Albert Costa

Albert Costa Casals is a Spanish former professional tennis player, born on 25 June 1975, best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 2002. He took up tennis at the age of five, became a strong junior who won the Orange Bowl in 1993, and turned professional that year, building a reputation as a clay court specialist. He won his first top-level singles title at Kitzbühel in 1995 by beating Thomas Muster in five sets, and later added the Tennis Masters Series event in Hamburg in 1998. Over the course of his career Costa won 12 top-level singles titles. He was part of the Spanish team that won its first Davis Cup in 2000 and also won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2000 Olympics.