F Canadian Open 1998

Patrick Rafter #3 def. Richard Krajicek #8

7-6(3) 6-4

Patrick Rafter defeated Richard Krajicek 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 1998 Canadian Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterRichard Krajicek
Aces410
Double faults23
First serve %65.0%56.0%
First serve points won %76.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %58.0%52.0%
Break points saved %50.0%60.0%
Break points converted %40.0%50.0%
Service points won %70.0%61.0%
Return points won %39.0%30.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterRichard Krajicek
Country AUS NED
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Dec 6, 1971
Age2526
Height185 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)38
Ranking points (entering)3,3062,642
Elo (entering)1,9252,005
Current career W-L333–178408–207
Current career earnings$11,133,128$10,077,425
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #126-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1998SF
Jonas Bjorkman #76-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1998QF
Mark Philippoussis #256-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998R16
Neville Godwin #1397-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #114-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1998SF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #86-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1998QF
Alex Obrien 3-6 6-2 6-3WMatch dataAug 8, 1998R16
David Nainkin #2026-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32