Patrick Rafter
Patrick Rafter 2015
Nation:
Australia Australia
Birthday:
December 28, 1972
Size:
185 cm
Weight:
86 kg
1st professional season:
1991
Resignation:
2001
Playing hand:
Right
Prize money:
$ 11,127,058
singles
Career record:
358: 191
Career title:
11
Highest ranking:
1 (July 26, 1999)
Weeks as No. 1:
1
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000 2
Double
Career record:
214: 110
Career title:
10
Highest ranking:
6 (February 1, 1999)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000 1
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )
Patrick Michael "Pat" Rafter (born December 28, 1972 in Mount Isa , Queensland ) is a former Australian tennis player . He was number 1 in the world rankings for a week from July 26, 1999 to August 1, 1999 .
Career
Rafter won the US Open in 1997 and 1998. In 2000 he was on the verge of becoming the first Australian after Pat Cash to triumph at Wimbledon, but lost to Pete Sampras . In 2001 he lost the final there again, this time against Goran Ivanišević . Rafter also won the Australian Open doubles competition in 1999 .
In the Davis Cup he reached the final with the Australian team in 2000 and 2001, but could not win any of the finals against Spain or France .
On November 30, 2001, he played his last game in the Davis Cup against Sébastien Grosjean . Then he ended his professional career because of chronic back problems. According to the ATP, he has won prize money of $ 11,127,058.
Rafter was one of the tennis professionals who followed the serve and volley strategy. In 2002 he was named Australian of the Year . In 2006 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame .
Rafter has been playing in tournaments on the ATP Champions Tour since 2008 . He celebrated his debut with a tournament victory in Graz , since then he has won two more tournaments on this tour.
In 2014 Rafter made a short comeback at the Australian Open alongside Lleyton Hewitt , but they were eliminated in the first round.
successes
Legend
Grand Slam (2)
Grand Slam Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (2)
ATP International Series Gold (1)
ATP International Series (6)
Title after covering
Hard Court (13)
Sand (2)
Grass (6)
Carpet (0)
singles
Tournament victories
No.
date
competition
Topping
Final opponent
Result
1.
June 13, 1994
United Kingdom Manchester
race
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
7: 6 5 , 7: 6 4
2.
August 25, 1997
United States US Open (1)
Hard court
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
6: 3, 6: 2, 4: 6, 7: 5
3.
April 6, 1998
India Chennai
Hard court
Sweden Mikael Tillström
6: 3, 6: 4
4th
June 15, 1998
Netherlands 's-Hertogenbosch (1)
race
Czech Republic Martin Damm
7: 6 2 , 6: 2
5.
August 3, 1998
Canada Toronto
Hard court
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
7: 6 3 , 6: 4
6th
August 10, 1998
United States Cincinnati
Hard court
United States Pete Sampras
1: 6, 7: 6 2 , 6: 4
7th
August 24, 1998
United States long Island
Hard court
Spain Félix Mantilla
7: 6 3 , 6: 2
8th.
August 31, 1998
United States US Open (2)
Hard court
Australia Mark Philippoussis
6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 0
9.
June 14, 1999
Netherlands 's-Hertogenbosch (2)
race
Romania Andrei Pavel
3: 6, 7: 6 7 , 6: 4
10.
June 19, 2000
Netherlands 's-Hertogenbosch (3)
race
France Nicolas Escudé
6: 1, 6: 3
11.
August 20, 2001
United States Indianapolis
Hard court
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
4: 2 task
Final participation
No.
date
competition
Topping
Final opponent
Result
1.
April 18, 1994
Hong Kong 1959 Hong Kong
Hard court
United States Michael Chang
1: 6, 3: 6
2.
March 3, 1997
United States Philadelphia
Hard court (i)
United States Pete Sampras
7: 5, 6: 7 4 , 3: 6
3.
April 14, 1997
Hong Kong 1959 Hong Kong
Hard court
United States Michael Chang
3: 6, 3: 6
4th
May 26, 1997
Austria St. Polten
sand
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
6: 7 2 , 2: 6
5.
August 18, 1997
United States New Haven
Hard court
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6: 7 4 , 4: 6
6th
August 25, 1997
United States long Island
Hard court
Spain Carlos Moyá
4: 6, 6: 7 1
7th
October 6, 1997
Germany Munich
Carpet (i)
United States Pete Sampras
2: 6, 4: 6, 5: 7
8th.
May 17, 1999
Italy Rome
sand
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
4: 6, 5: 7, 6: 7 6
9.
August 16, 1999
United States Cincinnati
Hard court
United States Pete Sampras
6: 7 7 , 3: 6
10.
July 10, 2000
United Kingdom Wimbledon
race
United States Pete Sampras
7: 6 10 , 6: 7 5 , 4: 6, 2: 6
11.
November 13, 2000
France Lyon
Carpet (i)
France Arnaud Clément
6: 7 2 , 6: 7 5
12.
July 9, 2001
United Kingdom Wimbledon
race
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
3: 6, 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 9
13.
August 6, 2001
Canada Montreal
Hard court
Romania Andrei Pavel
6: 7 3 , 6: 2, 3: 6
14th
August 13, 2001
United States Cincinnati
Hard court
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
1: 6, 3: 6
Double
Tournament victories
No.
date
competition
Topping
partner
Final opponent
Result
1.
May 23, 1994
Italy Bologna
sand
Australia John Fitzgerald
Czech Republic Vojtěch Flégl Andrew Florent Australia
6: 3, 6: 3
2.
January 9, 1995
Australia Adelaide (1)
Hard court
United States Jim Courier
Zimbabwe Byron Black Grant Connell Canada
7: 6, 6: 4
3.
May 13, 1996
United States Pinehurst
sand
Australia Pat Cash
United States Ken Flat David Wheaton United States
6: 2, 6: 3
4th
January 6, 1997
Australia Adelaide (2)
Hard court
United States Bryan Shelton
Australia Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Australia
6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 3
5.
June 16, 1997
United Kingdom Queen's Club
race
Australia Mark Philippoussis
Australia Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk Czech Republic
6: 2, 4: 6, 7: 5
6th
March 16, 1998
United States Indian Wells
Hard court
Sweden Jonas Björkman
United States Todd Martin Richey Reneberg United States
6: 4, 7: 6
7th
August 3, 1998
United States los Angeles
Hard court
Australia Sandon Stolle
United States Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek Czech Republic
6: 4, 6: 4
8th.
February 1, 1999
Australia Australian Open
Hard court
Sweden Jonas Björkman
India Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes India
6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 7 10 , 6: 4
9.
June 14, 1999
Germany Hall
race
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer United States
6: 3, 7: 5
10.
August 9, 1999
Canada Montreal
Hard court
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Byron Black Wayne Ferreira South Africa
7: 6, 6: 4
Final participation
No.
date
competition
Topping
partner
Final opponent
Result
1.
April 18, 1994
Hong Kong 1959 Hong Kong
Hard court
Sweden Jonas Björkman
United States Jim Grabb Brett Steven New Zealand
walk-over
2.
October 24, 1994
France Lyon
Carpet (i)
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Yevgeny Kafelnikow Russia
7: 6, 6: 7, 6: 7
3.
October 16, 1995
Czech Republic Ostrava
Carpet (i)
France Guy Forget
Sweden Jonas Björkman Javier Frana Argentina
6: 7, 4: 6, 6: 7
4th
April 22, 1996
Bermuda Bermuda
sand
Australia Pat Cash
Sweden Jan Apell Brent Haygarth South Africa
6: 3, 1: 6, 3: 6
5.
March 17, 1997
United States Indian Wells
Hard court
Australia Mark Philippoussis
Bahamas Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Canada
6: 7, 6: 4, 5: 7
6th
April 21, 1997
Japan Tokyo
Hard court
United States Justin Gimelstob
Czech Republic Martin Damm Daniel Vacek Czech Republic
6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 7
7th
August 11, 1997
United States Cincinnati
Hard court
Australia Mark Philippoussis
Australia Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Australia
6: 7, 6: 4, 4: 6
8th.
June 18, 2001
Germany Hall
race
Belarus Max Mirny
Canada Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle Australia
4: 6, 7: 6 5 , 1: 6
Performing in Grand Slam tournaments / world rankings
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Australian Open
-
-
1R
1R
3R
AF
2R
1R
3R
3R
-
HF
French Open
-
-
-
-
AF
1R
1R
HF
2R
3R
2R
1R
Wimbledon
-
-
-
3R
2R
1R
AF
AF
AF
HF
F.
F.
US Open
-
-
-
1R
3R
2R
1R
S.
S.
1R
1R
AF
Place at the end of the year
751
293
243
66
20th
66
62
2
4th
16
15th
7th
Web links
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