SF New Haven 1997

Patrick Rafter #18 def. Greg Rusedski #25

7-5 4-6 6-3

Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 1997 New Haven semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterGreg Rusedski
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
117
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
89
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.8%49.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.6%76.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.3%54.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
90.9%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.8%65.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%9.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.6%29.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.0%48.0%
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.
+8.9+3.5
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.
-3.5-8.9

* 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 RafterGreg Rusedski
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Sep 6, 1973
Age2423
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1825
Ranking points (entering)1,5871,408
Elo (entering)1,9101,917
Current career W-L333–178417–278
Current career earnings$11,133,128$8,944,841
Pre-match H2H
Patrick Rafter #18 1 – 1 Greg Rusedski #25

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sergi Bruguera #77-5 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1997QF
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
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #66-7(4) 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1997F

Greg Rusedski's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #167-6(5) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1997QF
Albert Costa #156-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1997R16
Jeff Salzenstein #1536-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1997R32
Peter Wessels #3126-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1997R64