R16 Wimbledon 1997

Michael Stich #88 def. Mark Woodforde #64

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

Michael Stich defeated Mark Woodforde 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5 in the 1997 Wimbledon round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMichael StichMark Woodforde
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
256
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
1210
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.6%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.8%69.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.6%49.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.4%59.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.5%32.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+5.5-2.4
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.
+2.4-5.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMichael StichMark Woodforde
Country GER AUS
Birth dateOct 18, 1968Sep 23, 1965
Age2831
Height193 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)8864
Ranking points (entering)549730
Elo (entering)1,8231,790
Current career W-L351–163313–294
Current career earnings$12,595,128$8,551,305
Pre-match H2H
Michael Stich #88 3 – 0 Mark Woodforde #64

Path

Michael Stich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sandon Stolle #706-3 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1997R32
Justin Gimelstob #1177-5 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Jim Courier #287-6(0) 7-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128

Michael Stich's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #206-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 1997QF

Mark Woodforde's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #2286-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1997R32
Chris Wilkinson #2185-7 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Leander Paes #1036-3 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128