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Carlos Costa (tennis)

Carlos Costa
Full name Carles Costa Masferrer
Country (sports)  Spain
Residence Andorra
Born (1968-04-22) 22 April 1968 (age 48)
Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 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)

Carles ("Carlos") Costa Masferrer (born 22 April 1968) 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.


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