SF Philadelphia 1997

Patrick Rafter #60 def. Grant Stafford #78

6-3 6-4

Patrick Rafter defeated Grant Stafford 6-3 6-4 in the 1997 Philadelphia semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 1, 1997*
Tournament: Philadelphia
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 22m

Match Statistics

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Grant Stafford
Aces	6	1
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	61.0%	57.0%
First serve points won %	78.0%	66.0%
Second serve points won %	57.0%	42.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	57.0%
Break points converted %	43.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	69.0%	56.0%
Return points won %	44.0%	31.0%
Total points won %	57.0%	43.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Grant Stafford
Country	AUS	RSA
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	May 27, 1971
Age	24	25
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	60	78
Ranking points (entering)	744	605
Elo (entering)	1,775	1,648
Current career W-L	333–178	83–111
Current career earnings	$11,133,128	$1,307,208

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter #60 2 – 1 Grant Stafford #78

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Byron Black #55	6-3 1-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1997	QF
Justin Gimelstob #130	6-3 5-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1997	R16
Mark Woodforde #50	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 27, 1997	R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pete Sampras #1	7-5 6-7(4) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 1997	F

Grant Stafford's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandon Stolle #66	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1997	QF
Jim Courier #18	6-3 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1997	R16
Alex Radulescu #53	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 27, 1997	R32