Within weeks of his retirement, Rafter was named Australian of the Year in 2002. The 2001 Davis Cup final was his last event. Patrick Rafter is one of the best serve and volley players of all time.More videos from 'World of Tennis'. Comes from the largest family on ATP tour, third-youngest of nine children (six boys, three girls). On July 26, 1999, became first Aussie to reach No. He finished with a 21-11 win-loss record (18-10 in singles, 3-1 in doubles). Patrick Rafter, Self: The Fifth Set: Australia and the Davis Cup.
A winner of 11 ATP singles titles and 10 doubles titles, including Australian Open 1999 (with Swede Jonas Bjorkman), Rafter was also a regular inclusion in Australia’s Davis Cup teams between 19. Rafter was respected for his sportsmanship, which saw him honoured with the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award and four ATP Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Awards. He also made the semis at the Australian and French opens.
Rafter was known and admired for his serve-and-volley style, which suited the grass courts of Wimbledon, where he was a dual finalist in 20 and semifinalist in 1999.
Popular both on and off the court, Pat Rafter captured back-to-back US Open titles in 19 – the only Australian to do so in the Open era.
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