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

Date: Jul 2, 1997*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 39m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Stich	Mark 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

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	Mark Woodforde
Country	GER	AUS
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	Sep 23, 1965
Age	28	31
Height	193 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	88	64
Ranking points (entering)	549	730
Elo (entering)	1,823	1,790
Current career W-L	351–163	313–294
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandon Stolle #70	6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1997	R32
Justin Gimelstob #117	7-5 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1997	R64
Jim Courier #28	7-6(0) 7-5 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1997	R128

Michael Stich's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #20	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1997	QF

Mark Woodforde's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arnaud Clement #228	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1997	R32
Chris Wilkinson #218	5-7 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1997	R64
Leander Paes #103	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1997	R128