Patrick Rafter #25 def. Galo Blanco #111

6-3 7-6(3) 6-3

Patrick Rafter defeated Galo Blanco 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3 in the 1997 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 6, 1997*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 10m

Match Statistics

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Galo Blanco
Aces	12	2
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	62	67
First serve points won %	87	64
Second serve points won %	61	45
Break points saved %	0	83
Break points converted %	17	100
Service points won %	77	58
Return points won %	42	23
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Galo Blanco
Country	AUS	ESP
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Oct 8, 1976
Age	24	20
Height	185 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	25	111
Ranking points (entering)	1,322	411
Elo (entering)	1,905	1,637
Current career W-L	333–178	122–175
Current career earnings	$11,133,128	$1,832,691

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter #25 0 – 0 Galo Blanco #111

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Woodforde #79	6-2 5-7 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1997	R16
Richard Krajicek #6	6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1997	R32
Frederic Fontang #188	6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1997	R64
Andrea Gaudenzi #157	3-6 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 1997	R128

Patrick Rafter's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sergi Bruguera #19	7-6(6) 1-6 5-7 6-7(1)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 1997	SF

Galo Blanco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petr Korda #30	1-6 6-1 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1997	R16
Chris Woodruff #49	7-6(6) 6-3 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1997	R32
Magnus Gustafsson #38	6-4 4-6 6-4 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1997	R64
Neville Godwin #95	6-3 6-2 1-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 1997	R128