Patrick Rafter vs Petr Korda — Grand Slam Cup Semi-final
Grand Slam Cup · ATP · Semi-final
3 — 2
Sets
Tuesday, 23 September 1997 ·
carpet
Rafter P.7-5 3-6 6-7 7-6 9-7
Korda P.
Rafter P.
736793
Korda P.
567672
Patrick Rafter defeated Petr Korda 7-5 3-6 6-7 7-6 9-7 in the Grand Slam Cup semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Petr Korda came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Patrick Rafter narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Patrick Rafter closed it out in five sets, 7–5 3–6 6–7 7–6 9–7.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-10 | Cincinnati Masters | QF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-4 7-6 |
| 1997-10-20 | Stuttgart Masters | SF | carpet | Petr Korda | 6-4 7-6 |
| 1995-06-12 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Petr Korda | 5-7 7-6(6) 9-7 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.1
5.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.