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 name	Carles Costa Masferrer
Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona
Born	(1968-04-22) 22 April 1968 (age 57) Barcelona, Spain
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)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Costa and the second or maternal family name is Masferrer.

Costa was runner-up at the 1992 Italian Open, and reached the fourth round at that year's French Open and US Open. Additionally, Costa won the Barcelona Open, a tournament hosted by the tennis club where he grew up. 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.

Costa worked for IMG as an agent of most male Spanish tennis players (including Rafael Nadal). A few years later, Costa left IMG and created his own sports agency company with Rafael Nadal.

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	Mar 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

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	Career SR	Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
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	Q1	Q1	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	Q1	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

External links

• Carlos Costa at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Carlos Costa at the International Tennis Federation
• Carlos Costa at the Davis Cup