Costa v Sanchez

ATP Tour career

Carlos CostaSpain447 games · 1988–1999Most titlesMost aces Javier SanchezSpain657 games · 1985–2000Most first serve in %

Lineball analyst12–3

Carlos Costa takes it, 12–3 on categories

Costa wins on titles. Sanchez’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Costa 447 matches, Sanchez 657 matches.

Costa has 7 titles (one every 25 matches) to Sanchez’s 4 titles (one every 50 matches).
Sanchez has the better first serve in %: 65.6 to Costa’s 55.5.
Costa averages 4.1 aces a match to Sanchez’s 2.5 (63% more).
Longevity: Sanchez has 657 matches across 16 seasons, Costa 447 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.07 total · best 1Titlesper game0.04 total · best 1
55.5First serve in %65.6
69.3First-serve points won %66.9
55.7Break points saved %57.1
41.6Return points won %38.9
4.11,709 total · best 16Acesper game2.51,216 total · best 15

Head to head

37 matches
since 19904

Clay · 4 matchesCosta 2Sanchez 2
Carpet · 2 matchesCosta 0Sanchez 2
Hard · 1 matchCosta 1Sanchez 0

Last meetings

12 Jan 1998 · Auckland · Round of 16 · HardCosta won 6-0 6-1
4 Aug 1997 · San Marino · Quarterfinal · ClayCosta won 6-3 6-3
24 Feb 1997 · Milan · Round of 32 · CarpetSanchez won 4-6 6-3 6-2
26 July 1993 · Hilversum · Semifinal · ClayCosta won 7-6(5) 6-1
3 Feb 1992 · Milan · Round of 32 · CarpetSanchez won 7-5 3-6 7-6(5)
30 July 1990 · Kitzbuhel · Round of 32 · ClaySanchez won 6-4 3-6 6-0
30 Apr 1990 · Madrid · Round of 16 · ClaySanchez won 7-5 6-2

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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