 1996 11–20 35.5% #121 1,568 0 1
20 1995 33–22 60.0% #24 1,759 0 1 1997 17–18 48.6% #63 1,658 0 1
21 1996 47–27 63.5% #13 1,745 0 4 1998 16–29 35.6% #90 1,595 0 1
22 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6 1999 52–24 68.4% #8 1,883 0 3
23 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8 2000 40–28 58.8% #24 1,750 0 3
24 1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11 2001 30–22 57.7% #23 1,835 0 4
25 2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11 2002 32–27 54.2% #29 1,713 0 5
26 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11 2003 20–22 47.6% #57 1,696 0 5
27 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12 2004 7–15 31.8% #122 1,587 0 5
28 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12 2005 9–16 36.0% #95 1,575 0 5
29 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12 2006 12–9 57.1% #67 1,680 0 5
30 2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,620 1 12 2007 10–14 41.7% #109 1,610 0 5
31 2006 2–2 50.0% #623 1,633 1 12 2008 14–18 43.8% #86 1,650 0 5
32 2009 6–14 30.0% #97 1,667 0 5
33 2010 1–7 12.5% #447 1,581 0 5

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 Nicolas Lapentti
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% 1995 5 0 5 100.0%
19 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 1 8 9 11.1% 9 9 18 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1995 1 2 3 33.3% 32 19 51 62.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 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% 1998 4 11 15 26.7% 12 16 28 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1999 22 12 34 64.7% 21 9 30 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
23 1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2000 23 15 38 60.5% 13 9 22 59.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2001 12 10 22 54.5% 15 8 23 65.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 2002 10 12 22 45.5% 16 12 28 57.1% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 6 7 13 46.2% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2004 5 6 11 45.5% 2 9 11 18.2%
28 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 3 7 10 30.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0%
30 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 10 12 22 45.5% 2007 3 5 8 37.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2006 2 2 4 50.0% 2008 4 6 10 40.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 2009 3 5 8 37.5% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
Career 102 106 208 49.0% 257 131 388 66.2% 2 7 9 22.2% 8 21 29 27.6% 100 114 214 46.7% 154 136 290 53.1% 10 16 26 38.5% 18 17 35 51.4%

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 490/565 of Nicolas Lapentti'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 Nicolas Lapentti
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%
18 —/— 1995 3/5 6.3 2.7 62.2% 77.3% 59.8% 64.6% 47.2% 70.1% 38.4%
19 —/— 1996 25/31 3.8 3.4 56.2% 67.4% 47.9% 49.9% 41.1% 58.8% 37.9%
20 —/— 1997 32/35 4.4 2.8 60.4% 71.2% 48.1% 56.0% 46.1% 61.9% 40.2%
21 —/— 1998 40/45 3.4 3.8 63.2% 67.2% 44.6% 49.7% 42.8% 58.7% 38.4%
22 —/— 1999 59/76 5.3 2.4 61.7% 72.0% 50.2% 64.0% 40.2% 63.5% 40.7%
23 —/— 2000 53/68 6.3 3.4 57.6% 72.3% 49.1% 61.4% 43.9% 62.4% 38.6%
24 —/— 2001 38/52 5.7 3.2 56.1% 74.4% 47.9% 57.3% 41.7% 62.8% 38.8%
25 —/— 2002 49/59 6.6 2.6 59.0% 73.4% 49.0% 49.6% 35.4% 63.3% 38.5%
26 —/— 2003 41/42 4.9 2.2 61.5% 69.0% 50.1% 56.3% 40.4% 61.7% 36.8%
27 —/— 2004 21/22 4.1 2.3 58.4% 68.7% 52.6% 56.8% 36.5% 62.0% 35.6%
28 2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7% 2005 25/25 3.2 1.6 64.4% 68.8% 50.2% 52.2% 32.3% 62.2% 35.8%
29 2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1% 2006 21/21 3.5 1.4 63.2% 68.6% 45.4% 60.5% 42.1% 60.2% 41.5%
30 2005 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7% 2007 24/24 4.3 2.3 60.5% 68.8% 44.7% 57.7% 37.1% 59.0% 34.0%
31 2006 4/4 2.0 2.5 72.4% 60.5% 44.1% 40.4% 35.0% 56.2% 41.7% 2008 31/32 3.2 2.0 62.5% 68.6% 50.4% 50.4% 43.5% 61.9% 36.0%
32 —/— 2009 20/20 4.4 2.7 60.2% 66.9% 49.5% 55.4% 40.2% 60.0% 36.1%
33 —/— 2010 8/8 1.6 2.3 53.8% 62.6% 45.5% 40.0% 35.4% 54.9% 34.4%
Career 116/634 4.7 2.4 62.0% 67.7% 50.3% 54.7% 40.6% 60.9% 37.1% 490/565 4.7 2.7 60.2% 70.3% 48.7% 55.7% 40.4% 61.6% 38.0%

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 Nicolas Lapentti
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 1995 1595 115.3 +3.11 +1.13 1.285 52.9% +53 83.3% +1.67 2–0 1–1 +0.73
19 1994 1583 132.9 +66 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) +0.06 1996 1569 122.4 -2.38 -0.82 0.920 48.4% -108 +97 +28 40.5% -0.77 7–8 (47%) 12–6 (67%) +0.89
20 1995 1760 146.1 -261 +67 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) +0.33 1997 1659 129.3 +0.24 +1.23 1.054 50.8% -156 +64 45.0% -0.14 5–6 (45%) 3–6 (33%) +0.41
21 1996 1745 145.0 -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) +2.79 1998 1595 132.1 -1.83 +0.31 0.932 48.6% -86 +85 40.4% -0.57 5–9 (36%) 5–8 (38%) -0.69
22 1997 1819 155.1 -84 +151 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) -1.36 1999 1883 154.4 +1.96 +3.11 1.116 52.2% -43 -24 59.3% +0.58 22–7 (76%) 17–14 (55%) -1.12
23 1998 1762 150.6 -117 +288 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) -0.41 2000 1751 142.0 +0.96 +0.97 1.026 50.6% +22 +87 -251 53.7% +0.39 16–5 (76%) 12–16 (43%) +1.98
24 1999 1810 148.6 -141 +220 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) -1.51 2001 1836 155.3 +1.70 +1.34 1.041 50.6% -27 +112 55.1% +0.40 10–5 (67%) 7–10 (41%) -1.27
25 2000 1761 143.3 -86 +190 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) +0.03 2002 1713 133.6 +1.50 +0.61 1.049 50.5% +6 +68 -121 50.6% +0.13 18–9 (67%) 13–13 (50%) +1.94
26 2001 1801 145.2 -38 +31 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) -0.92 2003 1697 131.8 -0.81 -0.35 0.961 49.4% -25 +79 48.2% -0.17 5–8 (38%) 6–5 (55%) +0.89
27 2002 1796 149.7 -97 +231 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) -0.07 2004 1588 121.8 -0.38 -0.79 0.938 48.5% +44 +67 38.0% -0.68 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) +0.01
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 2005 1575 129.8 -0.05 -0.90 0.948 48.9% -6 +95 37.5% -0.70 2–5 (29%) 6–5 (55%) -1.17
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 2006 1681 124.7 -1.29 +2.41 1.042 50.7% +73 52.7% +0.05 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) +0.31
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 2007 1611 123.4 -2.74 -2.10 0.829 47.0% -49 +93 -16 38.3% -0.87 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) +0.08
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 2008 1650 136.2 -0.69 -0.13 0.944 48.9% -103 +132 48.1% -0.15 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) +0.36
32 2009 1667 132.7 -1.19 +0.26 0.902 48.2% -65 +134 40.7% -0.64 5–8 (38%) 7–2 (78%) -1.19
33 2010 1581 117.8 -2.88 -0.42 0.762 44.8% +18 +71 26.3% -1.74 0–2 0–1 -0.76
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 1934 143.0 -0.03 +0.60 0.990 49.8% -30 +76 -105 48.7% -0.07 114–88 (56%) 108–103 (51%) 107.5 +0.25

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.