Patrick Rafter vs Jeff Tarango — St. Poelten Round of 16

St. Poelten · ATP · Round of 16
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
USA
Jeff Tarango
57 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rafter P.
6-7 6-2 6-1
Tarango J.
Rafter P.
64662
Tarango J.
77211

Patrick Rafter defeated Jeff Tarango 6-7 6-2 6-1 in the St. Poelten round of 16 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

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-08-17New HavenR32hardPatrick Rafter6-2 6-1
1998-02-16AntwerpQFhardPatrick Rafter6-7(1) 6-2 6-1
1998-01-19Australian OpenR128hardPatrick Rafter7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Tarango J.

Tarango J.serving70% hold

wins 58% 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.Tarango J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). 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