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Michael Stich #88 def. M. Woodforde #64

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

Match Information

Date	Jul 2, 1997*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Michael Stich
Score	6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5
Loser	M. Woodforde
Duration	2h 39m

Stat	Michael Stich	M. Woodforde
Aces	25	6
Double faults	12	10
First serve %	58	50
First serve points won %	83	70
Second serve points won %	47	49
Break points saved %	75	64
Break points converted %	36	25
Service points won %	67	59
Return points won %	41	33
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	M. Woodforde
Country	GER	AUS
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	Sep 23, 1965
Age	28	31
Height	193	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	88	64
Ranking points (entering)	549	730
Elo (entering)	1,820	1,786
Career W-L	350–162	313–294
Career earnings	$12,595,128	$8,551,305

Pre-match H2H

Michael Stich 3 – 0 M. Woodforde

Path

Michael Stich's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1997	R32	Sandon Stolle	6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1997	R64	Justin Gimelstob	7-5 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1997	R128	Jim Courier	7-6(0) 7-5 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Stich's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 1997	QF	Tim Henman	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

M. Woodforde's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1997	R32	Arnaud Clement	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1997	R64	C. Wilkinson	5-7 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1997	R128	L. Paes	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data