SF Italian Open 1999

Patrick Rafter #4 def. Felix Mantilla #15

6-3 7-5

Patrick Rafter defeated Felix Mantilla 6-3 7-5 in the 1999 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterFelix Mantilla
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.4%68.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.6%68.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.6%47.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.8%61.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.3%30.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+7.9-0.3
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.
+0.3-7.9

* 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 RafterFelix Mantilla
Country AUS ESP
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Sep 23, 1974
Age2624
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)415
Ranking points (entering)2,9781,888
Elo (entering)1,8891,905
Current career W-L333–178307–218
Current career earnings$11,133,128$5,332,214
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Lapentti #324-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1999QF
Andre Agassi #136-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1999R16
Gaston Gaudio #926-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Goran Ivanisevic #167-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #84-6 5-7 6-7(6)LH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1999F

Felix Mantilla's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Prinosil #806-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1999QF
Fernando Meligeni #586-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1999R16
Dominik Hrbaty #256-2 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Mariano Zabaleta #266-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64