H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Emilio Sanchez vs Carlos Costa H2H: 2-4

Carlos Costa holds a 4–2 lead over Emilio Sanchez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Carlos Costa leads 2–1 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Carlos Costa won the 1996 Palermo third round 4-6 6-4 6-4.

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Emilio Sanchez
ESP Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main draw meetings
Carlos Costa
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 26, 1996* Palermo ATP 250 R32 Clay Carlos Costa #58 4-6 6-4 6-4 Emilio Sanchez #133 Match data
Feb 17, 1994* Stuttgart Indoor ATP 250 R32 Carpet Carlos Costa #24 6-3 6-2 Emilio Sanchez #45 Match data
May 1, 1993* Madrid ATP 250 QF Clay Emilio Sanchez #32 7-6(3) 4-6 7-5 Carlos Costa #21 Match data
Nov 12, 1992* Antwerp ATP 250 R32 Carpet Carlos Costa #14 6-3 6-3 Emilio Sanchez #21 Match data
Apr 4, 1992* Estoril ATP 250 SF Clay Carlos Costa #56 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5) Emilio Sanchez #11 Match data
Nov 7, 1991* Sao Paulo ATP 250 R32 Hard Emilio Sanchez #13 7-6(8) 6-4 Carlos Costa #56 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
Emilio Sanchez #1,301 #7 1,634 2,038 402 272 59.6% 0 1 0 0 14 15
Carlos Costa #1,297 #10 1,663 1,960 237 201 54.1% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Emilio Sanchez Carlos Costa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 9–12 42.9% #111 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1985 16–14 53.3% #64 1,668 0 0 1988 2–2 50.0% #243 1,524 0 0
21 1986 52–23 69.3% #16 1,841 0 3 1989 2–5 28.6% #201 1,512 0 0
22 1987 56–23 70.9% #17 1,870 0 7 1990 6–8 42.9% #151 1,554 0 0
23 1988 39–19 67.2% #17 1,907 0 8 1991 15–13 53.6% #55 1,659 0 0
24 1989 37–16 69.8% #19 1,871 0 9 1992 39–21 65.0% #14 1,761 0 2
25 1990 48–24 66.7% #8 1,812 0 11 1993 42–23 64.6% #26 1,872 0 4
26 1991 40–22 64.5% #14 1,823 0 14 1994 35–26 57.4% #27 1,675 0 6
27 1992 40–25 61.5% #21 1,783 0 15 1995 29–22 56.9% #31 1,756 0 6
28 1993 28–26 51.9% #41 1,686 0 15 1996 25–24 51.0% #61 1,659 0 6
29 1994 17–26 39.5% #74 1,628 0 15 1997 20–23 46.5% #56 1,629 0 6
30 1995 13–22 37.1% #108 1,587 0 15 1998 21–24 46.7% #67 1,570 0 6
31 1996 7–16 30.4% #173 1,505 0 15 1999 1–10 9.1% #472 1,474 0 6
32 1997 0–4 0.0% #1056 1,467 0 15 — — — — — — —