R16 Australian Open 1996

Boris Becker #4 def. Brett Steven #37

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

Boris Becker defeated Brett Steven 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 in the 1996 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBoris BeckerBrett Steven
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
62
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.0%74.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.6%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.9%63.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.8%57.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.1%34.2%
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.
+4.0-3.9
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.
+3.9-3.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerBrett Steven
Country GER NZL
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Apr 27, 1969
Age2826
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)437
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0611,821
Current career W-L672–220157–153
Current career earnings$25,080,956$2,439,714
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker #4 0 – 1 Brett Steven #37

Path

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Larsson #197-6(5) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32
Thomas Johansson #1144-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
Greg Rusedski #336-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128

Boris Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #66-4 7-6(9) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 1996QF

Brett Steven's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Siemerink #246-1 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32
Brian Macphie #2786-1 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
Nuno Marques #956-3 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128