SF Japan Open 1997

Richard Krajicek #6 def. Patrick Rafter #39

7-6(5) 6-3

Richard Krajicek defeated Patrick Rafter 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1997 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 19, 1997*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Richard Krajicek	Patrick Rafter
Aces	8	2
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	57.0%	68.0%
First serve points won %	80.0%	78.0%
Second serve points won %	58.0%	37.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	0.0%
Break points converted %	100.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	71.0%	65.0%
Return points won %	35.0%	29.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Richard Krajicek	Patrick Rafter
Country	NED	AUS
Birth date	Dec 6, 1971	Dec 28, 1972
Age	25	24
Height	196 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	39
Ranking points (entering)	2,598	1,055
Elo (entering)	1,911	1,822
Current career W-L	408–207	333–178
Current career earnings	$10,077,425	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Richard Krajicek #6 4 – 0 Patrick Rafter #39

Path

Richard Krajicek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Prinosil #48	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1997	QF
Magnus Norman #81	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1997	R16
Neville Godwin #92	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1997	R32

Richard Krajicek's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lionel Roux #86	6-2 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 1997	F

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Todd Woodbridge #33	6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1997	QF
Henrik Holm #249	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1997	R16
Eyal Ran #142	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1997	R32