Rafter v Bjorkman
ATP Tour career
Lineball analyst13–1
Patrick Rafter takes it, 13–1 on categories
Rafter wins on titles. Bjorkman’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Rafter 521 matches, Bjorkman 747 matches.
- Rafter has 12 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Bjorkman’s 7 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Rafter averages 6.8 aces a match to Bjorkman’s 4.1 (67% more).
- Rafter has the better first serve in %: 61.9 to Bjorkman’s 57.5.
- Winners’ edge: Rafter’s team won 65%, Bjorkman’s team won 53% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Bjorkman has 747 matches across 18 seasons, Rafter 521 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.
- 0.012 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
- 0.02 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 61.9First serve in %57.5
- 76.0First-serve points won %70.4
- 62.6Break points saved %59.2
- 37.5Return points won %40.0
- 6.83,529 total · best 30
Head to head
59 matches
since 19944
since 19944
- Hard · 7 matchesRafter 3Bjorkman 4
- Grass · 1 matchRafter 1Bjorkman 0
- Carpet · 1 matchRafter 1Bjorkman 0
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesRafter 2Bjorkman 0
Last meetings
- 2 Oct 2000 · Hong Kong · Round of 16 · HardRafter won 6-4 5-7 6-3
- 21 June 1999 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · GrassRafter won 6-2 7-6(3) 6-7(7) 6-2
- 31 Aug 1998 · US Open · Quarterfinal · HardRafter won 6-2 6-3 7-5
- 3 Aug 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Quarterfinal · HardRafter won 6-3 6-2
- 3 Nov 1997 · Stockholm · Semifinal · HardBjorkman won 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
- 3 Mar 1997 · Scottsdale · Round of 16 · HardBjorkman won 3-6 6-1 7-6(2)
- 29 July 1996 · Los Angeles · Round of 16 · HardBjorkman won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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