QF New Haven 1997

Patrick Rafter #18 def. Sergi Bruguera #7

7-5 2-6 6-2

Patrick Rafter defeated Sergi Bruguera 7-5 2-6 6-2 in the 1997 New Haven quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterSergi Bruguera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
40
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.2%72.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.5%62.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.6%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.4%61.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.0%30.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.7%46.3%
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.
+7.5-0.9
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.
+0.9-7.5

* 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

FieldPatrick RafterSergi Bruguera
Country AUS ESP
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Jan 16, 1971
Age2426
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)187
Ranking points (entering)1,5872,326
Elo (entering)1,8931,920
Current career W-L333–178420–257
Current career earnings$11,133,128$11,632,199
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Medvedev #196-3 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1997R16
Marzio Martelli #1066-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1997R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greg Rusedski #257-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1997SF

Sergi Bruguera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francisco Clavet #546-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1997R16
Byron Black #626-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1997R32