Patrick Rafter vs Marcelo Rios — Grand Slam Cup Quarter-final
Grand Slam Cup · ATP · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 23 September 1997
carpet
Rafter P.6-1 7-6
Rios M.
Rafter P.
672
Rios M.
16–
Patrick Rafter defeated Marcelo Rios 6-1 7-6 in the Grand Slam Cup quarter-final on carpet.
Key context
- Match story: Patrick Rafter came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
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
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
67%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.2
5.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sampras P.
Bjorkman J.
7-66-4
Rafter P.
Rios M.
6-17-6
Korda P.
Pioline C.
7-56-3
Rusedski G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-76-36-1