SF US Open 1994

Michael Stich #4 def. Karel Novacek #56

7-5 6-3 7-6(4)

Michael Stich defeated Karel Novacek 7-5 6-3 7-6(4) in the 1994 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMichael StichKarel Novacek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
158
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.0%58.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.2%75.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.0%45.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%69.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.6%63.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.8%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.9%25.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.0%44.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.1+1.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.6-13.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1994 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMichael StichKarel Novacek
Country GER CZE
Birth dateOct 18, 1968Mar 30, 1965
Age2529
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)456
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0131,857
Current career W-L351–163287–231
Current career earnings$12,595,128$3,729,540
Pre-match H2H
Michael Stich #4 3 – 2 Karel Novacek #56

Path

Michael Stich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #716-4 6-4 6-7(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1994QF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #117-6(8) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1994R16
Byron Black #807-6(5) 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1994R32
Steve Bryan #1226-1 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1994R64
Olivier Delaitre #587-6(3) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1994R128

Michael Stich's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #91-6 6-7(5) 5-7LH2HMatch dataSep 12, 1994F

Karel Novacek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jaime Yzaga #236-2 6-7(7) 6-1 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1994QF
Javier Frana #1016-3 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1994R16
Todd Woodbridge #1361-6 5-7 7-6(6) 6-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1994R32
Andrei Medvedev #86-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1994R64
Alexander Volkov #266-2 3-6 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1994R128