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James Blake vs Patrick Rafter H2H: 0-1

Patrick Rafter holds a 1–0 lead over James Blake in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Patrick Rafter leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Patrick Rafter won the 2001 Cincinnati Open round of 16 7-6(7) 6-2.

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James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Patrick Rafter
AUS Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

WinnerScoreLoserMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patrick Rafter #7 7-6(7) 6-2 James Blake #120 Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
James Blake #1,020 #4 3,550 2,041 349 237 59.6% 0 0 0 0 10 10
Patrick Rafter #224 #1 3,673 2,105 333 178 65.2% 2 2 0 0 7 11

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age James Blake Patrick Rafter
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1998 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 1991 0–1 0.0% #293 1,495 0 0
19 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0 1992 0–3 0.0% #243 1,456 0 0
20 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,453 0 0 1993 11–11 50.0% #66 1,621 0 0
21 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0 1994 43–26 62.3% #20 1,804 0 1
22 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1 1995 29–23 55.8% #66 1,778 0 1
23 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1 1996 25–20 55.6% #62 1,764 0 1
24 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1 1997 63–26 70.8% #2 2,030 1 2
25 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3 1998 58–20 74.4% #4 2,010 2 8
26 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8 1999 31–16 66.0% #16 1,961 2 9
27 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10 2000 31–17 64.6% #15 1,880 2 10
28 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10 2001 42–15 73.7% #7 1,988 2 11
29 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10 — — — — — — —
30 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10 — — — — — — —
31 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10 — — — — — — —
32 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,781 0 10 — — — — — — —
33 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,711 0 10 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age James Blake Patrick Rafter
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 1998 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2000 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1994 27 14 41 65.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 6 11 45.5%
22 2002 21 12 33 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1995 21 11 32 65.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
23 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1997 40 17 57 70.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1998 40 10 50 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
26 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 13 11 24 54.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
27 2007 40 15 55 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2000 13 10 23 56.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
28 2008 33 15 48 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2001 33 11 44 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
29 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 273 164 437 62.5% 39 39 78 50.0% 32 27 59 54.2% 5 7 12 41.7% — 204 103 307 66.4% 28 28 56 50.0% 66 23 89 74.2% 35 24 59 59.3%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 563/586 of James Blake's and 436/511 of Patrick Rafter's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age James Blake Patrick Rafter
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 1998 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4% 1991 1/1 2.0 0.0 53.4% 51.6% 44.4% 44.4% 100.0% 48.3% 26.2%
19 1999 5/5 3.6 4.4 54.3% 64.1% 45.3% 41.7% 36.7% 55.8% 31.8% 1992 2/3 3.5 6.0 53.5% 65.1% 45.6% 60.3% 54.2% 56.1% 36.1%
20 2000 4/4 3.3 3.0 48.4% 58.5% 30.3% 35.4% 54.5% 44.2% 38.6% 1993 21/22 6.0 4.7 59.8% 73.3% 46.8% 64.6% 48.0% 62.6% 36.2%
21 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2% 1994 61/69 8.1 4.0 59.7% 75.1% 50.4% 64.3% 40.3% 65.1% 34.8%
22 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2% 1995 47/52 6.7 4.1 58.5% 73.5% 49.2% 60.2% 37.0% 63.4% 35.5%
23 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7% 1996 39/45 6.2 3.5 57.5% 77.3% 54.7% 62.2% 40.1% 67.4% 38.4%
24 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1% 1997 74/89 6.8 4.1 60.3% 76.0% 53.6% 59.2% 41.4% 67.1% 38.9%
25 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7% 1998 65/78 6.7 3.0 65.0% 77.4% 55.2% 64.0% 40.8% 69.5% 40.1%
26 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9% 1999 41/47 6.9 3.0 65.2% 77.1% 52.1% 52.9% 43.7% 68.6% 39.4%
27 2007 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1% 2000 37/48 6.7 2.9 64.2% 77.7% 56.2% 63.9% 35.3% 69.9% 35.8%
28 2008 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6% 2001 48/57 8.5 3.7 65.0% 77.5% 54.5% 61.8% 46.3% 69.3% 38.0%
29 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2012 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 23/23 6.0 2.7 53.4% 75.6% 48.6% 58.9% 49.1% 62.6% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 563/586 6.0 2.8 57.7% 73.3% 52.1% 58.7% 44.5% 64.3% 38.8% — 436/511 7.0 3.7 61.7% 76.1% 52.8% 61.3% 41.3% 67.1% 37.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age James Blake Patrick Rafter
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule
18 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 -0.01 1991 1496 102.9 +2.28 -2.79 0.506 39.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — -0.15
19 1999 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 — — 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 -0.11 1992 1457 100.0 -2.19 +1.72 0.823 46.7% — — — 22.2% -2.00 0–1 0–1 +0.27
20 2000 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 — — 0.0% -3.63 — 0–1 -0.19 1993 1622 136.3 +1.15 -0.18 0.967 49.7% -9 — -4 50.0% -0.20 5–3 (63%) 6–2 (75%) -0.06
21 2001 1647 135.3 +2.25 +0.39 1.059 51.0% -19 — -87 55.1% +0.55 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) -0.05 1994 1804 145.2 +3.43 -2.20 0.997 50.2% -27 -159 -76 58.6% +0.21 16–12 (57%) 23–10 (70%) -0.86
22 2002 1816 147.9 +1.40 +2.12 1.061 51.1% -26 -178 -199 56.1% +0.32 11–10 (52%) 9–7 (56%) -0.56 1995 1779 148.5 +2.26 -1.35 0.971 49.8% +63 -150 -102 52.2% +0.07 12–6 (67%) 14–11 (56%) -1.26
23 2003 1794 146.7 +1.54 +3.57 1.120 52.2% +27 -165 -202 58.3% +0.52 6–12 (33%) 15–9 (63%) -0.85 1996 1764 147.3 +4.50 +1.21 1.177 52.7% +12 -147 +37 57.0% +0.89 4–6 (40%) 5–13 (28%) -0.92
24 2004 1692 126.8 -0.56 +1.37 1.056 50.9% +63 -67 — 55.1% +0.38 3–4 (43%) 7–3 (70%) +2.19 1997 2031 163.0 +5.33 +2.03 1.183 52.9% +9 -197 -179 62.0% +0.89 24–5 (83%) 20–22 (48%) -3.53
25 2005 1925 148.8 +3.11 +2.61 1.175 52.6% +27 -259 -338 61.2% +0.81 8–9 (47%) 10–15 (40%) -1.12 1998 2011 157.8 +6.57 +2.62 1.316 54.2% +18 -246 -118 66.8% +1.21 16–5 (76%) 23–19 (55%) +0.76
26 2006 2000 158.3 +2.59 +5.15 1.189 53.1% +48 -316 -257 64.5% +0.91 17–8 (68%) 18–14 (56%) +0.58 1999 1961 149.8 +5.69 +2.07 1.255 53.4% -61 -141 +13 65.8% +1.21 4–4 (50%) 12–14 (46%) -0.60
27 2007 1917 151.1 +3.35 +2.66 1.201 53.1% +45 -237 -153 66.3% +1.01 12–9 (57%) 20–16 (56%) +3.92 2000 1880 143.7 +6.33 -0.70 1.186 52.5% -46 -112 +237 62.6% +0.90 7–6 (54%) 12–15 (44%) +0.03
28 2008 1883 152.4 +2.01 +2.91 1.131 52.4% +72 -189 -110 61.9% +0.79 13–11 (54%) 12–11 (52%) +4.53 2001 1989 159.0 +6.46 +1.48 1.241 53.4% -2 — +117 69.0% +1.14 9–7 (56%) 17–8 (68%) -1.00
29 2009 1850 151.0 +2.02 +0.45 1.012 50.5% +25 -106 -16 53.8% +0.24 7–8 (47%) 14–11 (56%) -0.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 1760 142.1 -0.13 0.00 1.000 50.0% +24 — — 49.4% -0.01 6–9 (40%) 5–6 (45%) -0.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 1825 150.5 -0.14 -0.22 0.954 49.7% +33 — — 50.0% -0.01 6–5 (55%) 7–8 (47%) -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2012 1781 139.4 -0.94 -0.30 0.965 49.4% +57 — — 45.5% -0.34 2–6 (25%) 4–5 (44%) +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 1712 137.4 -1.35 +1.26 1.009 50.5% +56 — -14 42.1% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 3–8 (27%) +0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2042 153.8 +1.56 +2.23 1.088 51.6% +35 -188 -160 57.2% +0.48 97–99 (49%) 127–119 (52%) +1.16 — 2105 157.4 +4.84 +0.68 1.144 52.2% 0 -165 +17 61.2% +0.74 97–55 (64%) 132–115 (53%) -1.44

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.