Carlos Costa (tennis)
Carles ("Carlos") Costa Masferrer (born 22 April 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He was among the game's leading clay court players in the early 1990s.
Full name | Carles Costa Masferrer |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Andorra |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 22 April 1968
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,134,189 |
Singles | |
Career record | 248–208 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (18 May 1992) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1993) |
French Open | 4R (1992, 1993) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1992, 1993, 1994) |
US Open | 4R (1992) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 78–79 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (18 September 1989) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1993) |
French Open | QF (1989) |
Costa turned professional in 1988. Costa was runner-up at the 1992 Italian Open, and reached the fourth round at that year's French Open and US Open. In May 1992, he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 10.
Currently Costa works for IMG and is the agent for Rafael Nadal and David Nalbandian. In April 2006 he played in the 2006 Seniors Torneo Godó event in Barcelona in which he lost to Sergi Bruguera in the final.
He is not related to his compatriot Albert Costa.
Career finals
Singles: 13 (6 wins – 7 losses)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | March 1992 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Loss | 2–1 | Apr 1992 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 1992 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 1993 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 1993 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 1993 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–3 | Mar 1994 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–4 | Apr 1994 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
Win | 6–4 | Aug 1994 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–5 | Jun 1995 | Oporto, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | Aug 1995 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 6–7 | Jun 1996 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 12–9 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 25 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | N/A | 25–25 |
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | Not MS1 Before 1990 |
A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | QF | LQ | LQ | A | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | |||
Key Biscayne | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | ||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 12–7 | ||||
Rome | A | 1R | F | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | ||||
Hamburg | A | A | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | ||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||||
Paris | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | ||||
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 38 | N/A | |||
Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 0–0 | 0–1 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–5 | 7–5 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | N/A | 41–38 | |||
Year End Ranking | 870 | 638 | 243 | 201 | 151 | 55 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 61 | 56 | 67 | 470 | N/A |
Career ITF finals
Singles
- Wins (7)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
1. | 2 April 1990 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
2. | 2 September 1991 | Venice, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
3. | 30 September 1991 | Siracusa, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6 |
4. | 14 August 1995 | Graz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
5. | 31 March 1997 | Barletta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
6. | 7 October 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
7. | 17 August 1998 | Graz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6 |
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