H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Thomas Muster vs Albert Costa H2H: 5-1

Thomas Muster holds a 5–1 lead over Albert Costa in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Thomas Muster leads 5–1 on clay. Most recently, Thomas Muster won the 1998 Estoril Open quarterfinal 6-4 6-4.

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Thomas Muster
AUT Age 58 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Albert Costa
ESP Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Thomas Muster #30 6-4 6-4 Albert Costa #21 Match data Apr 11, 1998* QF Estoril Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Thomas Muster #2 6-3 3-6 6-4 Albert Costa #15 Match data May 19, 1996* SF Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Thomas Muster #2 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 Albert Costa #16 Match data Apr 29, 1996* F Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Albert Costa #27 4-6 6-4 7-6(3) 2-6 6-4 Thomas Muster #3 Match data Aug 6, 1995* F Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Thomas Muster #5 6-2 3-6 6-7(6) 7-5 6-2 Albert Costa #36 Match data Jun 9, 1995* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Thomas Muster #17 6-4 6-2 Albert Costa #58 Match data Apr 9, 1995* F Estoril Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Thomas Muster #1,092 #1 4,474 2,165 590 268 68.8% 1 8 0 4 31 44
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 Thomas Muster Albert Costa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1984 2–2 50.0% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 9–8 52.9% #98 1,612 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1986 18–16 52.9% #47 1,741 0 1 1993 2–2 50.0% #221 1,521 0 0
19 1987 22–16 57.9% #56 1,753 0 1 1994 15–18 45.5% #52 1,583 0 0
20 1988 47–16 74.6% #16 1,915 0 5 1995 33–22 60.0% #24 1,759 0 1
21 1989 18–10 64.3% #21 1,867 0 5 1996 47–27 63.5% #13 1,745 0 4
22 1990 45–17 72.6% #7 1,861 0 8 1997 40–20 66.7% #19 1,819 0 6
23 1991 30–18 62.5% #35 1,835 0 10 1998 47–26 64.4% #14 1,761 0 8
24 1992 39–23 62.9% #18 1,783 0 13 1999 40–22 64.5% #18 1,810 0 11
25 1993 77–21 78.6% #9 1,953 0 20 2000 29–23 55.8% #26 1,761 0 11
26 1994 54–26 67.5% #16 1,832 0 23 2001 27–22 55.1% #40 1,801 0 11
27 1995 84–17 83.2% #3 2,005 1 35 2002 32–22 59.3% #9 1,795 1 12
28 1996 65–21 75.6% #5 1,927 1 42 2003 23–20 53.5% #25 1,766 1 12
29 1997 43–23 65.2% #9 1,823 1 44 2004 19–22 46.3% #56 1,666 1 12
30 1998 32–20 61.5% #25 1,801 1 44 2005 13–17 43.3% #116 1,620 1 12
31 1999 5–11 31.2% #189 1,675 1 44 2006 2–2 50.0% #623 1,633 1 12
42 2010 0–1 0.0% #980 1,656 1 44 — — — — — — —
43 2011 0–2 0.0% #1075 1,608 1 44 — — — — — — —

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 Thomas Muster 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 %
16 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1 5 6 16.7% 17 10 27 63.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 39 9 48 81.3% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1995 1 2 3 33.3% 32 19 51 62.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1996 15 11 26 57.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
22 1990 10 2 12 83.3% 31 10 41 75.6% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1991 2 3 5 40.0% 28 13 41 68.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1998 12 13 25 48.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1992 7 5 12 58.3% 30 13 43 69.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 30 9 39 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1993 18 7 25 72.0% 55 10 65 84.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2000 12 13 25 48.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1994 18 10 28 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 17 12 29 58.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1995 9 6 15 60.0% 65 3 68 95.6% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% 2002 7 11 18 38.9% 25 8 33 75.8% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
28 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 46 4 50 92.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 7 9 22.2% 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1997 27 8 35 77.1% 8 8 16 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1998 11 7 18 61.1% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — —
31 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
42 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 85 231 63.2% 397 128 525 75.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 41 46 87 47.1% — 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 527/612 of Thomas Muster'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 Thomas Muster 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%
23 1991 42/48 1.0 1.5 73.3% 62.9% 51.5% 61.3% 49.1% 59.6% 44.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1992 52/62 2.0 1.9 66.2% 66.6% 53.3% 60.0% 44.4% 61.5% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1993 92/98 2.8 2.5 61.6% 71.7% 57.7% 62.0% 46.4% 66.1% 43.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 68/80 4.0 3.5 58.1% 71.4% 54.0% 56.3% 46.4% 63.9% 41.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 86/101 3.1 2.5 59.5% 71.9% 54.7% 56.6% 54.3% 64.8% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 71/86 3.2 2.3 59.3% 72.1% 53.3% 67.9% 45.7% 64.4% 43.4% 2003 41/43 5.9 2.7 59.8% 70.0% 51.6% 59.1% 40.0% 62.4% 36.7%
29 1997 57/66 4.2 2.3 56.8% 73.4% 53.1% 65.8% 49.9% 64.4% 38.4% 2004 41/41 5.3 2.2 59.9% 67.9% 50.4% 51.2% 41.3% 60.9% 38.1%
30 1998 44/52 3.0 2.1 59.0% 69.3% 52.9% 59.8% 46.5% 62.1% 40.5% 2005 30/30 2.4 2.1 66.6% 65.4% 49.2% 55.5% 41.3% 59.6% 35.7%
31 1999 12/16 2.7 2.9 61.9% 62.8% 52.0% 61.2% 27.2% 58.1% 34.2% 2006 4/4 2.0 2.5 72.4% 60.5% 44.1% 40.4% 35.0% 56.2% 41.7%
42 2010 1/1 5.0 2.0 60.6% 62.5% 61.5% 66.7% — 62.1% 21.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 2/2 3.0 3.0 60.5% 55.9% 29.0% 35.3% 29.2% 45.6% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 527/858 3.0 2.4 61.2% 70.2% 54.1% 61.0% 47.4% 63.6% 42.3% — 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 Thomas Muster 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
16 1984 1533 117.1 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1612 126.8 — — — — — +22 — 50.0% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1741 147.7 — — — — -223 +71 — 54.8% +0.44 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.90 1993 1522 107.4 — — — — — +38 — 45.5% -0.36 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.12
19 1987 1754 137.1 — — — — -95 +27 — 55.2% +0.25 9–5 (64%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.14 1994 1583 132.9 — — — — — +66 — 40.5% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.06
20 1988 1916 160.0 — — — — -207 +120 — 67.1% +1.44 12–2 (86%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96 1995 1760 146.1 — — — — -261 +67 — 61.1% +0.65 8–10 (44%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.33
21 1989 1868 141.2 — — — — -42 +130 — 64.5% +0.91 3–4 (43%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.55 1996 1745 145.0 — — — — -165 +221 -169 58.8% +0.76 17–10 (63%) 12–19 (39%) — +2.79
22 1990 1862 152.4 — — — — -32 +106 — 65.8% +0.93 13–4 (76%) 14–5 (74%) — +0.89 1997 1819 155.1 — — — — -84 +151 — 64.4% +0.93 4–8 (33%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.36
23 1991 1836 142.4 -0.24 +3.28 1.088 51.7% -95 +121 — 58.8% +0.61 12–9 (57%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.44 1998 1762 150.6 — — — — -117 +288 — 60.8% +0.70 14–7 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.41
24 1992 1783 142.2 +0.70 +1.68 1.059 50.8% -81 +156 — 56.4% +0.48 16–5 (76%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.43 1999 1810 148.6 — — — — -141 +220 — 60.4% +0.68 13–6 (68%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.51
25 1993 1954 154.4 +4.84 +4.04 1.280 54.2% -117 +137 — 71.5% +1.48 17–7 (71%) 16–17 (48%) — +2.71 2000 1761 143.3 — — — — -86 +190 — 53.8% +0.47 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) — +0.03
26 1994 1832 152.5 +2.55 +2.88 1.158 52.7% +6 +172 — 65.5% +1.10 15–12 (56%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.94 2001 1801 145.2 — — — — -38 +31 — 53.0% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.92
27 1995 2006 162.1 +3.78 +6.50 1.294 54.8% -159 +281 — 75.0% +1.55 20–9 (69%) 27–8 (77%) — -0.55 2002 1796 149.7 — — — — -97 +231 — 56.1% +0.31 12–6 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.07
28 1996 1928 153.9 +2.83 +4.89 1.219 53.6% -136 +345 -340 71.6% +1.36 15–5 (75%) 19–9 (68%) — +1.60 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 1997 1824 152.8 +2.58 +1.22 1.077 51.5% +70 +208 -208 61.7% +0.64 12–9 (57%) 17–10 (63%) — -0.07 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 1998 1801 149.6 +0.50 +1.96 1.068 51.4% +43 +123 — 56.8% +0.65 11–3 (79%) 3–8 (27%) — -1.16 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 1999 1676 130.2 -0.85 -2.23 0.815 47.0% +114 +110 — 35.0% -0.85 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.42 2006 1633 114.2 -1.10 -0.27 0.951 48.7% — +74 — 54.5% +0.18 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.35
42 2010 1656 99.5 -1.45 +0.41 0.576 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 1609 96.4 -3.83 -0.41 0.661 41.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2165 156.5 +2.51 +3.47 1.162 52.7% -56 +164 -287 64.1% +0.95 164–84 (66%) 161–108 (60%) 106.5 -0.06 — 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.