Stafford v Rafter
ATP Tour career
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Patrick Rafter takes it, 11–2 on categories
Rafter wins on first-serve points won %. Stafford’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Stafford 202 matches, Rafter 521 matches.
- Rafter averages 6.8 aces a match to Stafford’s 3.5 — 2 times as many.
- Rafter averages 1.6 sets won a match to Stafford’s 1.2 (38% more).
- Rafter averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Stafford’s 1.4.
- Winners’ edge: Rafter’s team won 65%, Stafford’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Rafter has 521 matches across 11 seasons, Stafford 202 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- –Titlesper game0.012 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 60.1First serve in %61.9
- 67.5First-serve points won %76.0
- 56.3Break points saved %62.6
- 40.7Return points won %37.5
- 3.5700 total · best 14Acesper game
Head to head
15 matches
since 19934
since 19934
- Hard · 3 matchesStafford 0Rafter 3
- Grass · 2 matchesStafford 1Rafter 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchStafford 0Rafter 1
Last meetings
- 23 June 1997 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassRafter won 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
- 24 Feb 1997 · Philadelphia · Semifinal · HardRafter won 6-3 6-4
- 17 Feb 1997 · Memphis · Round of 64 · HardRafter won 6-4 6-3
- 3 Jan 1994 · Adelaide · Quarterfinal · HardRafter won 3-6 6-3 7-6(5)
- 5 July 1993 · Newport · Round of 16 · GrassStafford won 6-2 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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