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Albert Costa vs Patrick Rafter H2H: 1-0

Albert Costa holds a 1–0 lead over Patrick Rafter in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Albert Costa leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Albert Costa won the 1997 Australian Open round of 128 7-5 6-2 7-5.

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Albert Costa
ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Patrick Rafter
AUS Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Albert Costa #13 7-5 6-2 7-5 Patrick Rafter #54 Match data Jan 15, 1997* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Patrick Rafter #224 #1 3,673 2,105 333 178 65.2% 2 2 0 1 6 11

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 Patrick Rafter
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1993 2–2 50.0% #221 1,521 0 0 1991 0–1 0.0% #293 1,495 0 0
19 1994 15–18 45.5% #52 1,583 0 0 1992 0–3 0.0% #243 1,456 0 0
20 1995 33–22 60.0% #24 1,759 0 1 1993 11–11 50.0% #66 1,621 0 0
21 1996 47–27 63.5% #13 1,745 0 4 1994 43–26 62.3% #20 1,804 0 1
22 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6 1995 29–23 55.8% #66 1,778 0 1
23 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8 1996 25–20 55.6% #62 1,764 0 1
24 1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11 1997 63–26 70.8% #2 2,030 1 2
25 2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11 1998 58–20 74.4% #4 2,011 2 8
26 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11 1999 31–16 66.0% #16 1,961 2 9
27 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12 2000 31–17 64.6% #15 1,880 2 10
28 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12 2001 42–15 73.7% #7 1,988 2 11
29 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12 — — — — — — —
30 2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,620 1 12 — — — — — — —
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 Patrick Rafter
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% — — — — — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1995 1 2 3 33.3% 32 19 51 62.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 1996 15 11 26 57.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1994 27 14 41 65.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 6 11 45.5%
22 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1995 21 11 32 65.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
23 1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1997 40 17 57 70.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1998 40 10 50 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
26 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1999 13 11 24 54.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
27 2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 2000 13 10 23 56.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
28 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2001 33 11 44 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
29 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 204 103 307 66.4% 28 28 56 50.0% 66 23 89 74.2% 35 24 59 59.3%

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 436/511 of Patrick Rafter'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 Patrick Rafter
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 1/1 2.0 0.0 53.4% 51.6% 44.4% 44.4% 100.0% 48.3% 26.2%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 2/3 3.5 6.0 53.5% 65.1% 45.6% 60.3% 54.2% 56.1% 36.1%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 21/22 6.0 4.7 59.8% 73.3% 46.8% 64.6% 48.0% 62.6% 36.2%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 61/69 8.1 4.0 59.7% 75.1% 50.4% 64.3% 40.3% 65.1% 34.8%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 47/52 6.7 4.1 58.5% 73.5% 49.2% 60.2% 37.0% 63.4% 35.5%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 39/45 6.2 3.5 57.5% 77.3% 54.7% 62.2% 40.1% 67.4% 38.4%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 74/89 6.8 4.1 60.3% 76.0% 53.6% 59.2% 41.4% 67.1% 38.9%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 65/78 6.7 3.0 65.0% 77.4% 55.2% 64.0% 40.8% 69.5% 40.1%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 41/47 6.9 3.0 65.2% 77.1% 52.1% 52.9% 43.7% 68.6% 39.4%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 37/48 6.7 2.9 64.2% 77.7% 56.2% 63.9% 35.3% 69.9% 35.8%
28 2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7% 2001 48/57 8.5 3.7 65.0% 77.5% 54.5% 61.8% 46.3% 69.3% 38.0%
29 2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 4/4 2.0 2.5 72.4% 60.5% 44.1% 40.4% 35.0% 56.2% 41.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —

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 Patrick Rafter
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 1991 1496 102.9 +2.28 -2.79 0.506 39.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.17
19 1994 1583 132.9 — — — — — +66 — 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.06 1992 1457 100.0 -2.19 +1.72 0.823 46.7% — — — 22.2% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.25
20 1995 1760 146.1 — — — — -261 +67 — 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.33 1993 1622 136.3 +1.15 -0.18 0.967 49.7% -9 — -4 50.0% -0.20 5–3 (63%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.35
21 1996 1745 145.0 — — — — -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) — +2.79 1994 1804 145.1 +3.43 -2.20 0.997 50.2% -27 -159 -76 58.6% +0.21 16–12 (57%) 23–10 (70%) — -0.58
22 1997 1819 155.1 — — — — -84 +151 — 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.36 1995 1779 148.5 +2.26 -1.35 0.971 49.8% +63 -150 -102 52.2% +0.07 12–6 (67%) 14–11 (56%) — -0.96
23 1998 1762 150.6 — — — — -117 +288 — 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.41 1996 1764 147.3 +4.50 +1.21 1.177 52.7% +12 -147 +37 57.0% +0.89 4–6 (40%) 5–13 (28%) — -0.78
24 1999 1810 148.6 — — — — -141 +220 — 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.51 1997 2031 163.0 +5.33 +2.03 1.183 52.9% +9 -197 -179 62.0% +0.89 24–5 (83%) 20–22 (48%) — -3.40
25 2000 1761 143.3 — — — — -86 +190 — 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) — +0.03 1998 2011 157.8 +6.57 +2.62 1.316 54.2% +18 -246 -117 66.8% +1.21 16–5 (76%) 23–19 (55%) — +0.93
26 2001 1801 145.2 — — — — -38 +31 — 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.92 1999 1961 149.8 +5.69 +2.07 1.255 53.4% -61 -140 +14 65.8% +1.21 4–4 (50%) 12–14 (46%) — -0.61
27 2002 1796 149.7 — — — — -97 +231 — 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.07 2000 1880 143.7 +6.33 -0.70 1.186 52.5% -46 -112 +237 62.6% +0.90 7–6 (54%) 12–15 (44%) — -0.12
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 2001 1989 159.0 +6.46 +1.48 1.241 53.4% -2 — +117 69.0% +1.14 9–7 (56%) 17–8 (68%) — -0.75
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2105 157.4 +4.84 +0.68 1.144 52.2% 0 -164 +17 61.2% +0.74 97–55 (64%) 132–115 (53%) 108.1 -1.15

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.