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Boris Becker #13 def. Sandon Stolle #52

7-6(7) 6-1

Match Information

Date	Feb 14, 1997*
Tournament	Dubai
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Boris Becker
Score	7-6(7) 6-1
Loser	Sandon Stolle
Duration	1h 28m

Stat	Boris Becker	Sandon Stolle
Aces	13	5
Double faults	3	5
First serve %	67	57
First serve points won %	80	74
Second serve points won %	65	34
Break points saved %	0	40
Break points converted %	60	100
Service points won %	75	57
Return points won %	43	25
Total points won %	58	42

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Boris Becker	Sandon Stolle
Country	GER	AUS
Birth date	Nov 22, 1967	Jul 13, 1970
Age	29	26
Height	190	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	13	52
Ranking points (entering)	1,931	799
Elo (entering)	2,048	1,678
Career W-L	670–219	100–120
Career earnings	$25,080,956	$3,762,442

Pre-match H2H

Boris Becker 1 – 0 Sandon Stolle

Path

Boris Becker's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 1997	R32	Marc Kevin Goellner	6-2 6-7(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Boris Becker's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 15, 1997	QF	Goran Ivanisevic	(w/o)	L	H2H	Match data

Sandon Stolle's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 1997	R32	David Rikl	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data