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Boris Becker #4 def. Brett Steven #37

1-6 6-4 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 24, 1996*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Boris Becker
Score1-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Loser Brett Steven
StatBoris BeckerBrett Steven
Aces62
Double faults31
First serve %6575
First serve points won %7856
Second serve points won %4463
Break points saved %7558
Break points converted %4225
Service points won %6658
Return points won %4234
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerBrett Steven
Country GER NZL
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Apr 27, 1969
Age2826
Height190185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)437
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0501,821
Career W-L670–219157–152
Career earnings$25,080,956$2,439,714
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker 0 1 Brett Steven

Path

Boris Becker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1996R32 Magnus Larsson 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1996R64 Thomas Johansson 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1996R128 Greg Rusedski 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Boris Becker's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1996QF Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 7-6(9) 6-1WH2HMatch data

Brett Steven's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1996R32 Jan Siemerink 6-1 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1996R64 Brian Macphie 6-1 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1996R128 Nuno Marques 6-3 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data