Michael Stich #7 def. Stefan Edberg #1

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

Michael Stich defeated Stefan Edberg 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(2) in the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 7, 1991*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1991
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 3h 8m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Stich	Stefan Edberg
Aces	7	2
Double faults	9	5
First serve %	56	58
First serve points won %	83	86
Second serve points won %	57	66
Break points saved %	88	100
Break points converted %	0	12
Service points won %	72	78
Return points won %	22	28
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	Stefan Edberg
Country	GER	SWE
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	Jan 19, 1966
Age	22	25
Height	193 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	7	1
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,002	2,175
Current career W-L	351–163	748–248
Current career earnings	$12,595,128	$20,630,941

Pre-match H2H

Michael Stich #7 1 – 2 Stefan Edberg #1

Path

Michael Stich's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jim Courier #4	6-3 7-6(2) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1991	QF
Alexander Volkov #25	4-6 6-3 7-5 1-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1991	R16
Omar Camporese #28	7-6(0) 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1991	R32
Diego Nargiso #112	6-3 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1991	R64
Dan Goldie #126	6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1991	R128

Michael Stich's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Boris Becker #1	6-4 7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 1991	F

Stefan Edberg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thierry Champion #90	6-3 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1991	QF
John McEnroe #17	7-6(4) 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1991	R16
Christo Van Rensburg	6-1 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1991	R32
David Pate #110	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1991	R64
Marc Rosset #34	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1991	R128