Gustavo Kuerten vs Patrick Rafter — BRA vs AUS Round Robin
Gustavo Kuerten advanced when Patrick Rafter retired 4-6 6-4 7-6 2-1 in the BRA vs AUS round robin. That levelled the head-to-head at 3–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKuerten G. advanced when Rafter P. retired.
Common opponents
18 shared · last 12 monthsKuerten G. and Rafter P. faced 18 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kuerten G. went 13–9 (59%) against them, Rafter P. 14–7 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 6 better-results split).
13–959%Kuerten G. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents14–767%Rafter P. · better vs 6
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
38–29Sets41–22
347–316Games338–267
5–6Tiebreaks5–6
5–5Deciding sets2–3
vs Kucera K.L4-6 6-0 2-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayW6-3 7-5Canada Masters · hard- vs Hrbaty D.L7-6 2-6 0-3Tokyo · hardW6-2 6-7 7-5 6-0Australian Open · hard
vs Ferreira W.W6-1 6-2Hamburg Masters · clayL4-6 5-7Hamburg Masters · clay
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vs Alami K.W5-7 6-2 6-3Hamburg Masters · clayW6-3 3-6 6-3s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Pavel A.W6-3 6-3Hamburg Masters · clayL6-7 1-6Stuttgart Masters · carpet
vs Pozzi G.W7-5 6-3Cincinnati Masters · hardW6-3 6-1 6-1Roland Garros · clay
vs Escude N.W7-6 7-6Stuttgart Masters · carpetW6-1 6-3s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Popp A.L6-7 2-6 1-6Wimbledon · grassW6-3 6-2 7-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Agassi A.L6-4 4-6 3-6Masters Cup · hardL5-7 6-2 7-6 2-6 3-6Australian Open · hard- vs Sampras P.W6-7 6-3 6-4Masters Cup · hardL6-4 6-7 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
- vs Di Pasquale A.W6-4 6-4Canada Masters · hardW6-2 6-2Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Lareau S.L6-7 4-6Canada Masters · hardW6-4 6-2Canada Masters · hard
vs Henman T.L7-6 3-6 6-7Cincinnati Masters · hardW6-2 6-3 6-3Australian Open · hard- vs Rusedski G.L6-4 4-6 3-6 6-2 7-9Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-2Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Corretja A.Hard to compareW6-4 6-2Rome Masters · clayW6-4 6-3Miami Masters · hard
vs Lapentti N.Hard to compareW6-3 6-4 7-6Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-0 7-5AUS vs ECU · grass- vs Ferrero J.Hard to compareW7-5 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-3Roland Garros · clayL7-6 6-7 2-6 1-3ESP vs AUS · clay
vs Johansson T.Hard to compareL3-6 6-4 4-6Miami Masters · hardW6-3 6-4 6-7 6-1Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Clay: Kuerten G. leads 2–1 · Hard: level 1–1 · Grass: Rafter P. leads 1–0
- Kuerten G.April 2001BRA vs AUSThis matchClay4-6 6-4 7-6 2-1
- Kuerten G.November 2000Paris MastersHard6-4 7-6
- Rafter P.November 2000LyonClay6-3 6-4
- Rafter P.October 2000Hong KongHard7-6 6-4
- Rafter P.July 2000Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs BRAGrass6-3 6-2 6-3
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKuerten G.Rafter P.1 684ELO1 9371 718Clay ELO1 6471–9Last 105–524Age28190 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Gustavo Kuerten beat Patrick Rafter 4-6 6-4 7-6 2-1 after Patrick Rafter retired. Umpiry, "Gustavo Kuerten vs Patrick Rafter — BRA vs AUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2001-04-06/kuerten-vs-rafter-bra-vs-aus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 6 April 2001).