Fabrice Santoro #33 def. Patrick Rafter #10

7-5 6-4

Fabrice Santoro defeated Patrick Rafter 7-5 6-4 in the 2001 Halle Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 16, 2001*
Tournament: Halle Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fabrice Santoro	Patrick Rafter
Aces	1	5
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	75	69
First serve points won %	72	72
Second serve points won %	56	53
Break points saved %	67	57
Break points converted %	43	33
Service points won %	68	66
Return points won %	34	32
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Fabrice Santoro	Patrick Rafter
Country	FRA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 9, 1972	Dec 28, 1972
Age	28	28
Height	178 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	33	10
Ranking points (entering)	985	2,185
Elo (entering)	1,865	1,953
Current career W-L	462–435	333–178
Current career earnings	$10,013,832	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Fabrice Santoro #33 0 – 0 Patrick Rafter #10

Path

Fabrice Santoro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lars Burgsmuller #79	7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 16, 2001	QF
Sebastien Grosjean #8	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 2001	R16
Alexander Popp #101	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2001	R32

Fabrice Santoro's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Johansson #19	3-6 7-6(5) 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 2001	F

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #14	4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 16, 2001	QF
Andrei Pavel #44	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 2001	R16
Daniel Vacek #1343	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2001	R32