Patrick Rafter vs Gustavo Kuerten, Paris Masters 2000, Round of 16

Masters 1000 · Round of 16 · Carpet

Final

Patrick Rafter

LostRank #224

Kuerten won in 2 sets · 1h 29m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 26–7⁴

Gustavo Kuerten

WinnerRank #1132

Venue

Accor Arena

Paris, FRA· Carpet

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

Altitude

48 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 29m

7Aces7

5Double faults2

50Service points won50

11Service games played11

9Service games won10

11Return games played11

3/560%Break points saved80%4/5

1/520%Break points converted40%2/5

Head to head

3Rafter

2Kuerten

5 meetings

Carpet 1–1Hard 2–1

Paris MastersRound of 16 · 2000CarpetThis match
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁴
IndianapolisFinal · 2001Hard
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
Gustavo Kuerten · Retired
Cincinnati MastersFinal · 2001Hard
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
LyonQuarterfinal · 2000Carpet
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Hong KongQuarterfinal · 2000Hard
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 4

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

Gustavo Kuerten1–5

Roland GarrosClay

LRound of 128
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 2

Monte Carlo MastersClay

LRound of 64
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

Florianopolis CHClay

Miami MastersHard

LRound of 128
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5

Costa Do SauipeClay

LRound of 32
Carlos Berlocq
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1

Match research

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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 Gustavo Kuerten, Paris Masters 2000, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research