R16 Roland Garros 1997

Patrick Rafter #25 def. Mark Woodforde #79

6-2 5-7 6-1 6-2

Patrick Rafter defeated Mark Woodforde 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the 1997 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterMark Woodforde
Aces41
Double faults43
First serve %58.0%51.0%
First serve points won %84.0%71.0%
Second serve points won %42.0%40.0%
Break points saved %60.0%30.0%
Break points converted %70.0%40.0%
Service points won %66.0%56.0%
Return points won %44.0%34.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterMark Woodforde
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Sep 23, 1965
Age2431
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2579
Ranking points (entering)1,322603
Elo (entering)1,8881,787
Current career W-L333–178313–294
Current career earnings$11,133,128$8,551,305
Pre-match H2H
Patrick Rafter #25 2 1 Mark Woodforde #79

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #66-3 4-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1997R32
Frederic Fontang #1886-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Andrea Gaudenzi #1573-6 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1997R128

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Galo Blanco #1116-3 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 1997QF

Mark Woodforde's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Costa #126-4 7-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1997R32
Alexander Volkov #877-6(5) 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Javier Sanchez #425-7 7-6(6) 6-7(10) 6-4 8-6WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1997R128