R16 Wimbledon 1997

Todd Woodbridge #37 def. Patrick Rafter #17

6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(6) 6-3

Todd Woodbridge defeated Patrick Rafter 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(6) 6-3 in the 1997 Wimbledon round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatTodd WoodbridgePatrick Rafter
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
410
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
611
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.8%58.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.9%74.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
49.1%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%69.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.8%60.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.8%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.7%31.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.1%47.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+6.8-1.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.6-6.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldTodd WoodbridgePatrick Rafter
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateApr 2, 1971Dec 28, 1972
Age2624
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3717
Ranking points (entering)1,0721,700
Elo (entering)1,8101,922
Current career W-L239–231333–178
Current career earnings$10,078,820$11,133,128
Pre-match H2H

Path

Todd Woodbridge's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Radulescu #626-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1997R32
Marcos Ondruska #1007-5 6-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Michael Chang #27-6(5) 3-6 6-2 3-6 8-6WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128

Todd Woodbridge's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #987-6(7) 2-6 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 1997QF

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Christophe Van Garsse 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-3W—Match dataJun 29, 1997R32
Jens Knippschild #936-3 4-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Grant Stafford #672-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128