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Stefan Edberg #1 def. John McEnroe #17

7-6(4) 6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 3, 1991*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Stefan Edberg
Score	7-6(4) 6-1 6-4
Loser	John McEnroe
Duration	2h 7m

Stat	Stefan Edberg	John McEnroe
Aces	6	4
Double faults	2	6
First serve %	74	60
First serve points won %	82	70
Second serve points won %	65	39
Break points saved %	67	64
Break points converted %	36	33
Service points won %	78	58
Return points won %	42	22
Total points won %	60	40

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Stefan Edberg	John McEnroe
Country	SWE	USA
Birth date	Jan 19, 1966	Feb 16, 1959
Age	25	32
Height	188	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	1	17
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	2,161	1,883
Career W-L	744–246	833–189
Career earnings	$20,630,941	$12,552,132

Pre-match H2H

Stefan Edberg 4 – 7 John McEnroe

Path

Stefan Edberg's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1991	R32	Christo Van Rensburg	6-1 6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data
Jun 28, 1991	R64	David Pate	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1991	R128	Marc Rosset	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Stefan Edberg's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 1991	QF	Thierry Champion	6-3 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

John McEnroe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1991	R32	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6-2 7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1991	R64	Sandon Stolle	7-6(5) 5-7 6-0 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1991	R128	Jaime Oncins	6-1 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data