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

Albert Costa vs Vincent Spadea H2H: 3-2

Albert Costa holds a 3–2 lead over Vincent Spadea in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Albert Costa leads 2–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Albert Costa won the 2006 Barcelona Open round of 64 7-6(7) 4-6 6-1.

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Albert Costa
ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Vincent Spadea
USA Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Albert Costa #249 7-6(7) 4-6 6-1 Vincent Spadea #74 Match data Apr 26, 2006* R64 Barcelona Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Vincent Spadea #41 6-4 7-6(6) 6-2 Albert Costa #72 Match data May 25, 2005* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Vincent Spadea #74 6-3 6-1 Albert Costa #7 Match data Jul 31, 2002* R64 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Albert Costa #28 6-3 6-2 Vincent Spadea #29 Match data Jul 10, 1999* QF Swiss Open Gstaad ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Albert Costa #57 6-2 6-3 Vincent Spadea #63 Match data Feb 9, 1995* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Vincent Spadea #1,474 #18 1,629 1,876 311 350 47.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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.

Albert Costa Vincent Spadea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1993 2–2 50.0% #221 1,521 0 0 1993 1–5 16.7% #303 1,482 0 0
1994 15–18 45.5% #52 1,583 0 0 1994 11–13 45.8% #75 1,561 0 0
1995 33–22 60.0% #24 1,759 0 1 1995 21–28 42.9% #81 1,639 0 0
1996 47–27 63.5% #13 1,745 0 4 1996 27–22 55.1% #54 1,711 0 0
1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6 1997 20–26 43.5% #88 1,695 0 0
1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8 1998 28–27 50.9% #42 1,753 0 0
1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11 1999 33–27 55.0% #20 1,763 0 0
2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11 2000 3–24 11.1% #213 1,540 0 0
2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11 2001 1–3 25.0% #125 1,530 0 0
2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12 2002 13–17 43.3% #67 1,622 0 0
2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12 2003 34–25 57.6% #29 1,723 0 0
2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12 2004 40–26 60.6% #20 1,783 0 1
2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,620 1 12 2005 21–24 46.7% #75 1,665 0 1
2006 2–2 50.0% #623 1,633 1 12 2006 19–26 42.2% #73 1,626 0 1
— — — — — — — 2007 24–28 46.2% #77 1,651 0 1
— — — — — — — 2008 13–19 40.6% #76 1,643 0 1
— — — — — — — 2009 2–9 18.2% #295 1,520 0 1
— — — — — — — 2010 0–1 0.0% #1517 1,475 0 1

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Albert Costa Vincent Spadea
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 %
1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1993 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1994 0 1 1 0.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1994 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
1995 1 2 3 33.3% 32 19 51 62.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 13 12 25 52.0% 8 11 19 42.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1996 15 11 26 57.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1996 15 12 27 55.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 15 13 28 53.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1998 19 17 36 52.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1999 17 12 29 58.6% 13 9 22 59.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2000 1 15 16 6.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2001 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 2002 8 9 17 47.1% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 24 16 40 60.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 24 14 38 63.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
2005 3 5 8 37.5% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2005 14 17 31 45.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
2006 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 16 16 32 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 16 19 35 45.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 8 12 20 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 102 106 208 49.0% 257 131 388 66.2% 2 7 9 22.2% 8 21 29 27.6% Career 198 204 402 49.3% 68 84 152 44.7% 27 39 66 40.9% 18 23 41 43.9%

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 116/118 of Albert Costa's and 604/661 of Vincent Spadea'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.

Albert Costa Vincent Spadea
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%
2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7% 1993 6/6 2.3 4.2 49.5% 57.8% 42.6% 48.9% 47.3% 50.5% 38.6%
2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1% 1994 19/24 2.0 2.0 56.3% 62.6% 45.0% 52.7% 37.8% 54.8% 40.6%
2005 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7% 1995 43/49 3.1 1.7 57.3% 68.2% 51.1% 58.8% 44.4% 60.9% 40.7%
2006 4/4 2.0 2.5 72.4% 60.5% 44.1% 40.4% 35.0% 56.2% 41.7% 1996 42/49 3.5 1.3 61.8% 69.3% 54.4% 59.2% 44.6% 63.6% 41.2%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 38/46 3.9 2.5 55.0% 67.1% 50.9% 57.4% 48.6% 59.6% 38.0%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 47/55 2.4 1.5 66.4% 64.1% 52.2% 56.4% 46.9% 60.1% 37.8%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 53/60 4.9 1.9 53.1% 71.7% 52.3% 53.3% 48.4% 62.4% 40.6%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 22/27 3.9 4.1 51.9% 65.6% 46.4% 58.5% 42.0% 56.2% 34.0%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 3/4 3.7 7.7 52.6% 68.1% 46.9% 61.0% 28.5% 58.0% 35.1%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 26/30 5.0 6.2 54.9% 69.5% 51.9% 52.0% 37.4% 61.3% 37.1%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 56/59 3.8 4.2 54.0% 69.3% 51.6% 56.1% 54.1% 61.2% 39.7%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 64/66 4.2 2.5 59.3% 69.0% 53.8% 61.4% 42.9% 62.6% 39.2%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 45/45 3.1 3.4 56.4% 68.4% 49.1% 54.2% 46.3% 60.0% 39.3%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 45/45 3.3 2.9 57.7% 69.1% 50.3% 58.0% 38.6% 61.2% 40.8%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 52/52 3.0 2.1 61.9% 66.0% 53.2% 56.9% 45.7% 61.2% 37.3%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 31/32 3.7 3.0 58.1% 69.1% 49.9% 56.1% 45.4% 61.0% 35.2%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 11/11 4.6 4.5 55.0% 66.0% 46.7% 50.5% 30.8% 56.7% 32.3%
— —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 1/1 5.0 6.0 57.7% 63.3% 36.4% 20.0% — 51.9% 19.5%
Career 116/634 4.7 2.4 62.0% 67.7% 50.3% 54.7% 40.6% 60.9% 37.1% Career 604/661 3.6 2.8 57.6% 68.0% 51.2% 56.6% 44.9% 60.7% 38.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Albert Costa Vincent Spadea
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
1993 1522 107.4 — — — — — +38 — 45.5% -0.36 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.12 1993 1483 111.6 -2.02 +0.71 0.780 44.9% +25 — — 35.7% -1.00 0–2 1–0 — -0.51
1994 1583 132.9 — — — — — +66 — 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.06 1994 1562 128.2 -4.35 +0.98 0.897 47.7% -7 -11 — 49.1% -0.12 3–4 (43%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.31
1995 1760 146.1 — — — — -261 +67 — 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.33 1995 1640 140.5 -0.53 +2.71 1.040 50.5% +51 -56 -95 46.2% -0.02 3–8 (27%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.18
1996 1745 145.0 — — — — -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) — +2.79 1996 1712 143.3 +1.24 +2.99 1.130 52.3% +32 -80 -144 55.5% +0.52 3–10 (23%) 12–13 (48%) — -0.21
1997 1819 155.1 — — — — -84 +151 — 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.36 1997 1695 132.3 -1.99 +0.58 0.942 49.0% +54 -90 -177 44.2% -0.20 8–9 (47%) 8–13 (38%) — +0.15
1998 1762 150.6 — — — — -117 +288 — 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.41 1998 1754 142.9 -1.19 +1.36 0.948 49.0% +12 -114 -242 48.9% -0.21 11–9 (55%) 11–7 (61%) — -1.59
1999 1810 148.6 — — — — -141 +220 — 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.51 1999 1764 147.3 +0.64 +3.01 1.078 51.4% 0 +23 — 52.6% +0.40 11–8 (58%) 12–17 (41%) — -2.07
2000 1761 143.3 — — — — -86 +190 — 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) — +0.03 2000 1541 116.0 -3.77 -2.37 0.776 45.7% +4 +136 -111 25.7% -1.37 2–10 (17%) 1–5 (17%) — -1.41
2001 1801 145.2 — — — — -38 +31 — 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.92 2001 1530 100.5 -1.18 -1.97 0.837 46.8% +9 — — 22.2% -1.22 1–0 — — -0.11
2002 1796 149.7 — — — — -97 +231 — 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.07 2002 1623 124.7 -0.85 -0.17 0.959 49.0% -26 +7 -149 44.3% -0.30 5–3 (63%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.52
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 2003 1724 136.8 -0.66 +1.93 1.022 50.6% +8 -47 — 51.0% +0.20 14–4 (78%) 3–11 (21%) — +3.85
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 2004 1783 145.9 -0.01 +2.69 1.050 51.0% +7 -99 -180 57.4% +0.58 17–7 (71%) 10–14 (42%) — +0.56
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 2005 1666 133.6 -2.19 +2.07 0.982 49.7% -7 +10 +9 49.5% -0.01 7–8 (47%) 7–4 (64%) — +1.81
2006 1633 114.2 -1.10 -0.27 0.951 48.7% — +74 — 54.5% +0.18 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.35 2006 1627 135.4 -0.44 +2.72 1.054 51.1% +39 -19 -31 42.6% -0.10 6–10 (38%) 4–13 (24%) — +0.49
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1651 138.5 -1.80 +0.82 0.961 49.3% +13 -57 -80 44.9% -0.17 10–5 (67%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.61
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1644 128.2 -2.08 -1.45 0.903 48.3% +10 -100 +32 42.9% -0.46 6–7 (46%) 5–8 (38%) — +0.90
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1521 107.0 -4.53 -2.50 0.746 44.4% +14 — +119 19.2% -1.92 1–0 0–2 — +0.54
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1475 95.4 -1.09 -2.14 0.406 37.6% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.14
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 Career 1877 141.6 -1.05 +1.51 0.987 49.8% +15 -37 -86 47.2% -0.06 108–104 (51%) 98–134 (42%) 95.1 -0.06

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.