Carlos Costa (tennis)

Carles ("Carlos") Costa Masferrer (born 22 April 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Costa turned professional in 1988. He was among the game's leading clay court players in the early 1990s.

Carlos Costa
Full nameCarles Costa Masferrer
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceAndorra
Born (1968-04-22) 22 April 1968
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,134,189
Singles
Career record248–208
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 10 (18 May 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1993)
French Open4R (1992, 1993)
Wimbledon2R (1992, 1993, 1994)
US Open4R (1992)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record78–79
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 40 (18 September 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1993)
French OpenQF (1989)

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. Costa retired in 1999.

In April 2006 he played in the 2006 Seniors Torneo Godó event in Barcelona where he lost to Sergi Bruguera in the final.

Currently Costa works for IMG and is the agent for Rafael Nadal and previously David Nalbandian.

He is not related to his compatriot Albert Costa.

Career finals

Singles: 13 (6 wins – 7 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP Tour (5–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (6–7)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 March 1992 Estoril, Portugal Clay Sergi Bruguera 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–0 Apr 1992 Barcelona, Spain Clay Magnus Gustafsson 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 2–1 Apr 1992 Madrid, Spain Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–7(6–8), 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–2 May 1992 Rome, Italy Clay Jim Courier 6–7(3–7), 0–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Feb 1993 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Thomas Muster 2–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Jul 1993 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Magnus Gustafsson 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
Win 4–3 Nov 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Alberto Berasategui 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–3 Mar 1994 Estoril, Portugal Clay Andrei Medvedev 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Apr 1994 Barcelona, Spain Clay Richard Krajicek 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win 6–4 Aug 1994 San Marino, San Marino Clay Oliver Gross 6–1, 6–3
Loss 6–5 Jun 1995 Oporto, Portugal Clay Alberto Berasategui 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–6 Aug 1995 Umag, Croatia Clay Thomas Muster 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 6–7 Jun 1996 Bologna, Italy Clay Alberto Berasategui 3–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament19861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999Career SRCareer Win-Loss
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 Francesco Cancellotti 6–3, 6–4
2. 2 September 1991 Venice, Italy Clay Alberto Mancini 6–3, 7–5
3. 30 September 1991 Siracusa, Italy Clay Stefano Pescosolido 6–3, 7–6
4. 14 August 1995 Graz, Austria Clay Jiří Novák 6–4, 6–3
5. 31 March 1997 Barletta, Italy Clay Davide Sanguinetti 6–3, 6–2
6. 7 October 1997 Barcelona, Spain Clay Juan Antonio Marín 6–1, 6–4
7. 17 August 1998 Graz, Austria Clay Albert Portas 7–5, 7–6
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