Patrick Rafter vs Gustavo Kuerten — AUS vs BRA Round Robin
AUS vs BRA · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 0
Sets
Friday, 14 July 2000 ·
grass
Rafter P.6-3 6-2 6-3
Kuerten G.
Rafter P.
6663
Kuerten G.
3230
Patrick Rafter defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 6-2 6-3 in the AUS vs BRA round robin on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Patrick Rafter narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Patrick Rafter closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-13 | Indianapolis | F | hard | Patrick Rafter | 4-2 |
| 2001-08-06 | Cincinnati Masters | F | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2001-04-06 | Davis Cup WG QF: BRA vs AUS | RR | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 4-6 6-4 7-6 2-1 |
| 2000-11-13 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2000-11-06 | Lyon | QF | clay | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000-10-02 | Hong Kong | QF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | F | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 7-5 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
69%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.5
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.