Patrick Rafter vs Nicolas Escude, s Hertogenbosch 2000, Final

ATP Intl Series · Final · Grass

Final

Patrick Rafter

WinnerRank #224

Rafter won in 2 sets · 58m

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 26–3

Nicolas Escude

LostRank #1071

Venue

Autotron Rosmalen

Rosmalen, NED· Grass

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

7 m

Sea level

Match stats

58m

4Aces4

1Double faults0

34Service points won25

8Service games played8

8Service games won4

8Return games played8

1/1100%Break points saved33%2/6

4/667%Break points converted0%0/1

Head to head

1Rafter

0Escude

1 meeting

s HertogenboschFinal · 2000GrassThis match
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3

Form and path

Patrick Rafter2–4

ATP FinalsHard

LRound robin
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
LRound robin
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
LRound robin
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 3

US OpenHard

LRound of 16
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 4
WRound of 32
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Lapentti
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
WRound of 64
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2Set 3: 1

Nicolas Escude3–3

Canada MastersHard

LRound of 64
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 2

Roland GarrosClay

Aix En Provence CHClay

LRound of 32
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 4

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Patrick Rafter vs Nicolas Escude, s Hertogenbosch 2000, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research