Patrick Rafter vs Magnus Norman — St. Poelten Semi-final

St. Poelten · ATP · Semi-final
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 May 1997
clay
SWE
Magnus Norman
50 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rafter P.
6-1 4-6 6-3
Norman M.
Rafter P.
6462
Norman M.
1631

Patrick Rafter defeated Magnus Norman 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the St. Poelten semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Patrick Rafter came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-07-30Canada MastersR32hardPatrick Rafter6-1 7-6(2)
1998-10-12ViennaR16hardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-2
1997-08-25US OpenR64hardPatrick Rafter6-2 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Norman M.

Norman M.serving74% hold

wins 60% 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.Norman M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.2
5.8
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
Filippini M.
Rafter P.
7-626-2
Semi-finals
Rafter P.
Norman M.
6-14-66-3
Filippini M.
Hrbaty D.
7-656-1
Quarter-finals
Rafter P.
Muster T.
6-37-60
Norman M.
Schalken S.
1-66-16-3
Filippini M.
Nydahl T.
7-56-1
Hrbaty D.
Alami K.
6-16-2
R16
Filippini M.
Rosset M.
4-0
Schalken S.
Kroslak J.
7-646-2
Rafter P.
Tarango J.
6-746-26-1
Muster T.
Gumy H.
5-76-16-1
Alami K.
Schaller G.
6-37-5
Hrbaty D.
Silberstein G.
6-27-63
Nydahl T.
Rios M.
6-46-2
Norman M.
Trimmel C.
6-27-5
R32
Rafter P.
Fromberg R.
7-667-64
Gumy H.
Boetsch A.
7-627-64
Trimmel C.
Bjorkman J.
7-53-67-5
Rosset M.
Sargsian S.
6-24-67-62
Filippini M.
Viloca Puig J.
7-627-5
Nydahl T.
Hipfl M.
7-625-77-5
Hrbaty D.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-3
Rios M.
Gaudenzi A.
6-44-66-4
Tarango J.
Spadea V.
6-46-0
Schalken S.
Henman T.
6-46-2
Kroslak J.
Voinea A.
6-07-64
Muster T.
Grosjean S.
6-36-3
Norman M.
Schranz W.
6-37-5
Alami K.
Baur P.
6-45-77-5
Schaller G.
Johansson T.
4-67-637-64
Silberstein G.
Kucera K.
7-656-1