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Patrick Rafter v Richard Krajicek: stats compared | Lineball
Krajicek wins on first-serve points won %. Rafter’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Rafter 521 matches, Krajicek 616 matches.
Krajicek averages 12.2 aces a match to Rafter’s 6.8 (79% more).
Krajicek has the better first-serve points won %: 81.4 to Rafter’s 76.
Rafter has the better first serve in %: 61.9 to Krajicek’s 58.2.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): 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.
0.012 total · best 1Titlesper game0.017 total · best 1
0.02 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
61.9First serve in %58.2
76.0First-serve points won %81.4
62.6Break points saved %63.1
37.5Return points won %37.0
6.8
Head to head
29 matches since 19947
Hard · 5 matchesRafter 1Krajicek 4
Carpet · 2 matchesRafter 0Krajicek 2
Grass · 1 matchRafter 0Krajicek 1
Clay · 1 matchRafter 1Krajicek 0
Grand Slams · 1 matchRafter 1Krajicek 0
Finals · 1 matchRafter 1Krajicek 0
Last meetings
12 June 2000 · Halle · Round of 16 · GrassKrajicek won 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-2
3 Aug 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Final · HardRafter won 7-6(3) 6-4
27 Oct 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 16 · CarpetKrajicek won 7-5 6-2
26 May 1997 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayRafter won 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
Rafter––1–––––––
Krajicek––––––––––
3,529 total · best 30
Acesper game
12.27,495 total · best 49
14.07,281 total · best 34Games wonper game14.18,705 total · best 34
40.9Break points converted %40.5
61.1Sets won %63.3
53.8Games won %54.2
0.126 total · best 1Finalsper game0.026 total · best 1
1.6836 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.61,005 total · best 3
1.0533 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0583 total · best 3
12.06,259 total · best 34Games lostper game · lower is better11.97,347 total · best 38
0.5253 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.5332 total · best 4
14 Apr 1997 · Tokyo · Semifinal · Hard
Krajicek won 7-6(5) 6-3
30 Sept 1996 · Singapore · Round of 16 · CarpetKrajicek won 6-4 6-2
12 Aug 1996 · New Haven · Round of 16 · HardKrajicek won 6-4 5-7 7-5
2 Jan 1995 · Adelaide · Quarterfinal · HardKrajicek won 6-4 7-6(4)
3 Oct 1994 · Sydney Indoor · Semifinal · HardKrajicek won 6-1 7-6(3)