Carlos Costa (tennis)


Carles Costa Masferrer is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He was among the game's leading clay court players in the early 1990s.
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)


ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0March 1992Estoril, PortugalClay Sergi Bruguera4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win2–0Apr 1992Barcelona, SpainClay Magnus Gustafsson6–4, 7–6, 6–4
Loss2–1Apr 1992Madrid, SpainClay Sergi Bruguera6–7, 2–6, 2–6
Loss2–2May 1992Rome, ItalyClay Jim Courier6–7, 0–6, 4–6
Loss2–3Feb 1993Mexico City, MexicoClay Thomas Muster2–6, 4–6
Win3–3Jul 1993Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Magnus Gustafsson6–1, 6–2, 6–3
Win4–3Nov 1993Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Alberto Berasategui6–4, 6–4
Win5–3Mar 1994Estoril, PortugalClay Andrei Medvedev4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss5–4Apr 1994Barcelona, SpainClay Richard Krajicek4–6, 6–7, 2–6
Win6–4Aug 1994San Marino, San MarinoClay Oliver Gross6–1, 6–3
Loss6–5Jun 1995Oporto, PortugalClay Alberto Berasategui6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss6–6Aug 1995Umag, CroatiaClay Thomas Muster6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Loss6–7Jun 1996Bologna, ItalyClay Alberto Berasategui3–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Career ITF finals

Singles

;Wins
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.2 April 1990Zaragoza, SpainClay Francesco Cancellotti6–3, 6–4
2.2 September 1991Venice, ItalyClay Alberto Mancini6–3, 7–5
3.30 September 1991Siracusa, ItalyClay Stefano Pescosolido6–3, 7–6
4.14 August 1995Graz, AustriaClay Jiří Novák6–4, 6–3
5.31 March 1997Barletta, ItalyClay Davide Sanguinetti6–3, 6–2
6.7 October 1997Barcelona, SpainClay Juan Antonio Marín6–1, 6–4
7.17 August 1998Graz, AustriaClay Albert Portas7–5, 7–6

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