Patrick Rafter #33 def. Richard Fromberg #93

7-6(6) 7-6(4)

Patrick Rafter defeated Richard Fromberg 7-6(6) 7-6(4) in the 1997 St. Poelten round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 22, 1997*
Tournament: St. Poelten
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 50m

Match Statistics

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Richard Fromberg
Aces	5	3
Double faults	6	5
First serve %	67	57
First serve points won %	69	73
Second serve points won %	62	61
Break points saved %	67	50
Break points converted %	50	33
Service points won %	67	68
Return points won %	32	33
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Richard Fromberg
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Apr 28, 1970
Age	24	27
Height	185 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	33	93
Ranking points (entering)	1,170	516
Elo (entering)	1,808	1,646
Current career W-L	333–178	247–283
Current career earnings	$11,133,128	$2,605,740

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter #33 2 – 0 Richard Fromberg #93

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.