Patrick Rafter #3 def. Jonas Bjorkman #12

6-2 6-3 7-5

Patrick Rafter defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-2 6-3 7-5 in the 1998 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterJonas Bjorkman
Aces51
Double faults01
First serve %7676
First serve points won %7458
Second serve points won %5852
Break points saved %6750
Break points converted %5033
Service points won %7056
Return points won %4430
Total points won %5743

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterJonas Bjorkman
Country AUS SWE
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Mar 23, 1972
Age2526
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)312
Ranking points (entering)3,5772,337
Elo (entering)2,0521,887
Current career W-L333–178395–344
Current career earnings$11,133,128$14,610,671
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #146-3 6-4 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1998R16
David Nainkin #1886-1 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1998R32
Hernan Gumy #1046-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Hicham Arazi #444-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #16-7(8) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 13, 1998SF

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Siemerink #216-4 2-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1998R16
Fabrice Santoro #326-3 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1998R32
Jonathan Stark #2016-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Cedric Pioline #176-2 4-6 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128