- Born
- Birth namePatrick Michael Rafter
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Former pro tennis player, now retired. Won back-to-back U.S. Open titles in 1997 & 1998. On July 26, 1999, became first Aussie to reach No. 1 since John Newcombe in July 1974.
Comes from the largest family on ATP tour, third-youngest of nine children (six boys, three girls).
The Patrick Rafter Cherish the Children Foundation was officially launched in February 1999 and his sister, Louise, runs the organization.
In February 2001, cut his trademark ponytail hairstyle as part of a promotion to raise $26,000 for charity.- IMDb Mini Biography By: rafterfan - Patrick Rafter is an Australian former professional tennis player.
He reached the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 1 singles ranking on 26 July 1999. 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 accomplish this. Rafter is the only player to remain undefeated against Roger Federer with at least three meetings. He is also the only player who has a winning record against the 20-time Grand Slam winner on all the three main tennis surfaces: hard, clay and grass.
He was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2006.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bazza the Beast
- SpouseLara Feltham(April 24, 2004 - present) (2 children)
- Son, Joshua born 2003.
- Second child, a daughter, born 24 May 2005 at a Sydney Australia hospital, weighing 4 kilograms.
- Is a two - time Australian US Open tennis champion.
- Winner of the 2002 Australian of the Year award.
- Life's there to make the most of, and that's what I do.
- I'm not going to be a ten or twelve grand-slam winner. It's not going to happen.
- I'm the sort of person who keeps a lot to myself.
- You've got to be realistic.
- I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know.
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