Jonas Bjorkman #4 def. Patrick Rafter #3

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

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Patrick Rafter 7-6(3) 7-6(3) in the 1997 Stockholm Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJonas BjorkmanPatrick Rafter
Aces33
Double faults33
First serve %6060
First serve points won %7977
Second serve points won %5462
Break points saved %670
Break points converted %10033
Service points won %6971
Return points won %2931
Total points won %5149

Player Comparison

FieldJonas BjorkmanPatrick Rafter
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Dec 28, 1972
Age2524
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)43
Ranking points (entering)2,6423,031
Elo (entering)1,9912,036
Current career W-L395–344333–178
Current career earnings$14,610,671$11,133,128
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #256-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 8, 1997QF
Thomas Johansson #366-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 1997R16
Marc Kevin Goellner #526-4 5-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1997R32

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Siemerink #1053-6 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 9, 1997F

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #176-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 8, 1997QF
Johan Van Herck 6-3 6-4WMatch dataNov 7, 1997R16
Mikael Tillstrom #746-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1997R32