SF Canadian Open 1998

Patrick Rafter #5 def. Tim Henman #12

6-2 6-4

Patrick Rafter defeated Tim Henman 6-2 6-4 in the 1998 Canadian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterTim Henman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
52
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.9%52.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
92.3%76.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
75.0%32.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
85.7%55.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.6%14.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.7%39.3%
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.
+23.8-6.6
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.
+6.6-23.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterTim Henman
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Sep 6, 1974
Age2523
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)512
Ranking points (entering)2,8782,163
Elo (entering)1,9091,921
Current career W-L333–178469–263
Current career earnings$11,133,128$11,635,542
Pre-match H2H
Patrick Rafter #5 1 – 2 Tim Henman #12

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #76-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1998QF
Mark Philippoussis #256-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998R16
Neville Godwin #1397-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #87-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 1998F

Tim Henman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Vacek #666-3 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1998QF
Albert Costa #137-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998R16
Guillermo Canas #913-6 7-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32