H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 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 fourth round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 3, 2001* Paris Masters Masters 1000 R16 Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-3 6-4 Albert Costa #36 Match data
Jul 20, 2001* Stuttgart ATP 250 R16 Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-4 6-4 Albert Costa #66 Match data
Mar 21, 2001* Miami Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 7-6(6) 6-3 Albert Costa #38 Match data
Jul 31, 1999* Kitzbuhel ATP 250 SF Clay Albert Costa #22 7-6(5) 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 Match data
Jul 19, 1997* Stuttgart Outdoor ATP 250 QF Clay Albert Costa #23 6-4 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 Match data
May 11, 1997* Hamburg Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 6-3 6-0 Albert Costa #12 Match data
Jul 13, 1996* Gstaad ATP 250 SF Clay Albert Costa #18 3-6 6-4 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 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
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #636 #1 3,917 2,071 568 281 66.9% 2 0 0 0 23 25

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 1,522 0 0 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,477 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 1,758 0 1 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,888 0 3
21 1996 46–26 63.9% #13 1,750 0 4 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,830 0 6 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,972 1 11
23 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,759 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 1,950 1 17
25 2000 29–22 56.9% #26 1,779 0 11 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,922 2 20
26 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,807 0 11 2000 58–31 65.2% #5 1,859 2 21
27 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,796 1 12 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 23
28 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,767 1 12 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 25
29 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,668 1 12 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 25
30 2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,619 1 12 — — — — — — —
31 2006 2–2 50.0% #623 1,631 1 12 — — — — — — —