QF Cincinnati Open 1998

Patrick Rafter #3 def. Petr Korda #4

6-4 7-6(8)

Patrick Rafter defeated Petr Korda 6-4 7-6(8) in the 1998 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterPetr Korda
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
54
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.1%54.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.5%72.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.5%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.4%59.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.9%30.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
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.
+7.5-2.8
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.
+2.8-7.5

* 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 RafterPetr Korda
Country AUS CZE
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Jan 23, 1968
Age2530
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)34
Ranking points (entering)3,3063,195
Elo (entering)1,9651,917
Current career W-L333–178378–238
Current career earnings$11,133,128$10,448,900
Pre-match H2H
Patrick Rafter #3 1 – 3 Petr Korda #4

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #313-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1998R16
Guillaume Raoux #476-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1998R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #107-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1998SF

Petr Korda's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #165-7 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1998R16
Marcos Ondruska #1086-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1998R32