Richard Krajicek #11 def. Patrick Rafter #3

7-5 6-2

Richard Krajicek defeated Patrick Rafter 7-5 6-2 in the 1997 Paris Masters round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRichard KrajicekPatrick Rafter
Aces111
Double faults01
First serve %6561
First serve points won %9065
Second serve points won %8154
Break points saved %67
Break points converted %33
Service points won %8761
Return points won %3913
Total points won %5941

Player Comparison

FieldRichard KrajicekPatrick Rafter
Country NED AUS
Birth dateDec 6, 1971Dec 28, 1972
Age2524
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)113
Ranking points (entering)2,3163,017
Elo (entering)1,9552,039
Current career W-L408–207333–178
Current career earnings$10,077,425$11,133,128
Pre-match H2H

Path

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #296-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 1997R32

Richard Krajicek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #104-6 1-0 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataNov 2, 1997QF

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #236-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 1997R32