H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Patrick Rafter vs Jared Palmer H2H: 1-1

Patrick Rafter and Jared Palmer are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jared Palmer leads 1–0 on carpet, while Patrick Rafter leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Patrick Rafter won the 1996 Pinehurst round of 16 7-5 4-6 6-4.

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Patrick Rafter
AUS Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Jared Palmer
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patrick Rafter #86 7-5 4-6 6-4 Jared Palmer #145 Match data May 10, 1996* R16 Pinehurst World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Jared Palmer #48 6-4 6-4 Patrick Rafter #20 Match data Nov 12, 1994* QF Antwerp ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Patrick Rafter #224 #1 3,673 2,105 333 178 65.2% 2 2 0 1 6 11
Jared Palmer #1,385 #35 908 1,793 69 80 46.3% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Patrick Rafter Jared Palmer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1988 1–2 33.3% #517 1,510 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1989 3–2 60.0% #240 1,575 0 0
18 1991 0–1 0.0% #293 1,495 0 0 1990 1–2 33.3% #564 1,567 0 0
19 1992 0–3 0.0% #243 1,456 0 0 1991 1–3 25.0% #427 1,521 0 0
20 1993 11–11 50.0% #66 1,621 0 0 1992 2–4 33.3% #149 1,536 0 0
21 1994 43–26 62.3% #20 1,804 0 1 1993 9–14 39.1% #105 1,605 0 0
22 1995 29–23 55.8% #66 1,778 0 1 1994 28–20 58.3% #36 1,790 0 1
23 1996 25–20 55.6% #62 1,764 0 1 1995 17–20 45.9% #125 1,717 0 1
24 1997 63–26 70.8% #2 2,030 1 2 1996 4–7 36.4% #214 1,651 0 1
25 1998 58–20 74.4% #4 2,011 2 8 — — — — — — —
26 1999 31–16 66.0% #16 1,961 2 9 1998 0–3 0.0% #174 1,598 0 1
27 2000 31–17 64.6% #15 1,880 2 10 1999 1–1 50.0% #435 1,611 0 1
28 2001 42–15 73.7% #7 1,988 2 11 2000 2–2 50.0% #357 1,621 0 1

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 Patrick Rafter Jared Palmer
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1991 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1993 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1992 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1994 27 14 41 65.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1993 2 7 9 22.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 1995 21 11 32 65.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1994 14 13 27 51.9% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1995 10 10 20 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1997 40 17 57 70.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 1998 40 10 50 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1999 13 11 24 54.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 1998 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2000 13 10 23 56.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1999 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2001 33 11 44 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2000 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 204 103 307 66.4% 28 28 56 50.0% 66 23 89 74.2% 35 24 59 59.3% — 37 43 80 46.2% 19 18 37 51.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 6 8 14 42.9%

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 Patrick Rafter Jared Palmer
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1511 103.7 — — — — — — — 36.4% -0.45 1–1 — — +0.08
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1575 120.0 — — — — +29 — — 61.5% +0.23 0–1 2–1 (67%) — -0.46
18 1991 1496 102.9 +2.28 -2.79 0.506 39.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.17 1990 1568 102.3 — — — — +32 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 0–1 — +0.10
19 1992 1457 100.0 -2.19 +1.72 0.823 46.7% — — — 22.2% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.25 1991 1522 96.9 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.70
20 1993 1622 136.3 +1.15 -0.18 0.967 49.7% -9 — -4 50.0% -0.20 5–3 (63%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.35 1992 1537 116.7 — — — — +37 — — 44.4% -0.44 0–2 — — +0.01
21 1994 1804 145.1 +3.43 -2.20 0.997 50.2% -27 -159 -76 58.6% +0.21 16–12 (57%) 23–10 (70%) — -0.58 1993 1606 122.8 — — — — -14 -61 -33 47.5% -0.26 0–8 (0%) 9–6 (60%) — +0.34
22 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%) — -0.96 1994 1790 143.7 — — — — -57 -106 — 55.1% +0.46 8–7 (53%) 11–12 (48%) — -1.51
23 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%) — -0.78 1995 1717 129.7 — — — — -40 -20 -96 47.1% -0.36 7–6 (54%) 11–9 (55%) — -0.01
24 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%) — -3.40 1996 1652 119.0 — — — — — -27 +6 44.1% -0.03 0–3 (0%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.12
25 1998 2011 157.8 +6.57 +2.62 1.316 54.2% +18 -246 -117 66.8% +1.21 16–5 (76%) 23–19 (55%) — +0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1999 1961 149.8 +5.69 +2.07 1.255 53.4% -61 -140 +14 65.8% +1.21 4–4 (50%) 12–14 (46%) — -0.61 1998 1598 96.8 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.57 0–1 — — +0.19
27 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%) — -0.12 1999 1612 106.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 1–0 0–1 — -0.30
28 2001 1989 159.0 +6.46 +1.48 1.241 53.4% -2 — +117 69.0% +1.14 9–7 (56%) 17–8 (68%) — -0.75 2000 1621 116.8 — — — — +49 — — 50.0% +0.70 1–1 0–1 — -0.46
Career — 2105 157.4 +4.84 +0.68 1.144 52.2% 0 -164 +17 61.2% +0.74 97–55 (64%) 132–115 (53%) 108.1 -1.15 — 1794 135.2 — — — — -28 -66 -49 48.1% -0.12 19–31 (38%) 35–37 (49%) 97.4 -0.81

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.