H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC
David Nalbandian vs Albert Costa H2H: 2-0
David Nalbandian holds a 2–0 lead over Albert Costa in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, David Nalbandian leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2004 Rome Masters semifinal 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4.
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ARG
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2
–
0
2 main draw meetings
ESP
Age 51
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2004* | Rome Masters | Masters 1000 | SF | Clay | David Nalbandian | 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 | Albert Costa | Match data |
| Sep 29, 2001* | Palermo | ATP 250 | QF | Clay | David Nalbandian | 6-4 3-6 7-5 | Albert Costa | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nalbandian | #231 | #3 | 3,500 | 2,070 | 356 | 185 | 65.8% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Albert Costa | #669 | #6 | 2,385 | 1,996 | 368 | 263 | 58.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
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 | David Nalbandian | Albert Costa | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2000 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #245 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #221 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2001 | 17–9 | 65.4% | #47 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #52 | 1,583 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #12 | 1,856 | 0 | 2 | 1995 | 33–22 | 60.0% | #24 | 1,758 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2003 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #8 | 1,988 | 0 | 2 | 1996 | 46–26 | 63.9% | #13 | 1,750 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | 2004 | 33–14 | 70.2% | #9 | 1,905 | 0 | 2 | 1997 | 40–20 | 66.7% | #19 | 1,830 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | 2005 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #6 | 1,982 | 0 | 4 | 1998 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #14 | 1,759 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | 2006 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #8 | 1,940 | 0 | 5 | 1999 | 40–22 | 64.5% | #18 | 1,810 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | 2007 | 31–17 | 64.6% | #9 | 2,032 | 0 | 7 | 2000 | 29–22 | 56.9% | #26 | 1,779 | 0 | 11 |
| 26 | 2008 | 37–14 | 72.5% | #11 | 2,014 | 0 | 9 | 2001 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #40 | 1,807 | 0 | 11 |
| 27 | 2009 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #64 | 1,935 | 0 | 10 | 2002 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #9 | 1,796 | 1 | 12 |
| 28 | 2010 | 25–10 | 71.4% | #27 | 2,005 | 0 | 11 | 2003 | 23–20 | 53.5% | #25 | 1,767 | 1 | 12 |
| 29 | 2011 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #64 | 1,940 | 0 | 11 | 2004 | 19–22 | 46.3% | #56 | 1,668 | 1 | 12 |
| 30 | 2012 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #82 | 1,883 | 0 | 11 | 2005 | 13–17 | 43.3% | #116 | 1,619 | 1 | 12 |
| 31 | 2013 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #229 | 1,871 | 0 | 11 | 2006 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #623 | 1,631 | 1 | 12 |