Grant Stafford vs Patrick Rafter — Newport Round of 16
Newport · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 July 1993 ·
grass
Stafford G.6-2 6-3
Rafter P.
Stafford G.
662
Rafter P.
230
Grant Stafford defeated Patrick Rafter 6-2 6-3 in the Newport round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Grant Stafford claimed a first win over Patrick Rafter in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Grant Stafford dropped just 5 games past Patrick Rafter.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-06-23 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Patrick Rafter | 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| 1997-02-24 | Philadelphia | SF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-02-17 | Memphis | R64 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1994-01-03 | Adelaide | QF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
7.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast