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Thomas Enqvist #21 def. Patrick Rafter #4

6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 24, 1999*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Thomas Enqvist
Score6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4
Loser Patrick Rafter
Duration2h 26m
StatThomas EnqvistPatrick Rafter
Aces1019
Double faults92
First serve %5273
First serve points won %7984
Second serve points won %5346
Break points saved %8370
Break points converted %3017
Service points won %6773
Return points won %2733
Total points won %4852

Pre-match Comparison

FieldThomas EnqvistPatrick Rafter
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateMar 13, 1974Dec 28, 1972
Age2426
Height190185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)214
Ranking points (entering)1,6083,269
Elo (entering)1,9411,974
Career W-L422–281332–177
Career earnings$10,461,641$11,133,128
Pre-match H2H
Thomas Enqvist 1 3 Patrick Rafter

Path

Thomas Enqvist's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1999R64 Byron Black 7-6(6) 7-6(2) 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1999R128 Jan-Michael Gambill 6-3 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch data

Thomas Enqvist's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1999R16 Mark Philippoussis 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Patrick Rafter's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1999R64 Mark Woodforde 6-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1999R128 Oliver Gross 6-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data