SF Roland Garros 1996

Michael Stich #16 def. Marc Rosset #15

6-3 6-4 6-2

Michael Stich defeated Marc Rosset 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the 1996 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMichael StichMarc Rosset
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
96
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.1%61.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.9%76.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.5%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.4%61.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.0%26.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.4%42.6%
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.
+11.5-0.9
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.
+0.9-11.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMichael StichMarc Rosset
Country GER SUI
Birth dateOct 18, 1968Nov 7, 1970
Age2725
Height193 cm201 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1615
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0141,865
Current career W-L351–163406–335
Current career earnings$12,595,128$6,812,693
Pre-match H2H
Michael Stich #16 2 – 2 Marc Rosset #15

Path

Michael Stich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #196-4 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 7, 1996QF
Thomas Muster #24-6 6-4 6-1 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataJun 5, 1996R16
Mikael Tillstrom #614-6 6-0 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1996R32
Greg Rusedski #746-3 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1996R64
Patrik Fredriksson #1376-4 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1996R128

Michael Stich's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #56-7(4) 5-7 6-7(4)LH2HMatch dataJun 10, 1996F

Marc Rosset's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bernd Karbacher #564-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 7, 1996QF
Stefan Edberg #457-6(4) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 5, 1996R16
Jakob Hlasek #516-4 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1996R32
Jiri Novak #446-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1996R64
Carl Uwe Steeb #686-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1996R128