Patrick Rafter vs Byron Black — Philadelphia Quarter-final

Philadelphia · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 1997
hard
ZIM
Byron Black
56 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rafter P.
6-3 1-6 6-1
Black B.
Rafter P.
6162
Black B.
3611

Patrick Rafter defeated Byron Black 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the Philadelphia quarter-final on hard. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Patrick Rafter closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-04-02Davis Cup WG R1: ZIM vs AUSRRhardPatrick Rafter6-4 7-6(2) 6-2
1998-10-12ViennaR32hardPatrick Rafter6-3 7-6(3)
1998-05-18St. PoeltenR32clayByron Black6-3 6-4
1998-04-03Davis Cup WG R1: AUS vs ZIMRRgrassByron Black3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6(0)

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Black B.

Black B.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

Serve advantage — Rafter P.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Rafter P.Black B.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
5-77-646-3
Semi-finals
Rafter P.
Stafford G.
6-36-4
Sampras P.
Schalken S.
3-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Schalken S.
Stark J.
6-26-4
Sampras P.
Flach D.
6-46-2
Stafford G.
Stolle S.
6-46-2
Rafter P.
Black B.
6-31-66-1
R16
Stark J.
Haarhuis P.
6-36-4
Schalken S.
Carlsen K.
7-674-66-3
Black B.
Woodbridge T.
6-26-0
Rafter P.
Gimelstob J.
6-35-77-5
Stolle S.
Viloca Puig J.
4-66-36-4
Stafford G.
Courier J.
6-35-76-2
Sampras P.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-62
Flach D.
Johansson T.
6-30-67-64
R32
Woodbridge T.
Chesnokov A.
6-31-0
Stark J.
McEnroe P.
7-687-64
Johansson T.
Rusedski G.
6-46-2
Courier J.
Raoux G.
6-37-64
Stafford G.
Radulescu A.
6-46-3
Stolle S.
Spadea V.
7-635-76-1
Viloca Puig J.
Obrien A.
6-23-66-3
Gimelstob J.
Joyce M.
6-06-3
Rafter P.
Woodforde M.
6-26-2
Black B.
Fromberg R.
6-46-3
Schalken S.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-4
Carlsen K.
Carbonell T.
4-66-46-2
Haarhuis P.
Novak J.
6-41-66-3
Flach D.
Lareau S.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Cash P.
6-46-0
Sampras P.
Filippini M.
6-46-1