R16 Canadian Open 1999

Patrick Rafter #2 def. Jiri Novak #41

6-3 6-4

Patrick Rafter defeated Jiri Novak 6-3 6-4 in the 1999 Canadian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.4%68.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.7%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.3%56.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.1%37.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+0.4-5.1
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.
+5.1-0.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterJiri Novak
Country AUS CZE
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Mar 22, 1975
Age2624
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)241
Ranking points (entering)3,664926
Elo (entering)1,9731,801
Current career W-L333–178319–253
Current career earnings$11,133,128$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Patrick Rafter #2 1 – 1 Jiri Novak #41

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Obrien 6-0 6-2W—Match dataAug 5, 1999R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #173-6 7-6(5) 6-7(4)LH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1999QF

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jason Stoltenberg #623-6 6-1 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 1999R32
Jonas Bjorkman #376-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 4, 1999R64