H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 19:16 UTC

Nicolas Lapentti vs Carlos Costa H2H: 4-1

Nicolas Lapentti holds a 4–1 lead over Carlos Costa in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Lapentti leads 3–1 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicolas Lapentti won the 1998 Santiago third round 4-6 6-3 6-3.

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Nicolas Lapentti
ECU Age 49 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Carlos Costa
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 12, 1998* Santiago ATP 250 R32 Clay Nicolas Lapentti #99 4-6 6-3 6-3 Carlos Costa #65 Match data
Aug 27, 1998* Boston ATP 250 R32 Hard Nicolas Lapentti #57 6-7(8) 6-4 7-5 Carlos Costa #49 Match data
Nov 1, 1997* Bogota ATP 250 QF Clay Nicolas Lapentti #83 7-5 4-6 6-3 Carlos Costa #61 Match data
Jun 12, 1997* Bologna ATP 250 R32 Clay Nicolas Lapentti #91 6-4 3-1 (ret.) Carlos Costa #87 Match data
May 1, 1997* Prague ATP 250 R32 Clay Carlos Costa #91 2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) Nicolas Lapentti #113 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
Nicolas Lapentti #885 #6 2,293 1,935 282 280 50.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Carlos Costa #1,297 #10 1,663 1,960 237 201 54.1% 0 0 0 0 6 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 Nicolas Lapentti Carlos Costa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1995 5–0 100.0% #109 1,594 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1996 11–19 36.7% #121 1,576 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1997 17–18 48.6% #63 1,660 0 1 1988 2–2 50.0% #243 1,524 0 0
21 1998 16–29 35.6% #90 1,596 0 1 1989 2–5 28.6% #201 1,512 0 0
22 1999 52–24 68.4% #8 1,883 0 3 1990 6–8 42.9% #151 1,554 0 0
23 2000 40–28 58.8% #24 1,755 0 3 1991 15–13 53.6% #55 1,659 0 0
24 2001 30–22 57.7% #23 1,837 0 4 1992 39–21 65.0% #14 1,761 0 2
25 2002 32–27 54.2% #29 1,714 0 5 1993 42–23 64.6% #26 1,872 0 4
26 2003 20–22 47.6% #57 1,697 0 5 1994 35–26 57.4% #27 1,675 0 6
27 2004 7–14 33.3% #122 1,600 0 5 1995 29–22 56.9% #31 1,756 0 6
28 2005 9–16 36.0% #95 1,579 0 5 1996 25–24 51.0% #61 1,659 0 6
29 2006 12–9 57.1% #67 1,682 0 5 1997 20–23 46.5% #56 1,629 0 6
30 2007 10–14 41.7% #109 1,611 0 5 1998 21–24 46.7% #67 1,570 0 6
31 2008 14–17 45.2% #86 1,658 0 5 1999 1–10 9.1% #472 1,474 0 6
32 2009 6–14 30.0% #97 1,668 0 5 — — — — — — —
33 2010 1–7 12.5% #447 1,582 0 5 — — — — — — —