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Patrick Rafter #17 def. J. Knippschild #93

6-3 4-6 6-3 6-0

Match Information

Date	Jun 27, 1997*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R64
Winner	Patrick Rafter
Score	6-3 4-6 6-3 6-0
Loser	J. Knippschild
Duration	2h 13m

Stat	Patrick Rafter	J. Knippschild
Aces	10	7
Double faults	8	14
First serve %	58	47
First serve points won %	77	69
Second serve points won %	48	34
Break points saved %	85	46
Break points converted %	54	15
Service points won %	65	51
Return points won %	49	35
Total points won %	57	43

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	J. Knippschild
Country	AUS	GER
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Feb 15, 1975
Age	24	22
Height	185	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	17	93
Ranking points (entering)	1,700	498
Elo (entering)	1,904	1,632
Career W-L	332–177	47–69
Career earnings	$11,133,128	$1,017,972

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter 0 – 0 J. Knippschild

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1997	R128	Grant Stafford	2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Patrick Rafter's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1997	R32	Christophe Van Garsse	7-5 6-4 4-6 6-3	W	—	Match data

J. Knippschild's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1997	R128	W. McGuire	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data