Thomas Enqvist vs Patrick Rafter — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 January 1999 ·
hard
Enqvist T.6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4
Rafter P.
Enqvist T.
64663
Rafter P.
46441
Thomas Enqvist defeated Patrick Rafter 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending last year's round of 32. Thomas Enqvist claimed a first win over Patrick Rafter in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Thomas Enqvist edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-06-25 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Patrick Rafter | 6-1 6-3 7-6 |
| 2001-05-21 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Patrick Rafter | 7-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 1999-05-16 | Dusseldorf | F | clay | Patrick Rafter | 5-7 6-3 6-3 |
| 1997-08-18 | Long Island | SF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1995-07-17 | Washington | R16 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.0
7.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast