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Fernando Meligeni #76 def. Patrick Rafter #86

3-6 7-6(7) 6-3

Match Information

Date	May 11, 1996*
Tournament	Pinehurst
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	Fernando Meligeni
Score	3-6 7-6(7) 6-3
Loser	Patrick Rafter
Duration	2h 19m

Stat	Fernando Meligeni	Patrick Rafter
Aces	0	9
Double faults	4	8
First serve %	54	63
First serve points won %	59	74
Second serve points won %	61	32
Break points saved %	50	43
Break points converted %	57	50
Service points won %	60	58
Return points won %	42	40
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Fernando Meligeni	Patrick Rafter
Country	BRA	AUS
Birth date	Apr 12, 1971	Dec 28, 1972
Age	25	23
Height	180	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	76	86
Ranking points (entering)	624	555
Elo (entering)	1,686	1,745
Career W-L	185–199	332–177
Career earnings	$2,555,367	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Meligeni 0 – 0 Patrick Rafter

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 10, 1996	R16	Todd Woodbridge	6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
May 9, 1996	R32	Fabio Maggi	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Fernando Meligeni's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 11, 1996	SF	Jason Stoltenberg	2-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Patrick Rafter's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 10, 1996	R16	Jared Palmer	7-5 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 9, 1996	R32	Felix Mantilla	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data