Alberto Berasategui vs Patrick Rafter — Rome Masters Round of 32
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 1997
clay
Berasategui A.3-6 6-4 7-5
Rafter P.
Berasategui A.
3672
Rafter P.
6451
Alberto Berasategui defeated Patrick Rafter 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Alberto Berasategui narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Alberto Berasategui dropped the opening set before beating Patrick Rafter 3–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Alberto Berasategui | 6-7(2) 7-6(7) 6-2 7-6(4) |
| 1998-01-12 | Sydney Outdoor | R16 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-03-03 | Scottsdale | R32 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
74%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
63%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
69%
Return points won·Even
42%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.8
7.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 48%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Corretja A.
Alami K.
4-67-56-3
Rios M.
Courier J.
6-33-67-64
Berasategui A.
Goellner M.
7-57-5
Ivanisevic G.
Draper S.
6-46-4
R16
Alami K.
Bruguera S.
3-66-27-5
Corretja A.
Moya C.
6-46-4
Draper S.
Scala D.
7-56-2
Ivanisevic G.
Becker B.
7-676-3
Goellner M.
Costa A.
6-43-66-4
Berasategui A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-2
Rios M.
Larsson M.
4-67-56-4
Courier J.
Rosset M.
7-656-3
R32
Goellner M.
Krajicek R.
7-667-61
Bruguera S.
Gumy H.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Haarhuis P.
7-653-66-3
Alami K.
Woodruff C.
6-06-4
Larsson M.
Johansson T.
7-646-3
Rosset M.
Benfele Alvarez E.
7-56-736-3
Courier J.
Portas A.
7-656-2
Corretja A.
Boetsch A.
6-26-3
Becker B.
Pioline C.
6-47-5
Scala D.
Henman T.
1-66-36-4
Draper S.
Muster T.
7-645-77-5
Ivanisevic G.
Ruud C.
6-26-2
Costa A.
Siemerink J.
6-46-2
Berasategui A.
Rafter P.
3-66-47-5
Rios M.
Santoro F.
6-26-2
Moya C.
Haas T.
6-46-2
R64
Portas A.
Rusedski G.
7-677-64
Henman T.
Carretero R.
4-67-52-0
Goellner M.
Stark J.
7-646-4
Siemerink J.
Tarango J.
7-56-3
Costa A.
Radulescu A.
7-56-2
Rafter P.
Mantilla F.
6-13-66-4
Berasategui A.
Vacek D.
6-36-4
Haarhuis P.
Woodbridge T.
7-56-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Sanchez J.
7-57-65
Johansson T.
Sanguinetti D.
5-76-36-2
Santoro F.
Furlan R.
6-46-1
Rios M.
Camporese O.
6-37-5
Larsson M.
Ferreira W.
4-67-57-65
Rosset M.
Golmard J.
7-56-4
Benfele Alvarez E.
Clavet F.
4-66-36-3
Courier J.
Sampras P.
7-656-4
Boetsch A.
Obrien A.
7-646-4
Haas T.
Gustafsson M.
3-66-47-5
Moya C.
Pescosolido S.
6-46-4
Muster T.
Martelli M.
6-36-2
Draper S.
Medvedev A.
7-56-3
Scala D.
Musa D.
6-46-737-64
Becker B.
Gaudenzi A.
7-636-2
Pioline C.
Black B.
6-46-3
Ruud C.
Fetterlein F.
6-47-5
Ivanisevic G.
Woodforde M.
6-26-786-4
Krajicek R.
Nargiso D.
7-56-3
Gumy H.
Chang M.
6-36-2
Bruguera S.
Stolle S.
6-16-4
Woodruff C.
Prinosil D.
6-36-2
Alami K.
Philippoussis M.
6-26-0
Corretja A.
Arazi H.
6-06-3