H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 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 round of 32 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patrick Rafter #3 6-2 6-1 Jeff Tarango #60 Match data Aug 20, 1998* R32 New Haven ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Patrick Rafter #3 6-7(1) 6-2 6-1 Jeff Tarango #65 Match data Feb 21, 1998* QF Antwerp ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Patrick Rafter #2 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5 Jeff Tarango #58 Match data Jan 21, 1998* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Patrick Rafter #33 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1 Jeff Tarango #74 Match data May 23, 1997* R16 St. Poelten World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Jeff Tarango #93 6-7(7) 6-2 7-5 Patrick Rafter #25 Match data May 20, 1994* R16 Bologna ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

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
Jeff Tarango #1,001 #42 877 1,788 240 294 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 1,621 0 0 1989 10–11 47.6% #137 1,647 0 0
21 1994 43–26 62.3% #20 1,804 0 1 1990 11–17 39.3% #131 1,607 0 0
22 1995 29–23 55.8% #66 1,778 0 1 1991 16–23 41.0% #106 1,613 0 0
23 1996 25–20 55.6% #62 1,764 0 1 1992 28–24 53.8% #45 1,694 0 2
24 1997 63–26 70.8% #2 2,030 1 2 1993 24–26 48.0% #91 1,670 0 2
25 1998 58–20 74.4% #4 2,011 2 8 1994 23–27 46.0% #78 1,655 0 2
26 1999 31–16 66.0% #16 1,961 2 9 1995 18–24 42.9% #76 1,654 0 2
27 2000 31–17 64.6% #15 1,880 2 10 1996 14–18 43.8% #106 1,619 0 2
28 2001 42–15 73.7% #7 1,988 2 11 1997 31–29 51.7% #49 1,693 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 11–25 30.6% #112 1,517 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2001 1–8 11.1% #323 1,452 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #730 1,447 0 2

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 Jeff Tarango
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 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1988 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1993 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1989 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1990 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1995 21 11 32 65.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1991 11 14 25 44.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 17 11 28 60.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
24 1997 40 17 57 70.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1993 14 16 30 46.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 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% 1994 18 18 36 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
26 1999 13 11 24 54.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 1995 7 14 21 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
27 2000 13 10 23 56.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1996 8 7 15 53.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 2001 33 11 44 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 1997 20 13 33 60.6% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 19 18 37 51.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 6 11 17 35.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 2 14 16 12.5% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 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% — 146 167 313 46.6% 49 59 108 45.4% 14 27 41 34.1% 31 41 72 43.1%

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 436/511 of Patrick Rafter's and 411/468 of Jeff Tarango'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 Patrick Rafter Jeff Tarango
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 1991 1/1 2.0 0.0 53.4% 51.6% 44.4% 44.4% 100.0% 48.3% 26.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 2/3 3.5 6.0 53.5% 65.1% 45.6% 60.3% 54.2% 56.1% 36.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 21/22 6.0 4.7 59.8% 73.3% 46.8% 64.6% 48.0% 62.6% 36.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1994 61/69 8.1 4.0 59.7% 75.1% 50.4% 64.3% 40.3% 65.1% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1995 47/52 6.7 4.1 58.5% 73.5% 49.2% 60.2% 37.0% 63.4% 35.5% 1991 32/39 1.9 5.1 65.8% 64.8% 46.6% 56.0% 48.7% 58.5% 37.0%
23 1996 39/45 6.2 3.5 57.5% 77.3% 54.7% 62.2% 40.1% 67.4% 38.4% 1992 47/52 3.5 3.5 63.1% 67.5% 47.8% 56.6% 42.3% 60.3% 38.7%
24 1997 74/89 6.8 4.1 60.3% 76.0% 53.6% 59.2% 41.4% 67.1% 38.9% 1993 43/50 3.7 4.6 56.6% 68.4% 47.0% 59.2% 45.1% 59.1% 38.5%
25 1998 65/78 6.7 3.0 65.0% 77.4% 55.2% 64.0% 40.8% 69.5% 40.1% 1994 40/50 3.6 2.2 62.1% 65.8% 51.8% 56.4% 46.6% 60.6% 39.0%
26 1999 41/47 6.9 3.0 65.2% 77.1% 52.1% 52.9% 43.7% 68.6% 39.4% 1995 38/42 4.2 3.7 62.9% 70.3% 49.3% 54.4% 44.8% 62.3% 37.0%
27 2000 37/48 6.7 2.9 64.2% 77.7% 56.2% 63.9% 35.3% 69.9% 35.8% 1996 28/32 5.2 3.2 61.9% 68.0% 50.2% 54.3% 39.3% 61.4% 38.0%
28 2001 48/57 8.5 3.7 65.0% 77.5% 54.5% 61.8% 46.3% 69.3% 38.0% 1997 54/60 3.8 3.5 62.3% 69.2% 51.5% 52.2% 45.0% 62.3% 38.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 47/53 4.0 4.2 57.7% 67.9% 52.0% 51.3% 46.8% 61.1% 40.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 42/45 4.9 4.1 60.6% 67.1% 46.1% 61.0% 43.2% 58.9% 38.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 33/36 4.6 5.3 58.1% 68.9% 47.5% 56.9% 42.2% 60.1% 36.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 7/9 3.3 2.1 62.4% 61.8% 52.7% 53.7% 51.2% 58.4% 34.3%
Career — 436/511 7.0 3.7 61.7% 76.1% 52.8% 61.3% 41.3% 67.1% 37.6% — 411/534 3.9 3.9 61.0% 67.8% 49.2% 55.7% 44.6% 60.5% 38.2%

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 Jeff Tarango
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
18 1991 1496 102.9 +2.28 -2.79 0.506 39.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.17 1987 1508 108.5 — — — — +34 — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.19
19 1992 1457 100.0 -2.19 +1.72 0.823 46.7% — — — 22.2% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.25 1988 1598 124.9 — — — — +37 — — 51.4% -0.26 4–3 (57%) 4–0 (100%) — -0.05
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 1989 1648 118.8 — — — — +7 — -102 46.4% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.12
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 1990 1607 120.5 — — — — +6 -46 -69 42.0% -0.54 4–6 (40%) 3–5 (38%) — +0.35
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 1991 1613 132.3 -1.93 -1.26 0.892 48.2% +24 -37 — 41.8% -0.47 8–7 (53%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.07
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 1992 1694 139.2 -0.84 +0.16 0.974 49.7% +28 -96 -139 50.4% +0.10 15–6 (71%) 10–14 (42%) — -1.21
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 1993 1670 136.1 -1.01 -0.06 0.942 49.0% +18 -8 — 45.9% -0.28 12–6 (67%) 2–6 (25%) — -1.60
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 1994 1655 132.9 -1.13 +0.92 0.992 50.0% +24 -22 — 46.1% -0.03 6–7 (46%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.47
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 1995 1654 144.2 +0.56 -0.03 0.982 49.5% +7 -14 -104 43.3% -0.18 4–6 (40%) 7–10 (41%) — -1.34
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 1996 1620 125.4 -0.16 +0.21 0.984 49.7% +74 -59 — 44.4% -0.35 4–7 (36%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.93
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 1997 1694 143.8 +0.74 +1.18 1.031 50.6% +30 -59 -135 52.9% +0.29 7–11 (39%) 11–12 (48%) — -1.45
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1660 141.3 -0.44 +2.15 1.031 50.5% +49 -71 -90 47.8% -0.04 7–14 (33%) 7–12 (37%) — +0.03
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1685 132.2 -2.40 -0.03 0.934 48.9% +15 -75 -110 46.4% -0.07 7–6 (54%) 6–6 (50%) — +1.16
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1517 123.9 -0.88 -1.79 0.903 48.4% -8 +82 +47 38.3% -0.57 3–10 (23%) 6–12 (33%) — -0.28
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1453 110.6 -0.42 -1.74 0.824 46.7% +20 — — 25.0% -1.60 0–2 1–2 (33%) — +0.01
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1447 103.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.06
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1455 101.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1788 140.0 -0.70 +0.24 0.968 49.5% +26 -27 -95 45.8% -0.19 84–94 (47%) 79–102 (44%) 95.5 -0.38

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.