F Chennai 1998

Patrick Rafter #4 def. Mikael Tillstrom #86

6-3 6-4

Patrick Rafter defeated Mikael Tillstrom 6-3 6-4 in the 1998 Chennai final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterMikael Tillstrom
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.6%53.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%41.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.8%60.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
77.8%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.1%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%22.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%36.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.1%42.9%
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.
+1.1-12.0
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.
+12.0-1.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterMikael Tillstrom
Country AUS SWE
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Mar 5, 1972
Age2526
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)486
Ranking points (entering)3,211546
Elo (entering)1,9571,695
Current career W-L333–178109–109
Current career earnings$11,133,128$2,030,525
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Leander Paes #1306-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998SF
Lars Burgsmuller #1387-6(3) 0-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998QF
Ivo Heuberger #1596-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1998R16
Orlin Stanoytchev #1606-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1998R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Mikael Tillstrom's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Woodbridge #366-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998SF
Mark Woodforde #466-3 2-6 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998QF
Olivier Delaitre #1477-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1998R16
Oleg Ogorodov #1586-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1998R32