Gustavo Kuerten vs Patrick Rafter — Cincinnati Masters Final
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2001
hard
Kuerten G.6-1 6-3
Rafter P.
Kuerten G.
662
Rafter P.
13–
Gustavo Kuerten defeated Patrick Rafter 6-1 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Gustavo Kuerten narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Gustavo Kuerten dropped just 4 games past Patrick Rafter.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-13 | Indianapolis | F | hard | Patrick Rafter | 4-2 RET |
| 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 |
| 2000-10-02 | Hong Kong | QF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 7-6(4) 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
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.6
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 60%
Draw
Final
Kuerten G.
Rafter P.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Ljubicic I.
7-636-736-4
Henman T.
Gambill J.
4-66-26-2
Kuerten G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-43-66-4
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
5-77-656-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Mirnyi M.
1-66-47-65
Rafter P.
Blake J.
7-676-2
Ljubicic I.
Arazi H.
6-26-3
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
7-56-3
Gambill J.
Canas G.
6-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Martin A.
6-22-66-4
Kuerten G.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-1
Rusedski G.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
R32
Rusedski G.
Gaudio G.
7-627-61
Kuerten G.
Haas T.
7-647-68
Koubek S.
Schalken S.
6-17-65
Gambill J.
Novak J.
7-626-2
Hewitt L.
Ulihrach B.
6-25-76-2
Henman T.
Lee H.
6-36-3
Ivanisevic G.
Escude N.
6-36-4
Martin A.
Sampras P.
6-46-4
Mirnyi M.
Pavel A.
6-16-1
Kiefer N.
Martin T.
6-14-66-2
Blake J.
Clement A.
7-56-4
Ljubicic I.
Moya C.
7-657-5
Canas G.
Chang M.
5-77-56-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Santoro F.
6-16-4
Arazi H.
Ferrero J.
6-716-46-4
Rafter P.
Malisse X.
6-06-3
R64
Ferrero J.
Arthurs W.
6-46-4
Lee H.
Dent T.
6-46-4
Gaudio G.
Agassi A.
6-47-63
Rusedski G.
Prinosil D.
3-67-666-1
Kiefer N.
Enqvist T.
6-46-0
Arazi H.
Coria G.
7-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Squillari F.
6-26-0
Gambill J.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-1
Rafter P.
Portas A.
7-56-3
Malisse X.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Blake J.
Boutter J.
7-656-0
Clement A.
Calatrava A.
4-66-47-64
Schalken S.
Ferreira W.
6-46-4
Koubek S.
Levy H.
6-46-1
Martin A.
Russell M.
4-66-36-2
Pavel A.
Johansson T.
6-36-2
Mirnyi M.
Costa A.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Black W.
6-36-2
Hewitt L.
Norman M.
6-46-1
Henman T.
Tabara M.
6-46-2
Martin T.
Mamiit C.
2-66-36-3
Santoro F.
Golmard J.
6-37-65
Moya C.
Mantilla F.
6-36-3
Kuerten G.
Roddick A.
7-636-1
Novak J.
Morrison J.
6-43-66-2
Chang M.
Voltchkov V.
6-16-3
Canas G.
Safin M.
6-36-3
Haas T.
Woodruff C.
6-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Vinciguerra A.
7-646-1
Escude N.
Vicente F.
6-46-2
Ivanisevic G.
Clavet F.
6-33-67-65
Sampras P.
Lapentti N.
6-36-2