Patrick Rafter #2 def. Andrei Pavel #66

3-6 7-6(7) 6-4

Patrick Rafter defeated Andrei Pavel 3-6 7-6(7) 6-4 in the 1999 Libéma Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 20, 1999*
Tournament: Libéma Open
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: F
Duration: 1h 45m

Match Statistics

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Andrei Pavel
Aces	6	3
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	57	61
First serve points won %	81	73
Second serve points won %	60	57
Break points saved %	71	50
Break points converted %	50	29
Service points won %	72	67
Return points won %	33	28
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Andrei Pavel
Country	AUS	ROU
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Jan 27, 1974
Age	26	25
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	66
Ranking points (entering)	3,315	679
Elo (entering)	1,889	1,775
Current career W-L	333–178	249–252
Current career earnings	$11,133,128	$5,225,028

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter #2 0 – 0 Andrei Pavel #66

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Haas #17	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1999	SF
Kenneth Carlsen #112	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1999	QF
Martin Damm Sr	6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 18, 1999	R16
Paul Haarhuis #92	4-6 7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1999	R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Andrei Pavel's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karol Kucera #14	7-6(4) 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1999	SF
Nicklas Kulti #137	4-6 6-3 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1999	QF
Karsten Braasch #229	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 1999	R16
Arnaud Di Pasquale	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1999	R32