H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Javier Sanchez vs Carlos Costa H2H: 4-3

Javier Sanchez holds a 4–3 lead over Carlos Costa in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while Javier Sanchez leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Carlos Costa won the 1998 ASB Classic round of 16 6-0 6-1.

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Javier Sanchez
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main draw meetings
Carlos Costa
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Carlos Costa #54 6-0 6-1 Javier Sanchez #56 Match data Jan 16, 1998* R16 ASB Classic ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Carlos Costa #99 6-3 6-3 Javier Sanchez #39 Match data Aug 9, 1997* QF San Marino World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Javier Sanchez #37 4-6 6-3 6-2 Carlos Costa #72 Match data Feb 27, 1997* R32 Milan Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Carlos Costa #42 7-6(5) 6-1 Javier Sanchez #40 Match data Jul 31, 1993* SF Dutch Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Javier Sanchez #34 7-5 3-6 7-6(5) Carlos Costa #59 Match data Feb 6, 1992* R32 Milan ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Javier Sanchez #39 6-4 3-6 6-0 Carlos Costa #138 Match data Aug 2, 1990* R32 Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Javier Sanchez #35 7-5 6-2 Carlos Costa #158 Match data May 4, 1990* R16 Madrid 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
Javier Sanchez #957 #23 1,256 1,847 323 329 49.5% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Carlos Costa #1,297 #10 1,663 1,961 237 202 54.0% 0 0 0 1 5 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 Javier Sanchez Carlos Costa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1985 0–1 0.0% #373 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1986 2–1 66.7% #225 1,529 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1987 16–19 45.7% #110 1,597 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1988 18–16 52.9% #55 1,709 0 1 1988 2–2 50.0% #243 1,524 0 0
21 1989 25–17 59.5% #51 1,760 0 2 1989 2–5 28.6% #201 1,512 0 0
22 1990 22–23 48.9% #70 1,691 0 2 1990 6–8 42.9% #151 1,555 0 0
23 1991 36–28 56.2% #32 1,733 0 2 1991 15–13 53.6% #55 1,659 0 0
24 1992 33–32 50.8% #41 1,701 0 2 1992 39–21 65.0% #14 1,763 0 2
25 1993 39–31 55.7% #34 1,766 0 2 1993 42–23 64.6% #26 1,873 0 4
26 1994 25–33 43.1% #42 1,587 0 3 1994 35–26 57.4% #27 1,677 0 6
27 1995 33–32 50.8% #36 1,647 0 3 1995 29–22 56.9% #31 1,756 0 6
28 1996 30–33 47.6% #37 1,719 0 4 1996 25–25 50.0% #61 1,647 0 6
29 1997 35–33 51.5% #54 1,721 0 4 1997 20–23 46.5% #56 1,629 0 6
30 1998 8–26 23.5% #168 1,506 0 4 1998 21–24 46.7% #67 1,570 0 6
31 1999 1–3 25.0% #281 1,491 0 4 1999 1–10 9.1% #472 1,475 0 6
32 2000 0–1 0.0% #957 1,481 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Javier Sanchez Carlos Costa
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 %
17 1985 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 5 8 13 38.5% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1989 2 4 6 33.3% 19 12 31 61.3% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 1989 — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — —
22 1990 5 6 11 45.5% 17 15 32 53.1% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 1991 12 11 23 52.2% 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — — — — —
24 1992 6 9 15 40.0% 23 17 40 57.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1992 4 5 9 44.4% 33 10 43 76.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
25 1993 11 10 21 52.4% 27 16 43 62.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1993 7 5 12 58.3% 32 13 45 71.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 1994 2 11 13 15.4% 23 17 40 57.5% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% 1994 8 5 13 61.5% 25 14 39 64.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
27 1995 10 9 19 52.6% 23 21 44 52.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1995 4 3 7 57.1% 25 18 43 58.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1996 15 8 23 65.2% 14 19 33 42.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1996 6 9 15 40.0% 18 14 32 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1997 11 12 23 47.8% 18 16 34 52.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1997 0 6 6 0.0% 20 16 36 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1998 2 11 13 15.4% 6 13 19 31.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 7 8 15 46.7% 14 15 29 48.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1999 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 0 5 5 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
32 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 90 108 198 45.5% 211 181 392 53.8% 3 8 11 27.3% 19 32 51 37.3% — 41 51 92 44.6% 188 127 315 59.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 19 24 20.8%

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 445/492 of Javier Sanchez's and 360/414 of Carlos Costa'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 Javier Sanchez Carlos Costa
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 56/64 2.1 1.4 67.2% 66.5% 51.8% 61.6% 50.0% 61.6% 39.1% 1991 22/28 4.3 2.6 51.4% 70.6% 48.5% 57.5% 50.6% 59.8% 44.3%
24 1992 60/65 2.5 2.1 63.4% 67.4% 50.7% 56.3% 42.5% 61.1% 39.1% 1992 52/60 4.4 2.3 53.3% 70.1% 52.9% 58.0% 44.4% 61.9% 43.0%
25 1993 67/70 2.3 2.2 67.0% 67.0% 49.1% 56.7% 41.4% 61.3% 40.9% 1993 59/65 5.1 2.2 55.2% 72.8% 53.9% 56.4% 47.1% 64.2% 43.6%
26 1994 53/58 1.8 2.0 67.2% 66.1% 50.9% 54.1% 44.0% 60.9% 37.2% 1994 51/61 3.9 2.8 55.9% 69.4% 51.0% 52.6% 46.0% 61.0% 42.9%
27 1995 59/65 2.0 2.3 67.4% 65.2% 49.2% 57.9% 43.2% 59.9% 40.3% 1995 47/51 4.1 2.6 57.3% 68.3% 48.0% 53.5% 43.7% 59.4% 41.2%
28 1996 58/63 3.3 3.6 61.9% 68.2% 48.0% 56.4% 40.7% 60.3% 37.7% 1996 40/50 3.2 2.7 55.2% 66.1% 45.5% 47.7% 48.4% 56.9% 43.6%
29 1997 59/68 3.5 3.4 64.5% 67.8% 45.5% 56.2% 47.5% 60.0% 37.8% 1997 37/43 2.6 2.2 58.5% 63.6% 46.6% 52.9% 49.2% 56.6% 40.3%
30 1998 28/34 2.7 2.7 66.3% 63.2% 44.4% 48.1% 42.7% 56.8% 35.0% 1998 42/45 4.4 3.2 55.4% 70.1% 45.9% 55.0% 48.1% 59.5% 41.4%
31 1999 4/4 2.8 3.8 66.7% 65.8% 58.6% 68.1% 32.5% 63.0% 34.8% 1999 10/11 5.4 2.3 55.6% 69.0% 45.1% 41.4% 48.6% 58.6% 38.6%
32 2000 1/1 0.0 0.0 66.7% 62.5% 50.0% 50.0% — 58.3% 28.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 445/652 2.5 2.5 65.6% 66.7% 49.1% 56.5% 43.8% 60.5% 38.6% — 360/439 4.1 2.6 55.4% 69.1% 49.4% 53.9% 46.8% 60.2% 42.4%

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 Javier Sanchez Carlos Costa
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
17 1985 1497 103.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1529 113.1 — — — — — +34 — 62.5% +0.88 1–1 0–2 — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 1597 132.5 — — — — -41 +44 — 48.3% -0.01 2–6 (25%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 1709 130.4 — — — — -96 +8 — 52.8% +0.21 7–4 (64%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.34 1988 1525 111.4 — — — — — +31 — 50.0% -0.10 1–1 — — +0.09
21 1989 1761 145.8 — — — — -108 +35 — 55.9% +0.49 8–6 (57%) 13–7 (65%) — -0.51 1989 1512 107.2 — — — — — +23 — 33.3% -1.56 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — -0.12
22 1990 1692 143.1 — — — — -33 +71 — 50.4% +0.41 7–8 (47%) 10–13 (43%) — +0.21 1990 1555 125.0 — — — — — +67 — 45.5% -0.33 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.64
23 1991 1734 133.1 +0.90 -0.14 1.019 50.5% -24 -3 — 51.9% +0.16 13–10 (57%) 14–9 (61%) — +2.68 1991 1659 134.9 +0.10 +2.53 1.103 52.1% -95 +49 — 54.8% +0.42 6–7 (46%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.42
24 1992 1701 141.0 +0.06 +0.33 1.005 50.0% -24 +61 — 48.2% -0.09 15–13 (54%) 15–15 (50%) — -1.45 1992 1763 151.0 +1.18 +3.78 1.126 52.4% -156 +121 — 61.5% +0.86 6–5 (55%) 12–9 (57%) — -0.98
25 1993 1767 146.2 +1.07 +1.71 1.057 50.8% -82 +89 — 52.0% +0.30 18–10 (64%) 9–16 (36%) — -0.88 1993 1873 154.5 +3.13 +3.68 1.220 53.7% -176 +95 — 64.1% +1.05 10–15 (40%) 12–15 (44%) — +1.77
26 1994 1587 131.9 -0.04 -1.76 0.951 49.1% -72 +143 — 43.9% -0.34 9–9 (50%) 9–14 (39%) — +0.32 1994 1677 142.1 +0.42 +3.28 1.101 51.8% 0 +125 — 56.8% +0.48 9–10 (47%) 15–10 (60%) — +1.72
27 1995 1648 138.8 -0.74 +1.39 1.006 50.1% -51 +35 — 49.1% +0.06 14–13 (52%) 9–14 (39%) — +0.87 1995 1757 144.5 -0.47 +1.82 1.016 50.4% -46 +58 — 54.5% +0.22 11–7 (61%) 12–9 (57%) — -0.98
28 1996 1720 136.2 -0.84 -0.53 0.950 49.0% +41 -92 — 47.4% -0.30 10–8 (56%) 17–9 (65%) — +0.66 1996 1647 138.9 -2.69 +4.11 1.012 50.4% +30 +93 — 49.2% +0.02 9–6 (60%) 4–5 (44%) — -0.10
29 1997 1721 138.7 -0.89 -0.19 0.945 49.0% -19 +37 — 48.5% -0.23 15–9 (63%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.69 1997 1629 132.1 -3.34 +1.11 0.927 48.5% -56 +109 — 47.5% -0.29 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.95
30 1998 1506 121.5 -3.40 -2.39 0.809 45.7% +72 +101 — 32.6% -1.41 2–10 (17%) 6–4 (60%) — -0.63 1998 1571 136.2 -1.98 +2.09 1.021 50.6% +15 +79 — 51.4% +0.16 5–11 (31%) 6–7 (46%) — +0.64
31 1999 1492 110.7 +0.11 -0.81 0.941 49.1% +81 — — 30.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — +0.12 1999 1475 106.0 -1.58 -0.67 0.931 48.2% +34 +99 — 21.4% -1.32 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.13
32 2000 1481 100.7 -0.13 -0.95 0.675 44.1% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1848 142.5 -0.26 0.00 0.978 49.5% -30 +46 — 48.5% -0.05 121–107 (53%) 125–127 (50%) 101.6 +0.07 — 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

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.