H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Albert Costa vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 3-4

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 4–3 lead over Albert Costa in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Albert Costa leads 3–2 on clay, while Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 2001 Paris Masters round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Albert Costa
ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 4
7 main draw meetings
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-3 6-4 Albert Costa #36 Match data Nov 3, 2001* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-4 6-4 Albert Costa #66 Match data Jul 20, 2001* R16 Stuttgart Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 7-6(6) 6-3 Albert Costa #38 Match data Mar 21, 2001* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Albert Costa #22 7-6(5) 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 Match data Jul 31, 1999* SF Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Albert Costa #23 6-4 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 Match data Jul 19, 1997* QF Stuttgart Open Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 6-3 6-0 Albert Costa #12 Match data May 11, 1997* QF Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Albert Costa #18 3-6 6-4 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 Match data Jul 13, 1996* SF Swiss Open Gstaad World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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 Olympics 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 0 1 0 2 8 12
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #636 #1 3,917 2,066 574 281 67.1% 2 1 0 0 4 19 26

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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1993 2–2 50.0% #221 1,521 0 0 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,478 0 0
19 1994 15–18 45.5% #52 1,583 0 0 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0
20 1995 33–22 60.0% #24 1,759 0 1 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3
21 1996 47–27 63.5% #13 1,745 0 4 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 1 11
23 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14
24 1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,940 1 17
25 2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20
26 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22
27 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24
28 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 26
29 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 26
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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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% — — — — — — — — 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1995 1 2 3 33.3% 32 19 51 62.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 20 8 28 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2%
21 1996 15 11 26 57.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3%
22 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5%
23 1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 6 21 71.4%
24 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1998 28 14 42 66.7% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 4 18 77.8%
25 2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0%
26 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7%
28 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 13 14 27 48.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
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% — 253 123 376 67.3% 125 83 208 60.1% 46 18 64 71.9% 150 57 207 72.5%

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 719/855 of Yevgeny Kafelnikov'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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 3/5 3.7 3.0 59.4% 71.1% 58.1% 73.7% 53.3% 64.4% 30.9%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 18/20 2.8 3.6 56.1% 69.4% 49.2% 54.1% 54.0% 60.2% 39.1%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 76/87 3.8 3.2 57.2% 71.2% 51.7% 57.9% 46.3% 62.5% 41.7%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 81/96 5.6 3.5 54.9% 75.0% 51.8% 62.4% 47.8% 64.5% 41.4%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 88/98 6.4 3.6 56.7% 75.7% 52.7% 59.4% 48.0% 65.8% 40.6%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6%
28 2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7% 2002 54/59 6.9 4.9 53.5% 75.1% 50.8% 61.4% 49.3% 63.5% 38.0%
29 2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1% 2003 52/53 4.0 3.3 58.9% 70.3% 50.2% 50.1% 43.0% 61.8% 41.9%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 116/634 4.7 2.4 62.0% 67.7% 50.3% 54.7% 40.6% 60.9% 37.1% — 719/855 5.5 4.0 55.4% 73.7% 51.3% 58.8% 46.6% 63.5% 40.3%

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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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 1992 1479 99.3 +0.60 -2.03 0.869 48.8% +51 — — 27.3% -2.00 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.33
19 1994 1583 132.9 — — — — — +66 — 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.06 1993 1589 133.8 +0.39 +0.53 0.982 49.7% +14 -35 — 48.9% -0.16 2–3 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.26
20 1995 1760 146.1 — — — — -261 +67 — 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.33 1994 1892 156.2 +1.00 +3.73 1.111 51.9% -7 -63 -215 63.0% +0.80 21–10 (68%) 21–16 (57%) — -1.63
21 1996 1745 145.0 — — — — -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) — +2.79 1995 1875 159.1 +2.58 +3.80 1.168 53.0% -9 +119 -106 66.1% +1.26 17–7 (71%) 12–19 (39%) — -1.60
22 1997 1819 155.1 — — — — -84 +151 — 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.36 1996 1974 160.3 +3.62 +3.09 1.188 52.9% +5 +107 -186 67.1% +0.96 27–12 (69%) 26–14 (65%) — -0.87
23 1998 1762 150.6 — — — — -117 +288 — 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.41 1997 1955 155.4 +0.99 +3.11 1.085 51.5% +30 -25 -49 63.0% +0.72 15–8 (65%) 25–12 (68%) — -0.15
24 1999 1810 148.6 — — — — -141 +220 — 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.51 1998 1941 155.9 +1.92 +2.31 1.089 51.6% +25 -133 -57 58.7% +0.51 21–8 (72%) 17–12 (59%) — -0.64
25 2000 1761 143.3 — — — — -86 +190 — 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) — +0.03 1999 1919 158.7 +1.95 +2.68 1.093 51.7% +38 -109 -76 62.4% +0.68 19–14 (58%) 25–18 (58%) — -0.99
26 2001 1801 145.2 — — — — -38 +31 — 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.92 2000 1879 149.9 +0.67 +2.46 1.080 51.7% +34 -58 -45 61.0% +0.64 20–8 (71%) 21–16 (57%) — +2.19
27 2002 1796 149.7 — — — — -97 +231 — 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.07 2001 1979 154.8 +2.10 +1.93 1.098 52.0% +21 -174 -153 64.8% +0.86 18–10 (64%) 26–18 (59%) — +1.22
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 2002 1809 140.7 +1.24 +0.76 1.042 51.0% +44 -93 +62 56.6% +0.27 11–6 (65%) 18–16 (53%) — +2.29
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 2003 1708 143.0 -0.71 +4.01 1.099 51.7% +33 +98 — 56.3% +0.48 10–11 (48%) 9–8 (53%) — +1.32
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 — 2066 158.0 +1.62 +2.75 1.105 51.9% +21 -16 -88 62.0% +0.72 181–98 (65%) 206–154 (57%) 107.5 +0.20

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.