 Rafter at the 2015 Australian Open | |
| Full name | Patrick Michael Rafter |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Residence | Lennox Head, New South Wales, Australia |
| Born | 28 December 1972 Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2003 (last match November 2001) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$11,133,128 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2006 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 358–191 |
| Career titles | 11 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (26 July 1999) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2001) |
| French Open | SF (1997) |
| Wimbledon | F (2000, 2001) |
| US Open | W (1997, 1998) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (1997, 2001) |
| Grand Slam Cup | F (1997) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 214–111 |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (1 February 1999) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1999) |
| French Open | SF (1998) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1996, 1998) |
| US Open | SF (1996) |
Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He reached the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking on 26 July 1999, holding it for one week. His career highlights include consecutive US Open titles in 1997 and 1998, consecutive runner-up appearances at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001, winning the 1999 Australian Open men's doubles tournament alongside Jonas Björkman, and winning two singles and two doubles ATP Masters titles.
He became the first man in the Open Era to win Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters and the US Open in the same year, which he achieved in 1998; this achievement has been dubbed the American Summer Slam. To date, only two players have followed this feat: Andy Roddick in 2003, and Rafael Nadal in 2013. Rafter is the third man in the Open Era to reach semifinals or better of every Grand Slam tournament in both singles and doubles, after Rod Laver and Stefan Edberg, and remains the last man to date to accomplish this. Rafter is also the only player to remain undefeated against Roger Federer with at least three meetings, though the meetings took place early in Federer's career. He is also the only player with a winning record over the Swiss on all the three main surfaces: hard, clay and grass.[2]
- ^ "Patrick Rafter". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ s.r.o., eHM. "Patrick Rafter vs. Roger Federer - The Ericsson Open - Miami - TennisLive.com". www.tennislive.net.