QF Canadian Open 2000

Jiri Novak #55 def. Patrick Rafter #15

3-6 7-6(1) 6-2

Jiri Novak defeated Patrick Rafter 3-6 7-6(1) 6-2 in the 2000 Canadian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakPatrick Rafter
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
410
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.7%71.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.3%64.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
81.8%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.2%60.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%18.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.4%31.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+6.0-1.6
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.
+1.6-6.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2000 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakPatrick Rafter
Country CZE AUS
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Dec 28, 1972
Age2527
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5515
Ranking points (entering)7331,496
Elo (entering)1,7881,961
Current career W-L319–253333–178
Current career earnings$7,618,613$11,133,128
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #55 1 – 2 Patrick Rafter #15

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #76-2 1-6 3-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 2000R16
Nicolas Kiefer #126-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2000R32
Slava Dosedel #567-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 2000R64

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Harel Levy #1443-6 6-1 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 6, 2000SF

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Lareau #1376-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 2000R16
Karol Kucera #466-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2000R32
Arvind Parmar #1486-1 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 2000R64