Patrick Rafter vs Michael Chang — Long Island Quarter-final

Long Island · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 August 1997
hard
USA
Michael Chang
54 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rafter P.
6-4 3-6 6-1
Chang M.
Rafter P.
6362
Chang M.
4611

Patrick Rafter defeated Michael Chang 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the Long Island quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Chang came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, but Patrick Rafter had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard. Patrick Rafter narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-08-21Long IslandR16hardMichael Chang6-4 6-4
1999-08-09Cincinnati MastersQFhardPatrick Rafter6-2 6-1
1997-09-19Davis Cup WG SF: USA vs AUSRRhardMichael Chang6-4 1-6 6-3 6-4
1997-08-25US OpenSFhardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-3 6-4
1997-04-07Hong KongFhardMichael Chang6-3 6-3
1997-02-17MemphisR32hardMichael Chang6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Chang M.

Chang M.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Chang M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.7

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

Draw

Final
Moya C.
Rafter P.
6-47-61
Semi-finals
Rafter P.
Enqvist T.
6-46-4
Moya C.
Alonso J.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Enqvist T.
Reneberg R.
5-76-46-2
Alonso J.
Ivanisevic G.
7-643-66-3
Moya C.
Goellner M.
6-46-4
Rafter P.
Chang M.
6-43-66-1
R16
Reneberg R.
Boetsch A.
6-46-1
Enqvist T.
Pioline C.
7-54-66-1
Chang M.
Woodbridge T.
6-06-2
Rafter P.
Ulihrach B.
7-57-5
Ivanisevic G.
Lapentti N.
5-76-27-64
Alonso J.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Goellner M.
Kuerten G.
6-37-63
Moya C.
Rosset M.
6-23-1
R32
Woodbridge T.
Oncins J.
6-36-4
Chang M.
Medvedev A.
7-666-4
Goellner M.
Woodforde M.
3-66-46-2
Alonso J.
Ruud C.
3-66-46-0
Lapentti N.
Siemerink J.
7-646-4
Rosset M.
Vacek D.
4-66-36-2
Ivanisevic G.
Delgado R.
7-56-4
Kuerten G.
Filippini M.
6-47-65
Bjorkman J.
Costa C.
6-26-0
Moya C.
Sanchez J.
0-67-56-2
Enqvist T.
Johansson T.
6-36-3
Pioline C.
Portas A.
6-26-4
Boetsch A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-47-66
Reneberg R.
Damm Sr M.
6-36-2
Rafter P.
Kucera K.
6-33-66-3
Ulihrach B.
Prinosil D.
6-16-1