QF Libéma Open 1998

Patrick Rafter #6 def. Sjeng Schalken #55

6-1 6-4

Patrick Rafter defeated Sjeng Schalken 6-1 6-4 in the 1998 Libéma Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterSjeng Schalken
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
22
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.9%62.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.6%54.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
30.8%42.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.9%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%27.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.2%38.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+11.0-12.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.0-11.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterSjeng Schalken
Country AUS NED
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Sep 8, 1976
Age2521
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)655
Ranking points (entering)2,715817
Elo (entering)1,8591,685
Current career W-L333–178280–254
Current career earnings$11,133,128$5,192,798
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Medvedev #947-6(2) 4-6 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1998R16
Daniel Vacek #696-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1998R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dennis van Scheppingen #1266-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1998SF

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillaume Raoux #386-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1998R16
Karim Alami #506-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1998R32