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Michael Stich #88 def. Sandon Stolle #70

6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(4)

Match Information

Date	Jun 29, 1997*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Michael Stich
Score	6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(4)
Loser	Sandon Stolle
Duration	2h 41m

Stat	Michael Stich	Sandon Stolle
Aces	10	7
Double faults	5	8
First serve %	57	63
First serve points won %	80	72
Second serve points won %	58	48
Break points saved %	100	67
Break points converted %	33	0
Service points won %	70	63
Return points won %	37	30
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	Sandon Stolle
Country	GER	AUS
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	Jul 13, 1970
Age	28	26
Height	193	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	88	70
Ranking points (entering)	549	661
Elo (entering)	1,800	1,745
Career W-L	350–162	100–120
Career earnings	$12,595,128	$3,762,442

Pre-match H2H

Michael Stich 3 – 0 Sandon Stolle

Path

Michael Stich's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	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 2, 1997	R16	Mark Woodforde	6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Sandon Stolle's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1997	R64	Emilio Benfele Alvarez	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1997	R128	Chris Woodruff	6-2 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data