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Patrick Rafter #26 def. Karel Novacek #65

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

Match Information

Date	Jun 18, 1994*
Tournament	Manchester
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Patrick Rafter
Score	6-7(5) 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
Loser	Karel Novacek
Duration	2h 52m

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Karel Novacek
Aces	20	14
Double faults	3	8
First serve %	60	58
First serve points won %	84	88
Second serve points won %	56	52
Break points saved %	100	100
Break points converted %	0	0
Service points won %	73	73
Return points won %	27	27
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Karel Novacek
Country	AUS	CZE
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Mar 30, 1965
Age	21	29
Height	185	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	26	65
Ranking points (entering)	1,181	649
Elo (entering)	1,834	1,694
Career W-L	332–177	287–231
Career earnings	$11,133,128	$3,729,540

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter 0 – 0 Karel Novacek

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

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

Patrick Rafter's next match

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

Karel Novacek's path

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