H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC
Marat Safin vs Albert Costa H2H: 1-1
Marat Safin and Albert Costa are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 1–0 on clay, while Albert Costa leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Albert Costa won the 2002 Masters Cup round-robin match 3-6 6-4 6-3.
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RUS
Age 46
Right-Handed
193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1
–
1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2002 | Masters Cup | ATP Finals | RR | Hard | Albert Costa | 3-6 6-4 6-3 | Marat Safin | Match data |
| May 17, 2000* | Hamburg Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Clay | Marat Safin | 7-6(3) 7-6(1) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marat Safin | #61 | #1 | 4,300 | 2,100 | 395 | 247 | 61.5% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 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 | Marat Safin | Albert Costa | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 1997 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #203 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1998 | 16–16 | 50.0% | #49 | 1,664 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #221 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1999 | 36–29 | 55.4% | #24 | 1,775 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #52 | 1,583 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2000 | 69–23 | 75.0% | #2 | 2,060 | 1 | 8 | 1995 | 33–22 | 60.0% | #24 | 1,758 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2001 | 43–23 | 65.2% | #11 | 1,923 | 1 | 10 | 1996 | 46–26 | 63.9% | #13 | 1,750 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | 2002 | 48–23 | 67.6% | #3 | 1,892 | 1 | 11 | 1997 | 40–20 | 66.7% | #19 | 1,830 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | 2003 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #77 | 1,727 | 1 | 11 | 1998 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #14 | 1,759 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | 2004 | 50–21 | 70.4% | #4 | 1,987 | 1 | 14 | 1999 | 40–22 | 64.5% | #18 | 1,810 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | 2005 | 25–11 | 69.4% | #12 | 1,948 | 2 | 15 | 2000 | 29–22 | 56.9% | #26 | 1,779 | 0 | 11 |
| 26 | 2006 | 33–23 | 58.9% | #26 | 1,879 | 2 | 15 | 2001 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #40 | 1,807 | 0 | 11 |
| 27 | 2007 | 21–19 | 52.5% | #56 | 1,756 | 2 | 15 | 2002 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #9 | 1,796 | 1 | 12 |
| 28 | 2008 | 24–23 | 51.1% | #29 | 1,780 | 2 | 15 | 2003 | 23–20 | 53.5% | #25 | 1,767 | 1 | 12 |
| 29 | 2009 | 18–22 | 45.0% | #61 | 1,777 | 2 | 15 | 2004 | 19–22 | 46.3% | #56 | 1,668 | 1 | 12 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2005 | 13–17 | 43.3% | #116 | 1,619 | 1 | 12 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2006 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #623 | 1,631 | 1 | 12 |