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Martin Damm Sr v Patrick Rafter: stats compared | Lineball
Rafter wins on first serve in %. Damm Sr’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Damm Sr 363 matches, Rafter 521 matches.
Rafter averages 1.6 sets won a match to Damm Sr’s 1.1 (42% more).
Rafter averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Damm Sr’s 1.4.
Rafter has the better sets won %: 61.1 to Damm Sr’s 43.9.
Winners’ edge: Rafter’s team won 65%, Damm Sr’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Rafter has 521 matches across 11 seasons, Damm Sr 363 in 14 — 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
55.8First serve in %61.9
75.1First-serve points won %76.0
57.8Break points saved %62.6
34.9Return points won %37.5
8.22,946 total · best 28Acesper game
Head to head
18 matches since 19947
Hard · 5 matchesSr 1Rafter 4
Grass · 3 matchesSr 0Rafter 3
Finals · 1 matchSr 0Rafter 1
Last meetings
19 June 2000 · 's-Hertogenbosch · Semifinal · GrassRafter won 6-2 6-1
14 June 1999 · 's-Hertogenbosch · Round of 16 · GrassRafter won 6-3 6-4
24 Aug 1998 · Long Island · Round of 16 · HardRafter won 6-4 6-3
27 July 1998 · Los Angeles · Round of 16 · HardRafter won 6-3 5-7 6-1
15 June 1998 · 's-Hertogenbosch · Final · GrassRafter won 7-6(2) 6-2
8 Aug 1994 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Round of 64 · HardSr won 6-3 3-6 7-6(3)
11 Apr 1994 · Hong Kong · Quarterfinal · HardRafter won 4-6 6-3 6-4
3 Jan 1994 · Adelaide · Round of 32 · HardRafter won 6-4 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
Sr––––––––––
Rafter––1–––––––
6.83,529 total · best 30
12.34,466 total · best 28Games wonper game14.07,281 total · best 34
37.5Break points converted %40.9
43.9Sets won %61.1
48.0Games won %53.8
0.05 total · best 1Finalsper game0.126 total · best 1
1.1409 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.6836 total · best 3
1.4522 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0533 total · best 3
13.34,834 total · best 33Games lostper game · lower is better12.06,259 total · best 34
0.5169 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.5253 total · best 3