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Sergi Bruguera #19 def. Patrick Rafter #25

6-7(6) 6-1 7-5 7-6(1)

Match Information

Date	Jun 8, 1997*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Sergi Bruguera
Score	6-7(6) 6-1 7-5 7-6(1)
Loser	Patrick Rafter
Duration	2h 54m

Stat	Sergi Bruguera	Patrick Rafter
Aces	5	4
Double faults	1	10
First serve %	76	59
First serve points won %	70	64
Second serve points won %	47	33
Break points saved %	38	27
Break points converted %	73	62
Service points won %	65	51
Return points won %	49	35
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Sergi Bruguera	Patrick Rafter
Country	ESP	AUS
Birth date	Jan 16, 1971	Dec 28, 1972
Age	26	24
Height	188	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	19	25
Ranking points (entering)	1,511	1,322
Elo (entering)	1,939	1,912
Career W-L	414–255	332–177
Career earnings	$11,632,199	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Sergi Bruguera 5 – 1 Patrick Rafter

Path

Sergi Bruguera's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 6, 1997	QF	Hicham Arazi	4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 4, 1997	R16	Michael Chang	3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 1, 1997	R32	Dick Norman	6-3 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 30, 1997	R64	Dennis van Scheppingen	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 1997	R128	Johan Van Herck	6-3 0-6 6-2 6-0	W	—	Match data

Sergi Bruguera's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 9, 1997	F	Gustavo Kuerten	3-6 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Patrick Rafter's path

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