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Carlos Costa vs Tomas Nydahl H2H: 1-0

Carlos Costa holds a 1–0 lead over Tomas Nydahl in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Carlos Costa leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Carlos Costa won the 1998 Swedish Open round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Carlos Costa
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Tomas Nydahl
SWE Age 58 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Carlos Costa #54 6-2 6-2 Tomas Nydahl #104 Match data Jul 9, 1998* R32 Swedish Open ATP 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Carlos Costa #1,297 #10 1,663 1,961 237 202 54.0% 0 0 0 1 5 6
Tomas Nydahl #1,344 #72 640 1,579 35 62 36.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Carlos Costa Tomas Nydahl
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1987 0–1 0.0% #531 1,481 0 0
20 1988 2–2 50.0% #243 1,524 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1989 2–5 28.6% #201 1,512 0 0 1989 5–9 35.7% #267 1,488 0 0
22 1990 6–8 42.9% #151 1,555 0 0 1990 2–2 50.0% #227 1,515 0 0
23 1991 15–13 53.6% #55 1,659 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1992 39–21 65.0% #14 1,763 0 2 — — — — — — —
25 1993 42–23 64.6% #26 1,873 0 4 1993 3–4 42.9% #157 1,536 0 0
26 1994 35–26 57.4% #27 1,677 0 6 1994 10–12 45.5% #141 1,527 0 0
27 1995 29–22 56.9% #31 1,756 0 6 1995 0–2 0.0% #182 1,504 0 0
28 1996 25–25 50.0% #61 1,647 0 6 1996 1–3 25.0% #153 1,484 0 0
29 1997 20–23 46.5% #56 1,629 0 6 1997 7–11 38.9% #82 1,533 0 0
30 1998 21–24 46.7% #67 1,570 0 6 1998 7–18 28.0% #179 1,507 0 0
31 1999 1–10 9.1% #472 1,475 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Carlos Costa Tomas Nydahl
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1989 — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — 1989 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — —
22 1990 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1990 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1991 5 4 9 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1992 4 5 9 44.4% 33 10 43 76.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1993 7 5 12 58.3% 32 13 45 71.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1993 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1994 8 5 13 61.5% 25 14 39 64.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1994 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
27 1995 4 3 7 57.1% 25 18 43 58.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 6 9 15 40.0% 18 14 32 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1997 0 6 6 0.0% 20 16 36 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 1 4 5 20.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1998 7 8 15 46.7% 14 15 29 48.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 2 7 9 22.2% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1999 0 5 5 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 41 51 92 44.6% 188 127 315 59.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 19 24 20.8% — 7 20 27 25.9% 21 30 51 41.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 8 14 42.9%

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 360/414 of Carlos Costa's and 68/78 of Tomas Nydahl'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 Carlos Costa Tomas Nydahl
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%
23 1991 22/28 4.3 2.6 51.4% 70.6% 48.5% 57.5% 50.6% 59.8% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1992 52/60 4.4 2.3 53.3% 70.1% 52.9% 58.0% 44.4% 61.9% 43.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1993 59/65 5.1 2.2 55.2% 72.8% 53.9% 56.4% 47.1% 64.2% 43.6% 1993 7/7 2.9 4.0 64.6% 69.9% 48.6% 66.6% 40.7% 62.4% 41.8%
26 1994 51/61 3.9 2.8 55.9% 69.4% 51.0% 52.6% 46.0% 61.0% 42.9% 1994 16/22 4.4 4.1 67.1% 67.4% 49.6% 57.3% 44.8% 61.3% 38.9%
27 1995 47/51 4.1 2.6 57.3% 68.3% 48.0% 53.5% 43.7% 59.4% 41.2% 1995 2/2 3.0 2.0 69.4% 62.2% 45.8% 37.5% 0.0% 57.2% 23.4%
28 1996 40/50 3.2 2.7 55.2% 66.1% 45.5% 47.7% 48.4% 56.9% 43.6% 1996 3/4 2.3 4.7 57.5% 64.9% 51.0% 51.3% 44.0% 59.3% 41.4%
29 1997 37/43 2.6 2.2 58.5% 63.6% 46.6% 52.9% 49.2% 56.6% 40.3% 1997 17/18 3.0 5.5 62.4% 65.0% 43.1% 51.1% 41.9% 56.7% 39.1%
30 1998 42/45 4.4 3.2 55.4% 70.1% 45.9% 55.0% 48.1% 59.5% 41.4% 1998 23/25 3.3 3.3 67.0% 67.7% 44.5% 51.6% 26.7% 59.9% 35.2%
31 1999 10/11 5.4 2.3 55.6% 69.0% 45.1% 41.4% 48.6% 58.6% 38.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 360/439 4.1 2.6 55.4% 69.1% 49.4% 53.9% 46.8% 60.2% 42.4% — 68/97 3.4 4.1 65.3% 66.9% 46.1% 53.9% 36.2% 59.6% 37.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Carlos Costa Tomas Nydahl
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1482 98.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.27
20 1988 1525 111.4 — — — — — +31 — 50.0% -0.10 1–1 — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1989 1512 107.2 — — — — — +23 — 33.3% -1.56 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — -0.12 1989 1489 113.0 — — — — +59 +7 — 35.3% -0.97 4–2 (67%) 2–5 (29%) 99.8 +0.71
22 1990 1555 125.0 — — — — — +67 — 45.5% -0.33 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 95.8 -0.64 1990 1516 110.2 — — — — — +31 — 45.5% -1.27 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.03
23 1991 1659 134.9 +0.10 +2.53 1.103 52.1% -95 +49 — 54.8% +0.42 6–7 (46%) 6–5 (55%) 102.9 +0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1992 1763 151.0 +1.18 +3.78 1.126 52.4% -156 +121 — 61.5% +0.86 6–5 (55%) 12–9 (57%) 102.6 -0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1993 1873 154.5 +3.13 +3.68 1.220 53.7% -176 +95 — 64.1% +1.05 10–15 (40%) 12–15 (44%) 93.5 +1.77 1993 1536 124.9 +0.37 +1.11 1.109 51.9% — +50 — 52.9% +0.59 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.17
26 1994 1677 142.1 +0.42 +3.28 1.101 51.8% 0 +125 — 56.8% +0.48 9–10 (47%) 15–10 (60%) 99.6 +1.72 1994 1527 112.3 -1.03 -0.31 1.005 50.2% +23 +31 — 45.8% -0.08 2–4 (33%) 3–6 (33%) 96.7 +2.26
27 1995 1757 144.5 -0.47 +1.82 1.016 50.4% -46 +58 — 54.5% +0.22 11–7 (61%) 12–9 (57%) 104.7 -0.98 1995 1505 99.6 -3.47 -1.04 0.546 40.4% — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +0.01
28 1996 1647 138.9 -2.69 +4.11 1.012 50.4% +30 +93 — 49.2% +0.02 9–6 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 101.1 -0.10 1996 1484 96.3 -1.84 -2.37 1.016 49.9% — — — 33.3% -1.22 0–1 0–2 — +0.56
29 1997 1629 132.1 -3.34 +1.11 0.927 48.5% -56 +109 — 47.5% -0.29 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) 98.5 +0.95 1997 1534 119.0 -3.08 +1.07 0.903 48.2% -36 +69 — 40.0% -0.80 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.25
30 1998 1571 136.2 -1.98 +2.09 1.021 50.6% +15 +79 — 51.4% +0.16 5–11 (31%) 6–7 (46%) 96.3 +0.64 1998 1507 111.8 -1.74 -2.30 0.877 47.2% -35 +54 +89 33.3% -0.82 3–5 (38%) 2–10 (17%) 94.4 +0.53
31 1999 1475 105.9 -1.58 -0.67 0.931 48.2% +34 +99 — 21.4% -1.32 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1961 147.0 -0.23 +2.80 1.066 51.3% -54 +91 — 54.2% +0.32 66–79 (46%) 74–66 (53%) 98.9 +0.66 — 1579 118.5 -1.75 -0.60 0.931 48.6% +2 +44 +89 39.0% -0.66 16–21 (43%) 11–26 (30%) 93.5 +4.93

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.