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Patrick Rafter vs Tom Nijssen H2H: 1-0

Patrick Rafter holds a 1–0 lead over Tom Nijssen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Patrick Rafter leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Patrick Rafter won the 1995 Ostrava round of 32 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3).

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Patrick Rafter
AUS Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Tom Nijssen
NED Age 61 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patrick Rafter #57 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3) Tom Nijssen #1273 Match data Oct 12, 1995* R32 Ostrava 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
Tom Nijssen #827 #87 242 1,678 39 76 33.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Tom Nijssen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1991 0–1 0.0% #293 1,495 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1992 0–3 0.0% #243 1,456 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1993 11–11 50.0% #66 1,621 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1994 43–26 62.3% #20 1,804 0 1 1986 0–3 0.0% #396 1,476 0 0
22 1995 29–23 55.8% #66 1,778 0 1 1987 7–9 43.8% #103 1,537 0 0
23 1996 25–20 55.6% #62 1,764 0 1 1988 6–13 31.6% #114 1,545 0 0
24 1997 63–26 70.8% #2 2,030 1 2 1989 12–15 44.4% #99 1,634 0 0
25 1998 58–20 74.4% #4 2,011 2 8 1990 3–13 18.8% #194 1,538 0 0
26 1999 31–16 66.0% #16 1,961 2 9 1991 3–5 37.5% #253 1,570 0 0
27 2000 31–17 64.6% #15 1,880 2 10 1992 4–6 40.0% #221 1,601 0 0
28 2001 42–15 73.7% #7 1,988 2 11 1993 4–7 36.4% #235 1,625 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 1994 0–4 0.0% #591 1,561 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 1995 0–1 0.0% #793 1,554 0 0

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 Tom Nijssen
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1994 27 14 41 65.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1987 2 2 4 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1988 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
24 1997 40 17 57 70.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1989 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
25 1998 40 10 50 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 1990 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1999 13 11 24 54.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 1991 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0%
27 2000 13 10 23 56.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 2001 33 11 44 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 12 22 34 35.3% 12 25 37 32.4% 1 7 8 12.5% 14 22 36 38.9%

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 31/34 of Tom Nijssen'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 Tom Nijssen
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1996 39/45 6.2 3.5 57.5% 77.3% 54.7% 62.2% 40.1% 67.4% 38.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1997 74/89 6.8 4.1 60.3% 76.0% 53.6% 59.2% 41.4% 67.1% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1998 65/78 6.7 3.0 65.0% 77.4% 55.2% 64.0% 40.8% 69.5% 40.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1999 41/47 6.9 3.0 65.2% 77.1% 52.1% 52.9% 43.7% 68.6% 39.4% 1991 7/8 6.6 4.0 47.8% 72.0% 46.8% 48.1% 40.2% 59.7% 33.8%
27 2000 37/48 6.7 2.9 64.2% 77.7% 56.2% 63.9% 35.3% 69.9% 35.8% 1992 9/10 4.6 4.0 50.3% 72.2% 50.9% 64.9% 42.1% 61.9% 40.8%
28 2001 48/57 8.5 3.7 65.0% 77.5% 54.5% 61.8% 46.3% 69.3% 38.0% 1993 11/11 5.5 2.5 41.9% 71.4% 51.6% 52.2% 39.3% 59.6% 32.3%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 3/4 3.3 3.7 55.4% 68.0% 45.5% 60.8% 38.7% 57.9% 35.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 1/1 4.0 8.0 53.3% 71.9% 48.0% 66.7% 33.3% 60.7% 30.5%
Career — 436/511 7.0 3.7 61.7% 76.1% 52.8% 61.3% 41.3% 67.1% 37.6% — 31/115 5.2 3.6 47.3% 71.4% 49.6% 56.3% 40.0% 60.2% 35.3%

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 Tom Nijssen
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 1457 100.0 -2.19 +1.72 0.823 46.7% — — — 22.2% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1986 1476 105.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.18
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 1987 1538 116.4 — — — — -6 +19 — 40.5% -1.00 3–1 (75%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.55
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 1988 1545 122.1 — — — — -25 +50 — 34.0% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 0–2 — -0.07
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 1989 1634 128.9 — — — — +42 -95 -104 44.6% -0.28 3–4 (43%) 3–6 (33%) — +0.06
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 1990 1539 117.4 — — — — +60 — — 22.9% -1.91 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.78
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 1991 1570 126.0 -0.77 -0.23 0.839 47.2% +46 — — 45.0% -0.35 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.44
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 1992 1602 126.0 +0.80 +0.57 1.071 51.5% +22 -37 — 48.0% -0.16 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.47
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 1993 1625 123.0 -1.24 -2.23 0.799 46.3% +2 -52 — 33.3% -1.11 4–1 (80%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.02
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1562 102.7 -3.16 +0.27 0.830 46.9% — -31 — 27.3% -1.55 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.07
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1555 107.4 -2.36 +0.67 0.776 45.8% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.16
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 — 1678 131.2 -0.76 -0.63 0.886 48.1% +25 -13 -104 37.0% -0.86 16–22 (42%) 14–26 (35%) 95.2 -2.12

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.