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Michael Stich #89 def. Grant Stafford #74

6-3 3-6 7-6(7)

Match Information

Date	Jun 13, 1997*
Tournament	Halle
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Michael Stich
Score	6-3 3-6 7-6(7)
Loser	Grant Stafford
Duration	2h 11m

Stat	Michael Stich	Grant Stafford
Aces	13	3
Double faults	13	3
First serve %	52	63
First serve points won %	75	64
Second serve points won %	42	49
Break points saved %	60	76
Break points converted %	24	40
Service points won %	59	58
Return points won %	42	41
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	Grant Stafford
Country	GER	RSA
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	May 27, 1971
Age	28	26
Height	193	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	89	74
Ranking points (entering)	544	630
Elo (entering)	1,757	1,671
Career W-L	350–162	83–111
Career earnings	$12,595,128	$1,307,208

Pre-match H2H

Michael Stich 1 – 0 Grant Stafford

Path

Michael Stich's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1997	R32	Bernd Karbacher	4-6 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Stich's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1997	QF	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6-7(5) 7-6(4) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Grant Stafford's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1997	R32	Lionel Roux	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data