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

Date: Jun 9, 1996*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1996
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 36m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Stich	Marc Rosset
Aces	9	6
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	69	61
First serve points won %	77	76
Second serve points won %	66	38
Break points saved %	100	56
Break points converted %	44	0
Service points won %	73	61
Return points won %	39	27
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	Marc Rosset
Country	GER	SUI
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	Nov 7, 1970
Age	27	25
Height	193 cm	201 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	16	15
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,014	1,865
Current career W-L	351–163	406–335
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cedric Pioline #19	6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1996	QF
Thomas Muster #2	4-6 6-4 6-1 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1996	R16
Mikael Tillstrom #61	4-6 6-0 6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1996	R32
Greg Rusedski #74	6-3 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1996	R64
Patrik Fredriksson #137	6-4 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1996	R128

Michael Stich's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5	6-7(4) 5-7 6-7(4)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1996	F

Marc Rosset's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bernd Karbacher #56	4-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1996	QF
Stefan Edberg #45	7-6(4) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1996	R16
Jakob Hlasek #51	6-4 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1996	R32
Jiri Novak #44	6-2 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1996	R64
Carl Uwe Steeb #68	6-4 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1996	R128