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Paul-Henri Mathieu vs Albert Costa H2H: 3-1

Paul-Henri Mathieu holds a 3–1 lead over Albert Costa in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Paul-Henri Mathieu leads 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Paul-Henri Mathieu won the 2005 Stuttgart Open round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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Paul-Henri Mathieu
FRA Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Albert Costa
ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul-Henri Mathieu #56 6-3 6-4 Albert Costa #100 Match data Jul 21, 2005* R32 Stuttgart Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Paul-Henri Mathieu #79 6-1 6-2 Albert Costa #45 Match data Sep 16, 2004* R32 Tiriac Open International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Paul-Henri Mathieu #75 6-4 6-3 Albert Costa #7 Match data Jul 11, 2002* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Albert Costa #18 6-4 7-6(3) Paul-Henri Mathieu #368 Match data Jul 27, 2000* R32 Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Paul-Henri Mathieu #914 #12 2,000 1,961 271 298 47.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Paul-Henri Mathieu Albert Costa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 2–3 40.0% #275 1,487 0 0 1993 2–2 50.0% #221 1,521 0 0
19 2001 0–2 0.0% #150 1,468 0 0 1994 15–18 45.5% #52 1,583 0 0
20 2002 23–14 62.2% #36 1,838 0 2 1995 33–22 60.0% #24 1,759 0 1
21 2003 16–23 41.0% #83 1,683 0 2 1996 47–27 63.5% #13 1,745 0 4
22 2004 9–10 47.4% #123 1,661 0 2 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6
23 2005 26–27 49.1% #46 1,721 0 2 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8
24 2006 23–28 45.1% #55 1,668 0 2 1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11
25 2007 45–23 66.2% #25 1,872 0 4 2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11
26 2008 32–26 55.2% #31 1,772 0 4 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11
27 2009 28–29 49.1% #33 1,752 0 4 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12
28 2010 10–19 34.5% #97 1,740 0 4 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12
29 — — — — — — — 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12
30 2012 14–17 45.2% #58 1,824 0 4 2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,620 1 12
31 2013 6–19 24.0% #129 1,723 0 4 2006 2–2 50.0% #623 1,633 1 12
32 2014 11–17 39.3% #96 1,758 0 4 — — — — — — —
33 2015 7–12 36.8% #95 1,762 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 2016 18–20 47.4% #73 1,686 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 2017 1–9 10.0% #249 1,577 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 2000 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2002 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 0 10 100.0% 1995 1 2 3 33.3% 32 19 51 62.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2003 2 5 7 28.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1996 15 11 26 57.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
22 2004 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2005 12 11 23 52.2% 9 11 20 45.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 2006 9 13 22 40.9% 12 9 21 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2007 22 16 38 57.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
26 2008 22 15 37 59.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2009 16 17 33 48.5% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
28 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2012 7 10 17 41.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — —
31 2013 3 8 11 27.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2006 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2014 7 8 15 46.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 1 7 8 12.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 6 9 15 40.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 127 146 273 46.5% 103 106 209 49.3% 22 32 54 40.7% 19 14 33 57.6% — 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 516/525 of Paul-Henri Mathieu'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 Paul-Henri Mathieu 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%
21 2003 38/39 3.6 3.7 50.2% 70.0% 48.7% 51.2% 42.6% 59.7% 38.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 19/19 5.8 2.9 51.5% 73.7% 52.5% 64.5% 48.1% 63.3% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 53/53 4.2 2.9 54.3% 69.8% 51.7% 53.0% 45.3% 61.6% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 50/51 4.2 2.7 58.3% 70.4% 52.9% 48.9% 45.8% 62.8% 38.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2007 68/68 4.8 2.3 56.0% 73.9% 54.4% 65.2% 46.1% 65.3% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2008 53/58 5.6 2.9 55.7% 73.5% 53.8% 61.1% 42.2% 64.9% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 57/57 5.9 2.4 56.3% 71.4% 50.0% 56.9% 45.0% 62.1% 35.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 28/29 6.3 3.7 54.3% 71.9% 49.8% 63.1% 41.0% 61.7% 33.9% 2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1%
30 2012 31/31 4.9 4.3 52.8% 74.8% 51.2% 58.3% 38.4% 63.6% 36.6% 2005 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7%
31 2013 25/25 5.0 4.2 54.4% 70.0% 47.4% 53.8% 36.3% 59.7% 31.0% 2006 4/4 2.0 2.5 72.4% 60.5% 44.1% 40.4% 35.0% 56.2% 41.7%
32 2014 28/28 4.1 3.1 56.1% 69.4% 54.2% 63.1% 31.0% 62.7% 34.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 19/19 4.9 3.5 56.2% 70.8% 50.0% 64.0% 46.3% 61.4% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 37/38 4.6 4.1 55.5% 70.5% 49.5% 56.4% 42.2% 61.2% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 10/10 4.9 3.5 55.5% 69.2% 45.9% 49.8% 31.7% 58.7% 31.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 516/569 4.9 3.1 55.1% 71.6% 51.5% 57.8% 42.7% 62.5% 36.4% — 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 Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 2000 1488 110.7 — — — — +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — 1–1 — -0.26 1993 1522 107.4 — — — — — +38 — 45.5% -0.36 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.12
19 2001 1469 108.1 — — — — — — — 16.7% -2.33 — 0–1 — -0.28 1994 1583 132.9 — — — — — +66 — 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.06
20 2002 1838 147.8 — — — — -53 -191 — 57.3% +0.70 9–6 (60%) 4–10 (29%) — -2.14 1995 1760 146.1 — — — — -261 +67 — 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.33
21 2003 1683 131.8 -1.76 +0.72 0.955 49.3% +14 +18 -190 43.5% -0.24 7–7 (50%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.87 1996 1745 145.0 — — — — -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) — +2.79
22 2004 1662 129.7 +0.25 -2.44 0.908 49.2% +21 +37 — 54.3% +0.26 1–4 (20%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.94 1997 1819 155.1 — — — — -84 +151 — 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.36
23 2005 1721 146.1 -0.23 +0.35 0.982 49.8% +16 -2 -193 47.6% -0.14 9–5 (64%) 11–5 (69%) — -0.89 1998 1762 150.6 — — — — -117 +288 — 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.41
24 2006 1668 147.1 +0.86 +1.24 1.038 50.8% +21 +99 -189 49.6% +0.30 4–8 (33%) 14–14 (50%) — -1.91 1999 1810 148.6 — — — — -141 +220 — 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.51
25 2007 1872 153.8 +2.35 +3.71 1.160 52.7% -63 +47 -163 63.6% +0.96 12–11 (52%) 15–10 (60%) — -2.62 2000 1761 143.3 — — — — -86 +190 — 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) — +0.03
26 2008 1773 143.5 +1.38 -0.82 0.996 50.1% +50 +54 -52 57.2% +0.50 7–8 (47%) 19–11 (63%) — +1.07 2001 1801 145.2 — — — — -38 +31 — 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.92
27 2009 1753 148.3 -0.53 -1.00 0.933 49.3% +4 +86 -22 48.5% -0.16 12–7 (63%) 10–12 (45%) — -1.11 2002 1796 149.7 — — — — -97 +231 — 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.07
28 2010 1741 140.7 -0.84 -1.55 0.884 48.3% +11 -69 +86 41.9% -0.36 3–6 (33%) 5–10 (33%) — -0.85 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2012 1825 146.0 +0.20 +0.21 1.006 49.9% -18 -70 — 47.6% -0.17 6–7 (46%) 11–9 (55%) — -0.57 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 2013 1724 137.4 -2.54 -3.92 0.769 45.9% +57 -79 +37 31.0% -1.00 2–4 (33%) 2–7 (22%) — -1.74 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 2014 1758 144.7 -0.81 -0.73 0.915 48.9% +44 -70 -10 40.0% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 1762 139.1 -1.11 -0.65 0.930 49.3% -90 +121 — 45.7% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 1687 137.2 -1.65 -0.68 0.944 49.3% -74 +156 +79 47.9% -0.20 6–7 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 1577 115.7 -2.09 -3.20 0.766 45.8% -46 +142 — 24.0% -1.64 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1961 149.5 -0.07 -0.02 0.972 49.8% -2 +23 -67 49.4% +0.05 84–93 (47%) 123–124 (50%) 100.0 -2.08 — 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.