H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Jim Courier vs Carlos Costa H2H: 2-1

Jim Courier holds a 2–1 lead over Carlos Costa in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jim Courier leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jim Courier won the 1996 Philadelphia round of 16 7-6(5) 6-4.

USA Age 56 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 1
3 main draw meetings
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jim Courier #7 7-6(5) 6-4 Carlos Costa #32 Match data Mar 1, 1996* R16 Philadelphia Championship Series modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Carlos Costa #34 7-6(6) 6-3 Jim Courier #11 Match data Mar 9, 1995* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jim Courier #1 7-6(3) 6-0 6-4 Carlos Costa #10 Match data May 18, 1992* F Italian Open Masters 1000 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
Jim Courier #728 #1 3,973 2,216 489 223 68.7% 4 5 0 5 9 23
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 Jim Courier Carlos Costa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1987 0–2 0.0% #346 1,483 0 0
17 1988 21–15 58.3% #43 1,712 0 0
18 1989 30–18 62.5% #24 1,879 0 1
19 1990 39–21 65.0% #25 1,862 0 1
20 1991 57–17 77.0% #2 2,049 1 4 1988 2–2 50.0% #243 1,524 0 0
21 1992 68–16 81.0% #1 2,074 3 9 1989 2–5 28.6% #201 1,512 0 0
22 1993 58–17 77.3% #3 1,959 4 14 1990 6–8 42.9% #151 1,555 0 0
23 1994 43–19 69.4% #13 1,890 4 14 1991 15–13 53.6% #55 1,659 0 0
24 1995 59–20 74.7% #8 1,989 4 18 1992 39–21 65.0% #14 1,763 0 2
25 1996 28–17 62.2% #26 1,852 4 19 1993 42–23 64.6% #26 1,873 0 4
26 1997 34–19 64.2% #21 1,827 4 22 1994 35–26 57.4% #27 1,677 0 6
27 1998 19–17 52.8% #77 1,737 4 23 1995 29–22 56.9% #31 1,756 0 6
28 1999 29–20 59.2% #32 1,795 4 23 1996 25–25 50.0% #61 1,647 0 6
29 2000 4–5 44.4% #290 1,737 4 23 1997 20–23 46.5% #56 1,629 0 6
30 1998 21–24 46.7% #67 1,570 0 6
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 Jim Courier 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 %
16 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1988 12 10 22 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
18 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 1990 16 8 24 66.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
20 1991 37 8 45 82.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1988 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1992 36 6 42 85.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1989 2 5 7 28.6%
22 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 12 1 13 92.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1 6 7 14.3% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1994 17 8 25 68.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6%
24 1995 49 12 61 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1992 4 5 9 44.4% 33 10 43 76.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
25 1996 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1993 7 5 12 58.3% 32 13 45 71.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 1997 26 10 36 72.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1994 8 5 13 61.5% 25 14 39 64.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
27 1998 6 8 14 42.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1995 4 3 7 57.1% 25 18 43 58.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1999 14 12 26 53.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1996 6 9 15 40.0% 18 14 32 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2000 4 5 9 44.4% 1997 0 6 6 0.0% 20 16 36 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1998 7 8 15 46.7% 14 15 29 48.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1999 0 5 5 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
Career 285 114 399 71.4% 108 45 153 70.6% 26 17 43 60.5% 70 47 117 59.8% 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 473/566 of Jim Courier'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 Jim Courier 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%
20 1991 60/74 5.4 2.2 63.3% 73.8% 56.0% 62.7% 44.2% 67.4% 41.3% —/—
21 1992 69/84 5.3 2.4 60.8% 77.6% 55.0% 64.3% 45.3% 68.7% 41.7% —/—
22 1993 61/75 4.9 2.7 60.8% 75.1% 56.5% 67.7% 45.3% 67.9% 41.7% —/—
23 1994 54/62 4.1 2.5 61.6% 75.3% 53.5% 59.7% 45.0% 66.8% 40.8% 1991 22/28 4.3 2.6 51.4% 70.6% 48.5% 57.5% 50.6% 59.8% 44.3%
24 1995 66/79 5.4 2.9 62.0% 75.7% 54.4% 67.1% 47.4% 67.5% 40.1% 1992 52/60 4.4 2.3 53.3% 70.1% 52.9% 58.0% 44.4% 61.9% 43.0%
25 1996 40/45 5.9 3.2 60.1% 74.7% 53.8% 57.4% 43.4% 66.6% 39.6% 1993 59/65 5.1 2.2 55.2% 72.8% 53.9% 56.4% 47.1% 64.2% 43.6%
26 1997 43/53 4.8 3.0 59.8% 73.7% 52.8% 54.7% 45.2% 65.1% 38.2% 1994 51/61 3.9 2.8 55.9% 69.4% 51.0% 52.6% 46.0% 61.0% 42.9%
27 1998 31/36 4.9 2.2 64.3% 71.9% 52.8% 60.1% 36.6% 64.9% 36.9% 1995 47/51 4.1 2.6 57.3% 68.3% 48.0% 53.5% 43.7% 59.4% 41.2%
28 1999 41/49 6.0 2.5 66.0% 75.0% 55.7% 62.7% 39.4% 68.4% 36.5% 1996 40/50 3.2 2.7 55.2% 66.1% 45.5% 47.7% 48.4% 56.9% 43.6%
29 2000 8/9 6.3 2.8 59.3% 72.8% 52.6% 60.6% 42.6% 64.7% 34.7% 1997 37/43 2.6 2.2 58.5% 63.6% 46.6% 52.9% 49.2% 56.6% 40.3%
30 —/— 1998 42/45 4.4 3.2 55.4% 70.1% 45.9% 55.0% 48.1% 59.5% 41.4%
31 —/— 1999 10/11 5.4 2.3 55.6% 69.0% 45.1% 41.4% 48.6% 58.6% 38.6%
Career 473/712 5.2 2.6 61.9% 75.0% 54.6% 62.5% 44.1% 67.2% 39.9% 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 Jim Courier 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
16 1987 1484 102.3 20.0% -2.60 0–1 -0.12
17 1988 1712 137.9 +4 -126 58.0% +0.40 5–6 (45%) 9–2 (82%) -0.43
18 1989 1879 152.8 -3 -151 59.7% +0.64 7–10 (41%) 12–7 (63%) -3.51
19 1990 1863 156.8 +8 -32 -251 63.3% +1.10 8–8 (50%) 9–9 (50%) -0.68
20 1991 2049 168.0 +6.14 +3.91 1.266 54.2% +16 -86 -347 71.0% +1.28 14–5 (74%) 12–9 (57%) -2.20 1988 1525 111.4 +31 50.0% -0.10 1–1 +0.09
21 1992 2075 169.6 +6.83 +4.55 1.332 54.9% +17 +15 -351 74.4% +1.70 12–5 (71%) 24–11 (69%) -1.89 1989 1512 107.2 +23 33.3% -1.56 2–2 (50%) 1–0 -0.12
22 1993 1959 164.0 +6.33 +3.71 1.299 54.3% -24 +192 -55 73.5% +1.61 9–7 (56%) 15–12 (56%) -1.11 1990 1555 125.0 +67 45.5% -0.33 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) -0.64
23 1994 1890 155.5 +5.14 +2.68 1.228 53.4% +9 +222 -1 66.7% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 10–13 (43%) +0.52 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 1995 1990 160.9 +5.29 +3.10 1.233 53.6% +22 +69 -186 71.5% +1.26 10–8 (56%) 26–14 (65%) -0.63 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 1996 1852 152.7 +4.18 +1.56 1.183 52.8% +59 +140 -53 60.7% +0.83 4–7 (36%) 12–11 (52%) -0.33 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 1997 1828 150.6 +2.66 +1.74 1.095 51.4% +66 +101 -50 62.0% +0.60 8–11 (42%) 12–10 (55%) -1.90 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 1998 1737 137.2 +2.52 -1.01 1.053 50.7% +53 +134 51.1% +0.11 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) +0.91 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 1999 1795 135.6 +4.87 -0.80 1.155 52.2% -5 +9 -45 56.8% +0.45 12–5 (71%) 20–11 (65%) +0.59 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 2000 1737 117.5 +0.53 -1.12 0.982 49.4% -2 48.0% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) +0.33 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 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 1475 106.0 -1.58 -0.67 0.931 48.2% +34 +99 21.4% -1.32 0–3 (0%) 1–1 +0.13
Career 2217 162.1 +5.11 +2.51 1.217 53.3% +16 +52 -127 65.7% +1.03 104–89 (54%) 174–120 (59%) 100.1 -1.47 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.