SF Australian Open 2001

Andre Agassi #6 def. Patrick Rafter #15

7-5 2-6 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3

Andre Agassi defeated Patrick Rafter 7-5 2-6 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 in the 2001 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndre AgassiPatrick Rafter
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1022
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.6%62.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.3%82.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.9%38.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.6%66.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.0%26.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.5%46.5%
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.
+11.6+3.9
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.
-3.9-11.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2001 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAndre AgassiPatrick Rafter
Country USA AUS
Birth dateApr 29, 1970Dec 28, 1972
Age3028
Height180 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)615
Ranking points (entering)2,7651,535
Elo (entering)2,0211,956
Current career W-L842–268333–178
Current career earnings$31,152,975$11,133,128
Pre-match H2H
Andre Agassi #6 7 – 4 Patrick Rafter #15

Path

Andre Agassi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #547-5 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2001QF
Andrew Ilie #496-7(1) 6-3 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2001R16
David Prinosil #397-6(11) 5-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2001R32
Paul Goldstein #806-1 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2001R64
Jiri Vanek #786-0 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2001R128

Andre Agassi's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #126-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2001F

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #166-2 6-7(4) 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2001QF
Tim Henman #106-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2001R16
Michel Kratochvil #946-4 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2001R32
Nikolay Davydenko #1336-4 2-6 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2001R64
Scott Draper #2536-3 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2001R128