QF Canadian Open 1998

Patrick Rafter #5 def. Jonas Bjorkman #7

6-3 6-2

Patrick Rafter defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 6-2 in the 1998 Canadian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterJonas Bjorkman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
50
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
00
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.4%60.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
68.8%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.6%47.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.8%30.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.5%38.5%
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.
+7.7-14.8
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.
+14.8-7.7

* 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 RafterJonas Bjorkman
Country AUS SWE
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Mar 23, 1972
Age2526
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)57
Ranking points (entering)2,8782,563
Elo (entering)1,8941,871
Current career W-L333–178395–344
Current career earnings$11,133,128$14,610,671
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #256-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998R16
Neville Godwin #1397-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #126-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1998SF

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #286-2 6-7(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998R16
Scott Draper #467-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32