Jonas Bjorkman vs Patrick Rafter — Stockholm Semi-final
Stockholm · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 November 1997 ·
hard
Bjorkman J.7-6 7-6
Rafter P.
Bjorkman J.
772
Rafter P.
660
Jonas Bjorkman defeated Patrick Rafter 7-6 7-6 in the Stockholm semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 6–3. Jonas Bjorkman narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.
Key context
- Match story: Jonas Bjorkman won all two sets in tiebreaks against Patrick Rafter.
Head to head
3–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-09-21 | Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs SWE | RR | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-10-02 | Hong Kong | R16 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-4 5-7 6-3 |
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Patrick Rafter | 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-2 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | QF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-2 6-3 7-5 |
| 1998-08-03 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-03-03 | Scottsdale | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 3-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 1996-07-29 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| 1995-02-27 | Scottsdale | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1994-10-17 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
67%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
7.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast