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Kenneth Carlsen vs Albert Costa H2H: 1-3

Albert Costa holds a 3–1 lead over Kenneth Carlsen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Albert Costa leads 2–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Albert Costa won the 1998 Roland Garros round of 128 6-3 6-2 6-2.

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Kenneth Carlsen
DEN Age 53 Left-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Albert Costa
ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Albert Costa #13 6-3 6-2 6-2 Kenneth Carlsen #64 Match data May 27, 1998* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Albert Costa #17 6-3 6-4 Kenneth Carlsen #90 Match data Aug 22, 1997* R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Kenneth Carlsen #73 6-4 7-5 Albert Costa #15 Match data Jul 19, 1996* R16 Washington Open Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Albert Costa #15 6-1 6-7(3) 6-4 Kenneth Carlsen #74 Match data May 15, 1996* R64 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
Kenneth Carlsen #1,158 #41 791 1,754 241 275 46.7% 0 0 0 2 1 3
Albert Costa #669 #6 2,385 2,004 369 265 58.2% 1 1 0 2 8 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 Kenneth Carlsen Albert Costa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1993 2–2 50.0% #221 1,521 0 0
19 1992 10–8 55.6% #69 1,582 0 0 1994 15–18 45.5% #52 1,583 0 0
20 1993 17–27 38.6% #92 1,574 0 0 1995 33–22 60.0% #24 1,759 0 1
21 1994 20–21 48.8% #108 1,625 0 0 1996 47–27 63.5% #13 1,745 0 4
22 1995 25–22 53.2% #72 1,692 0 0 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6
23 1996 19–23 45.2% #73 1,635 0 0 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8
24 1997 24–26 48.0% #75 1,655 0 0 1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11
25 1998 22–23 48.9% #83 1,622 0 1 2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11
26 1999 19–19 50.0% #85 1,658 0 1 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11
27 — — — — — — — 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12
28 2001 9–7 56.2% #153 1,678 0 1 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12
29 2002 16–14 53.3% #65 1,743 0 2 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12
30 2003 13–22 37.1% #108 1,594 0 2 2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,620 1 12
31 2004 15–19 44.1% #84 1,650 0 2 2006 2–2 50.0% #623 1,633 1 12
32 2005 17–25 40.5% #66 1,573 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2006 15–18 45.5% #137 1,597 0 3 — — — — — — —
34 2007 0–1 0.0% #498 1,481 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Kenneth Carlsen Albert 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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1992 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1993 9 14 23 39.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1995 1 2 3 33.3% 32 19 51 62.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1994 10 12 22 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1996 15 11 26 57.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
22 1995 15 10 25 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1996 11 13 24 45.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1997 17 12 29 58.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1998 11 11 22 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1999 12 13 25 48.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
28 2001 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2002 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2003 11 14 25 44.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — —
31 2004 9 12 21 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2006 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2005 13 14 27 48.1% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2006 14 14 28 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 154 156 310 49.7% 10 34 44 22.7% 31 37 68 45.6% 46 48 94 48.9% — 102 106 208 49.0% 257 131 388 66.2% 2 7 9 22.2% 8 21 29 27.6%

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 448/516 of Kenneth Carlsen's and 116/118 of Albert 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 Kenneth Carlsen Albert 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%
19 1992 13/18 8.4 1.8 58.2% 77.8% 54.9% 67.5% 38.7% 68.2% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 41/44 6.8 2.9 55.0% 75.7% 49.6% 51.7% 33.0% 64.2% 34.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1994 36/41 7.2 2.8 57.5% 75.3% 52.1% 65.5% 43.1% 65.2% 34.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1995 42/47 8.8 3.9 57.6% 76.1% 50.6% 65.4% 46.2% 65.2% 34.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1996 32/42 7.9 4.1 58.6% 75.2% 50.8% 66.3% 30.0% 64.9% 34.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1997 39/50 9.0 3.7 56.3% 75.3% 50.4% 65.7% 42.1% 64.4% 35.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1998 32/45 9.4 4.5 54.5% 76.8% 48.7% 66.6% 42.3% 64.1% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1999 33/38 5.9 3.5 59.1% 74.4% 50.3% 58.0% 41.7% 64.6% 37.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2001 13/16 8.9 6.2 55.5% 73.0% 48.1% 62.6% 38.0% 61.9% 37.2% 2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7%
29 2002 25/30 9.7 2.8 59.8% 75.3% 53.2% 75.9% 31.5% 66.6% 34.2% 2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1%
30 2003 34/35 8.3 2.9 58.2% 73.2% 50.2% 51.3% 34.2% 63.3% 34.5% 2005 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7%
31 2004 34/34 7.5 3.1 60.6% 73.0% 49.3% 48.2% 38.9% 63.6% 33.4% 2006 4/4 2.0 2.5 72.4% 60.5% 44.1% 40.4% 35.0% 56.2% 41.7%
32 2005 41/42 6.1 2.7 60.3% 71.4% 47.6% 63.1% 31.3% 61.7% 31.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2006 32/33 7.1 2.1 61.4% 72.6% 50.2% 58.8% 39.9% 64.0% 34.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2007 1/1 13.0 1.0 76.3% 80.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 72.9% 21.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 448/516 7.8 3.3 58.1% 74.6% 50.2% 61.1% 38.0% 64.3% 34.4% — 116/634 4.7 2.4 62.0% 67.7% 50.3% 54.7% 40.6% 60.9% 37.1%

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 Kenneth Carlsen Albert 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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1522 107.4 — — — — — +38 — 45.5% -0.36 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.12
19 1992 1583 123.7 +3.17 -2.70 1.049 50.9% +31 — — 52.4% +0.38 3–1 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — +1.52 1994 1583 132.9 — — — — — +66 — 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.06
20 1993 1575 137.7 +2.19 -2.94 0.967 49.0% +16 -19 +24 41.8% -0.30 3–4 (43%) 4–9 (31%) — -0.66 1995 1760 146.1 — — — — -261 +67 — 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.33
21 1994 1626 135.7 +2.62 -2.80 0.985 49.7% -7 -82 +48 48.0% +0.05 6–3 (67%) 6–12 (33%) — +0.62 1996 1745 145.0 — — — — -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) — +2.79
22 1995 1692 137.1 +2.15 -2.47 0.985 50.1% +25 -113 -61 50.0% +0.01 8–7 (53%) 13–12 (52%) — -0.47 1997 1819 155.1 — — — — -84 +151 — 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.36
23 1996 1635 128.4 +2.08 -2.12 0.993 49.7% +14 -66 -25 47.7% -0.21 6–9 (40%) 11–9 (55%) — +1.61 1998 1762 150.6 — — — — -117 +288 — 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.41
24 1997 1656 129.2 +2.54 -2.10 0.998 50.1% +36 -138 -67 50.0% -0.02 9–12 (43%) 16–15 (52%) — +1.85 1999 1810 148.6 — — — — -141 +220 — 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.51
25 1998 1622 133.7 +1.62 -2.28 0.960 49.4% +55 — -75 49.6% +0.09 9–11 (45%) 8–11 (42%) — +2.63 2000 1761 143.3 — — — — -86 +190 — 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) — +0.03
26 1999 1658 136.2 +1.26 +0.13 1.048 50.7% +21 -163 -30 51.6% +0.05 5–7 (42%) 9–6 (60%) — +1.32 2001 1801 145.2 — — — — -38 +31 — 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.92
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1796 149.7 — — — — -97 +231 — 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.07
28 2001 1679 118.7 +0.30 -0.45 0.975 49.8% -2 — -48 60.5% +0.53 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.81 2003 1766 140.2 +1.04 -0.52 0.975 49.7% -38 +145 — 53.3% +0.12 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) — +0.43
29 2002 1743 133.7 +3.42 -2.03 1.023 50.3% 0 — -100 51.4% +0.04 6–5 (55%) 14–9 (61%) — -0.90 2004 1666 140.3 -0.80 +0.58 0.975 49.6% +12 +168 — 47.6% -0.13 5–8 (38%) 7–11 (39%) — +0.16
30 2003 1594 113.9 +0.36 -2.67 0.941 48.7% +43 -159 -14 41.9% -0.54 7–9 (44%) 11–6 (65%) — +2.57 2005 1621 122.1 -2.00 -1.30 0.884 48.1% +8 +73 — 38.5% -0.75 3–3 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — +0.05
31 2004 1650 124.0 +0.26 -2.15 0.919 48.5% +14 -237 -5 40.7% -0.60 8–4 (67%) 11–7 (61%) — -0.08 2006 1633 114.2 -1.10 -0.27 0.951 48.7% — +74 — 54.5% +0.18 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.35
32 2005 1573 117.9 -1.06 -3.54 0.828 46.7% +32 -220 +37 38.1% -1.00 8–4 (67%) 15–12 (56%) — +1.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2006 1598 132.6 +0.39 -1.27 0.954 49.1% +53 — — 41.8% -0.23 8–4 (67%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2007 1481 95.8 -0.84 -0.44 0.782 45.6% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1754 134.8 +1.46 -2.20 0.965 49.4% +26 -127 -28 46.8% -0.17 88–83 (51%) 132–124 (52%) 104.2 +2.42 — 2005 150.8 -0.47 -0.32 0.950 49.2% -89 +157 -169 55.7% +0.39 110–90 (55%) 109–110 (50%) 99.9 -0.10

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.