Patrick Rafter vs Gustavo Kuerten — Hong Kong Quarter-final
Hong Kong · ATP · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2000
hard
Rafter P.7-6 6-4
Kuerten G.
Rafter P.
7762
Kuerten G.
644–
Patrick Rafter defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6 6-4 in the Hong Kong quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, but Patrick Rafter had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Patrick Rafter narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Patrick Rafter edged Gustavo Kuerten in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-13 | Indianapolis | F | hard | Patrick Rafter | 4-2 RET |
| 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(1) 2-1 RET |
| 2000-11-13 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2000-11-06 | Lyon | QF | clay | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000-07-14 | Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs BRA | RR | grass | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | F | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 7-5 7-6(6) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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%
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
3.3
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (107 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Rafter P.
Kuerten G.
7-646-4
Philippoussis M.
Bruguera S.
6-26-3
Kiefer N.
Lapentti N.
6-26-4
Henman T.
Chang M.
6-44-66-4
R16
Rafter P.
Bjorkman J.
6-45-76-3
Chang M.
Schalken S.
6-16-2
Kiefer N.
Stoltenberg J.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Kim K.
6-13-66-2
Henman T.
Zabaleta M.
6-26-4
Bruguera S.
Rios M.
2-67-626-4
Philippoussis M.
Woodruff C.
6-747-56-3
Kuerten G.
Sargsian S.
6-27-5
R32
Bruguera S.
Tarango J.
7-657-65
Philippoussis M.
Black B.
7-647-64
Bjorkman J.
Tong M.
6-06-2
Henman T.
Levy H.
4-66-16-4
Zabaleta M.
Arazi H.
6-36-2
Schalken S.
Massu N.
6-47-63
Chang M.
Ilie A.
6-26-0
Kiefer N.
Bastl G.
6-26-4
Stoltenberg J.
Voltchkov V.
6-26-2
Kim K.
King P.
6-46-2
Lapentti N.
Lee H.
7-56-4
Rios M.
Prinosil D.
6-36-1
Woodruff C.
Galimberti G.
6-32-66-3
Rafter P.
Pless K.
6-47-5
Sargsian S.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Kuerten G.
Spadea V.
7-54-67-5