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
Aces117
Double faults89
First serve %7049
First serve points won %8176
Second serve points won %4855
Break points saved %9175
Break points converted %259
Service points won %7165
Return points won %3529
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterGreg Rusedski
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Sep 6, 1973
Age2423
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
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