SF Cincinnati Open 1998

Patrick Rafter #3 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #10

7-5 6-0

Patrick Rafter defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-5 6-0 in the 1998 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
51
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.2%47.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.8%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.7%50.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.1%21.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
63.0%37.0%
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.
+16.8-11.0
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.
+11.0-16.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country AUS RUS
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Feb 18, 1974
Age2524
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)310
Ranking points (entering)3,3062,418
Elo (entering)1,9791,862
Current career W-L333–178574–281
Current career earnings$11,133,128$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #46-4 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1998QF
Todd Martin #313-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1998R16
Guillaume Raoux #476-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1998R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #21-6 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1998F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Vacek #536-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1998QF
Scott Draper #466-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1998R16
Michael Chang #216-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1998R32