R16 Cincinnati Open 1999

Patrick Rafter #4 def. Nicolas Lapentti #21

6-2 6-3

Patrick Rafter defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-2 6-3 in the 1999 Cincinnati Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterNicolas Lapentti
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
65
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.6%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
100.0%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.3%45.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
86.5%52.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.2%13.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.6%39.4%
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.
+24.5-9.2
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.
+9.2-24.5

* 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 RafterNicolas Lapentti
Country AUS ECU
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Aug 13, 1976
Age2623
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)421
Ranking points (entering)3,2711,517
Elo (entering)1,9671,838
Current career W-L333–178282–283
Current career earnings$11,133,128$6,315,143
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Vacek #607-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1999R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #586-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1999QF

Nicolas Lapentti's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan-Michael Gambill #506-0 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1999R32
Vincent Spadea #296-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 1999R64