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

Date: May 16, 1999*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1999
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 23m

Match Statistics

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Felix Mantilla
Aces	4	3
Double faults	1	0
First serve %	71.0%	68.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	68.0%
Second serve points won %	56.0%	47.0%
Break points saved %	0.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	100.0%
Service points won %	70.0%	62.0%
Return points won %	38.0%	30.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Felix Mantilla
Country	AUS	ESP
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Sep 23, 1974
Age	26	24
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	15
Ranking points (entering)	2,978	1,888
Elo (entering)	1,889	1,905
Current career W-L	333–178	307–218
Current career earnings	$11,133,128	$5,332,214

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter #4 3 – 0 Felix Mantilla #15

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Lapentti #32	4-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1999	QF
Andre Agassi #13	6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1999	R16
Gaston Gaudio #92	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1999	R32
Goran Ivanisevic #16	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 1999	R64

Patrick Rafter's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gustavo Kuerten #8	4-6 5-7 6-7(6)	L	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1999	F

Felix Mantilla's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Prinosil #80	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1999	QF
Fernando Meligeni #58	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1999	R16
Dominik Hrbaty #25	6-2 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1999	R32
Mariano Zabaleta #26	6-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 1999	R64