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

Mark Philippoussis vs Albert Costa H2H: 1-0

Mark Philippoussis holds a 1–0 lead over Albert Costa in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mark Philippoussis leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mark Philippoussis won the 1997 Swiss Indoors round of 32 7-6(3) 6-3.

AUS Age 49 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
1 0
1 main draw meetings
ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mark Philippoussis #21 7-6(3) 6-3 Albert Costa #19 Match data Oct 2, 1997* R32 Swiss Indoors World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Mark Philippoussis #1,115 #8 2,296 2,010 291 193 60.1% 0 1 0 2 8 11
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 Mark Philippoussis Albert Costa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1994 1–3 25.0% #274 1,492 0 0
18 1995 25–17 59.5% #38 1,765 0 0 1993 2–2 50.0% #221 1,521 0 0
19 1996 33–23 58.9% #30 1,840 0 1 1994 15–18 45.5% #52 1,583 0 0
20 1997 43–18 70.5% #18 1,854 0 4 1995 33–22 60.0% #24 1,759 0 1
21 1998 31–19 62.0% #15 1,908 0 5 1996 47–27 63.5% #13 1,745 0 4
22 1999 30–15 66.7% #19 1,890 0 7 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6
23 2000 42–22 65.6% #11 1,894 0 8 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8
24 2001 10–8 55.6% #104 1,804 0 9 1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11
25 2002 14–14 50.0% #80 1,772 0 9 2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11
26 2003 34–18 65.4% #9 1,881 0 10 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11
27 2004 8–16 33.3% #109 1,649 0 10 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12
28 2005 9–11 45.0% #171 1,655 0 10 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12
29 2006 11–9 55.0% #114 1,731 0 11 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12
30 2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,620 1 12
31 2006 2–2 50.0% #623 1,633 1 12

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 Mark Philippoussis 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 %
17 1994 1 3 4 25.0%
18 1995 12 9 21 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 1993 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1996 25 12 37 67.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1997 20 9 29 69.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1995 1 2 3 33.3% 32 19 51 62.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1998 20 11 31 64.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 15 11 26 57.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
22 1999 20 7 27 74.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2000 28 13 41 68.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 2001 9 7 16 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2002 7 7 14 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 2003 24 12 36 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% 0 3 3 0.0%
28 2005 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2006 3 7 10 30.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 10 12 22 45.5%
31 2006 2 2 4 50.0%
Career 178 115 293 60.8% 35 35 70 50.0% 48 22 70 68.6% 30 21 51 58.8% 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 422/484 of Mark Philippoussis'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 Mark Philippoussis 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%
17 1994 4/4 6.0 4.0 58.1% 64.9% 40.4% 42.4% 25.4% 54.8% 35.0% —/—
18 1995 41/42 11.9 4.9 58.5% 79.7% 48.8% 70.4% 41.4% 66.6% 36.6% —/—
19 1996 45/56 14.1 5.9 59.0% 81.0% 47.5% 63.5% 37.3% 67.2% 36.5% —/—
20 1997 56/61 13.8 5.6 58.7% 79.5% 51.7% 61.7% 42.5% 68.0% 32.9% —/—
21 1998 41/50 12.6 5.0 58.5% 78.7% 49.7% 59.9% 40.0% 66.8% 35.5% —/—
22 1999 33/45 14.3 4.8 57.4% 80.6% 49.5% 63.7% 39.4% 67.4% 34.9% —/—
23 2000 49/64 15.6 5.5 56.0% 81.4% 52.4% 59.2% 40.4% 68.7% 34.9% —/—
24 2001 16/18 16.4 3.8 56.8% 79.7% 51.0% 64.7% 34.2% 67.4% 35.1% —/—
25 2002 24/28 16.2 6.6 55.5% 79.7% 53.3% 64.7% 46.2% 67.8% 35.4% —/—
26 2003 51/52 14.7 4.9 56.1% 79.7% 50.9% 65.8% 51.6% 67.1% 34.4% —/—
27 2004 23/24 12.5 5.3 56.8% 77.3% 45.9% 57.2% 39.6% 63.7% 33.2% —/—
28 2005 19/20 12.2 4.5 62.8% 77.2% 49.4% 56.6% 34.3% 66.7% 31.2% 2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7%
29 2006 20/20 14.0 4.9 55.3% 79.7% 48.8% 59.4% 34.5% 66.0% 33.4% 2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1%
30 —/— 2005 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7%
31 —/— 2006 4/4 2.0 2.5 72.4% 60.5% 44.1% 40.4% 35.0% 56.2% 41.7%
Career 422/484 13.9 5.2 57.6% 79.6% 50.0% 62.5% 41.0% 67.0% 34.7% 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 Mark Philippoussis 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
17 1994 1492 104.4 -1.87 -2.04 0.773 44.9% +22 20.0% -2.10 1–0 +0.05
18 1995 1766 149.6 +4.26 -1.00 1.098 51.6% +23 -186 -194 55.4% +0.51 9–5 (64%) 13–11 (54%) -0.34 1993 1522 107.4 +38 45.5% -0.36 2–1 (67%) 1–1 +0.12
19 1996 1840 149.6 +4.59 -0.57 1.113 52.1% +22 -218 -226 57.1% +0.49 9–7 (56%) 19–13 (59%) +1.05 1994 1583 132.9 +66 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) +0.06
20 1997 1854 146.5 +5.16 -3.42 1.028 50.7% -13 -55 -123 60.3% +0.36 17–3 (85%) 23–13 (64%) -0.04 1995 1760 146.1 -261 +67 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) +0.33
21 1998 1908 152.3 +4.61 -1.16 1.069 51.2% -5 -126 -84 60.1% +0.49 7–9 (44%) 14–12 (54%) -1.16 1996 1745 145.0 -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) +2.79
22 1999 1890 149.4 +4.70 -0.77 1.068 51.3% +38 -161 -21 61.6% +0.54 12–10 (55%) 16–11 (59%) -1.51 1997 1819 155.1 -84 +151 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) -1.36
23 2000 1895 148.6 +5.41 -1.43 1.113 51.6% +21 -144 +61 60.9% +0.61 14–8 (64%) 26–20 (57%) -0.59 1998 1762 150.6 -117 +288 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) -0.41
24 2001 1804 130.5 +3.11 -1.38 1.076 51.5% +5 58.7% +0.48 3–7 (30%) 5–7 (42%) +0.83 1999 1810 148.6 -141 +220 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) -1.51
25 2002 1772 147.8 +3.64 -0.25 1.099 51.6% +15 -59 +179 50.0% +0.35 5–3 (63%) 8–16 (33%) -2.36 2000 1761 143.3 -86 +190 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) +0.03
26 2003 1882 149.2 +4.49 -1.14 1.047 50.9% -35 -127 +200 60.7% +0.48 10–4 (71%) 17–12 (59%) -2.84 2001 1801 145.2 -38 +31 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) -0.92
27 2004 1650 118.2 +0.10 -2.14 0.915 48.5% -8 +49 +352 41.5% -0.52 2–4 (33%) 5–9 (36%) +0.80 2002 1796 149.7 -97 +231 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) -0.07
28 2005 1656 122.6 +1.88 -3.91 0.939 49.2% -52 +334 48.9% -0.15 2–4 (33%) 7–7 (50%) -0.33 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 2006 1732 128.9 +2.70 -1.85 0.984 49.8% -151 +285 49.1% -0.04 5–2 (71%) 5–4 (56%) -1.13 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 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 2006 1633 114.2 -1.10 -0.27 0.951 48.7% +74 54.5% +0.18 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.35
38 2015 1708 98.7
Career 2011 151.8 +4.10 -1.55 1.052 50.9% 0 -124 +113 57.0% +0.37 96–66 (59%) 158–135 (54%) 104.5 -1.58 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.