H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Patrick Rafter vs Jeff Tarango H2H: 4-1

Patrick Rafter holds a 4–1 lead over Jeff Tarango in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Patrick Rafter leads 3–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Patrick Rafter won the 1998 New Haven third round 6-2 6-1.

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Patrick Rafter
AUS Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Jeff Tarango
USA Age 57 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 20, 1998* New Haven ATP 250 R32 Hard Patrick Rafter #3 6-2 6-1 Jeff Tarango #60 Match data
Feb 21, 1998* Antwerp ATP 250 QF Hard Patrick Rafter #3 6-7(1) 6-2 6-1 Jeff Tarango #65 Match data
Jan 21, 1998* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Patrick Rafter #2 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5 Jeff Tarango #58 Match data
May 23, 1997* St. Poelten ATP 250 R16 Clay Patrick Rafter #33 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1 Jeff Tarango #74 Match data
May 20, 1994* Bologna ATP 250 R16 Clay Jeff Tarango #93 6-7(7) 6-2 7-5 Patrick Rafter #25 Match data

* 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
Patrick Rafter #224 #1 3,673 2,104 332 177 65.2% 2 2 0 0 7 11
Jeff Tarango #1,001 #42 877 1,787 239 293 44.9% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Jeff Tarango
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1991 0–1 0.0% #293 1,495 0 0 1987 1–2 33.3% #377 1,507 0 0
19 1992 0–3 0.0% #243 1,456 0 0 1988 7–6 53.8% #96 1,598 0 0
20 1993 11–11 50.0% #66 1,619 0 0 1989 10–11 47.6% #137 1,647 0 0
21 1994 43–26 62.3% #20 1,803 0 1 1990 11–17 39.3% #131 1,606 0 0
22 1995 29–23 55.8% #66 1,777 0 1 1991 16–23 41.0% #106 1,612 0 0
23 1996 25–20 55.6% #62 1,761 0 1 1992 28–24 53.8% #45 1,694 0 2
24 1997 63–26 70.8% #2 2,035 1 2 1993 24–26 48.0% #91 1,670 0 2
25 1998 58–20 74.4% #4 2,010 2 8 1994 23–27 46.0% #78 1,654 0 2
26 1999 31–16 66.0% #16 1,933 2 9 1995 18–24 42.9% #76 1,661 0 2
27 2000 30–16 65.2% #15 1,889 2 10 1996 14–18 43.8% #106 1,620 0 2
28 2001 42–15 73.7% #7 1,989 2 11 1997 31–29 51.7% #49 1,692 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 1998 24–29 45.3% #73 1,660 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1999 21–24 46.7% #55 1,685 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2000 10–24 29.4% #112 1,515 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2001 1–8 11.1% #323 1,452 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #730 1,446 0 2