Fernando Meligeni #54 def. Patrick Rafter #3

6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3

Fernando Meligeni defeated Patrick Rafter 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the 1999 Roland Garros round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 30, 1999*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1999
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 18m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Meligeni	Patrick Rafter
Aces	2	5
Double faults	3	6
First serve %	70	66
First serve points won %	75	67
Second serve points won %	53	53
Break points saved %	89	64
Break points converted %	36	11
Service points won %	69	62
Return points won %	38	31
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Meligeni	Patrick Rafter
Country	BRA	AUS
Birth date	Apr 12, 1971	Dec 28, 1972
Age	28	26
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	54	3
Ranking points (entering)	813	3,298
Elo (entering)	1,800	1,900
Current career W-L	189–201	333–178
Current career earnings	$2,555,367	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Meligeni #54 1 – 0 Patrick Rafter #3

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Younes El Aynaoui #33	6-7(5) 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 1999	R64
Justin Gimelstob #70	6-3 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1999	R128

Fernando Meligeni's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Felix Mantilla #15	6-1 5-7 7-5 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1999	R16

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Escude #123	7-5 6-0 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 1999	R64
Roger Federer #111	5-7 6-3 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1999	R128