SF Eastbourne Open 1994

Patrick Rafter #26 def. Karel Novacek #65

6-7(5) 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

Patrick Rafter defeated Karel Novacek 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the 1994 Eastbourne Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 18, 1994*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 1994
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 52m

Match Statistics

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Karel Novacek
Aces	20	14
Double faults	3	8
First serve %	60.0%	58.0%
First serve points won %	84.0%	88.0%
Second serve points won %	56.0%	52.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	100.0%
Break points converted %	0.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	73.0%	73.0%
Return points won %	27.0%	27.0%
Total points won %	50.0%	50.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Karel Novacek
Country	AUS	CZE
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Mar 30, 1965
Age	21	29
Height	185 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	26	65
Ranking points (entering)	1,181	649
Elo (entering)	1,835	1,696
Current career W-L	333–178	287–231
Current career earnings	$11,133,128	$3,729,540

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter #26 0 – 0 Karel Novacek #65

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jacco Eltingh #50	4-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 1994	QF
Omar Camporese #421	6-1 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1994	R16
Chris Bailey #171	6-3 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 16, 1994	R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #22	7-6(5) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1994	F

Karel Novacek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Petchey #104	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 1994	QF
MaliVai Washington #35	3-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1994	R16
Grant Stafford #91	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 16, 1994	R32