SF Hamburg Open 1991

Karel Novacek #26 def. Michael Stich #15

6-3 2-6 7-6(5)

Karel Novacek defeated Michael Stich 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) in the 1991 Hamburg Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarel NovacekMichael Stich
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
43.8%36.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.0%78.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.7%52.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
58.3%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.4%62.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%41.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.9%39.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.7%50.3%
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.
-0.6+1.1
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.
-1.1+0.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1991 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarel NovacekMichael Stich
Country CZE GER
Birth dateMar 30, 1965Oct 18, 1968
Age2622
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2615
Ranking points (entering)9831,168
Elo (entering)1,8401,952
Current career W-L287–231351–163
Current career earnings$3,729,540$12,595,128
Pre-match H2H
Karel Novacek #26 0 – 1 Michael Stich #15

Path

Karel Novacek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Koevermans #534-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1991QF
Pete Sampras #66-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1991R16
Omar Camporese #286-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1991R32
Carl Uwe Steeb #706-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1991R64

Karel Novacek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Gustafsson #176-3 6-3 5-7 0-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1991F

Michael Stich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Edberg #16-2 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1991QF
Francisco Clavet #686-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1991R16
Paul Haarhuis #557-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1991R32
Tomas Carbonell #791-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1991R64