Patrick Rafter

Australian Born 1972 185 cm Right handed
Head to heads vs Pete Sampras (16)vs Andre Agassi (15)vs Michael Chang (11)vs Jonas Bjorkman (10)vs Greg Rusedski (10)vs Todd Martin (10)

Match log

2001

Davis Cup WG F: AUS vs FRAGrass, November
RRWSebastien Grosjean6-3 7-6(6) 7-5
Masters CupHard, November
RRLSebastien Grosjean6-7(4) 3-6
RRLLleyton Hewitt5-7 2-6
RRLAndre Agassi2-6 4-6
Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs SWEHard, September
RRLThomas Johansson6-3 7-6(8) 3-6 2-6 3-6
RRWJonas Bjorkman6-3 6-2
US OpenHard, August
R16LPete Sampras3-6 2-6 7-6(5) 4-6
R32WNicolas Lapentti7-6(3) 6-2 6-2
R64WChristophe Rochus7-5 6-2 6-1
R128WBob Bryan7-6(3) 6-3 7-5
IndianapolisWon the titleHard, August
FWGustavo Kuerten4-2 RETWon the title
SFWMarat Safin6-3 5-7 7-6(7)
QFWMax Mirnyi6-3 7-6(3)
R16WKristian Pless6-4 6-4
R32WMichal Tabara6-2 6-0
Cincinnati MastersHard, August
FLGustavo Kuerten1-6 3-6
SFWLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-3
QFWGreg Rusedski5-7 7-6(5) 6-4
R16WJames Blake7-6(7) 6-2
R32WXavier Malisse6-0 6-3
R64WAlbert Portas7-5 6-3
Canada MastersHard, July
FLAndrei Pavel6-7(3) 6-2 3-6
SFWFabrice Santoro6-2 6-2
QFWJuan Carlos Ferrero7-5 4-6 6-2
R16WTodd Martin6-4 6-2
R32WMagnus Norman6-1 7-6(2)
R64WHarel Levy6-7(5) 6-3 6-3
WimbledonGrass, June
FLGoran Ivanisevic3-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-9
SFWAndre Agassi2-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 8-6
QFWThomas Enqvist6-1 6-3 7-6(5)
R16WMikhail Youzhny2-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
R32WHicham Arazi7-6(3) 6-4 7-5
R64WSlava Dosedel7-5 4-6 6-4 6-1
R128WDaniel Vacek6-2 7-6(7) 6-3
s HertogenboschGrass, June
R32LPeter Wessels5-7 4-6
HalleGrass, June
SFLFabrice Santoro5-7 4-6
QFWRoger Federer4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
R16WAndrei Pavel6-3 6-3
R32WDaniel Vacek6-3 6-4
Roland GarrosClay, May
R128LWayne Arthurs6-4 6-2 3-6 6-7(5) 1-6
DusseldorfClay, May
RRWThomas Enqvist6-3 6-3
RRWJuan Balcells6-3 6-2
RRLNicolas Kiefer6-1 2-6 4-6
Davis Cup WG QF: BRA vs AUSClay, April
RRLGustavo Kuerten6-4 4-6 6-7(1) 1-2 RET
Miami MastersHard, March
SFLAndre Agassi0-6 7-6(2) 2-6
QFWRoger Federer6-3 6-1
R16WAlex Corretja6-4 6-3
R32WFrancisco Clavet6-3 3-6 6-3
R64WBob Bryan6-2 6-1
Indian Wells MastersHard, March
QFLPete Sampras6-4 6-7(4) 4-6
R16WAlex Corretja4-6 6-3 6-4
R32WArnaud Di Pasquale6-2 6-2
R64WGreg Rusedski6-3 6-2

Patrick Rafter

The kick serve climbed, and Patrick Rafter followed it in behind first delivery and second, chipping and charging on return too: the athlete's version of serve and volley. Seeded 13th, he broke through at the 1997 US Open, beating Greg Rusedski in four sets for his first major, then defended the title in 1998, an all-Australian final against Mark Philippoussis won with just five unforced errors. Both of his 2 majors came in New York, where the legs mattered most.

In July 1999 he reached world No. 1 and held it for one week, the shortest reign in ATP history. Wimbledon gave him two finals and took both away: Pete Sampras in four sets in 2000, then Goran Ivanisevic 9-7 in the fifth in 2001, the Monday people's final. A shoulder first operated on in 1999 closed his career after the 2001 season, at 28, with 12 career titles banked. Four Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Awards and the Brisbane arena that bears his name say what the game thought of him.