Patrick Rafter #6 def. Gustavo Kuerten #1

4-2 (ret.)

The match ended when Gustavo Kuerten retired.

Patrick Rafter defeated Gustavo Kuerten 4-2 RET after Gustavo Kuerten retired in the 2001 Indianapolis final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 19, 2001*
Tournament: Indianapolis
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: F
Duration: 26m

Match Statistics

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Gustavo Kuerten
Aces	4	2
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	65	62
First serve points won %	71	70
Second serve points won %	67	33
Break points saved %	100	0
Break points converted %	100	0
Service points won %	69	56
Return points won %	44	31
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Gustavo Kuerten
Country	AUS	BRA
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Sep 10, 1976
Age	28	24
Height	185 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	1
Ranking points (entering)	2,695	4,580
Elo (entering)	2,038	2,137
Current career W-L	333–178	339–184
Current career earnings	$11,133,128	$14,807,000

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter #6 2 – 3 Gustavo Kuerten #1

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marat Safin #3	6-3 5-7 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 2001	SF
Max Mirnyi #47	6-3 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 2001	QF
Kristian Pless #94	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 2001	R16
Michal Tabara #50	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 2001	R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Goran Ivanisevic #17	1-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 2001	SF
Tim Henman #9	3-6 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 2001	QF
Ivan Ljubicic #46	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 2001	R16
Noam Okun #159	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 2001	R32