Carbonell v Costa

ATP Tour career

Tomas CarbonellSpain415 games · 1986–1999Most first serve in %Carlos CostaSpain447 games · 1988–1999Most titlesMost aces

Lineball analyst2–13

Carlos Costa takes it, 13–2 on categories

Costa wins on titles. Carbonell’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Carbonell 415 matches, Costa 447 matches.

Costa has 7 titles (one every 25 matches) to Carbonell’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
Carbonell has the better first serve in %: 67.1 to Costa’s 55.5.
Costa averages 4.1 aces a match to Carbonell’s 2.6 (53% more).
Winners’ edge: Costa’s team won 54%, Carbonell’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): 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.

0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
67.1First serve in %55.5
64.5First-serve points won %69.3
55.5Break points saved %55.7
41.3Return points won %41.6
2.6823 total · best 26Acesper game4.11,709 total · best 16

Head to head

26 matches
since 19894

Clay · 6 matchesCarbonell 2Costa 4

Last meetings

17 July 1995 · Stuttgart Outdoor · Round of 16 · ClayCarbonell won 6-3 6-2
10 July 1995 · Bastad · Quarterfinal · ClayCosta won 7-5 7-5
26 Sept 1994 · Palermo · Round of 32 · ClayCosta won 6-1 6-4
4 Apr 1994 · Barcelona · Quarterfinal · ClayCosta won 6-1 6-3
27 Sept 1993 · Palermo · Round of 32 · ClayCosta won 6-2 6-4
14 Aug 1989 · St. Vincent · Round of 32 · ClayCarbonell won 5-7 6-3 6-2

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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