Michael Stich #89 def. Bernd Karbacher #126

4-6 7-5 6-2

Michael Stich defeated Bernd Karbacher 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the 1997 Halle Open round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 12, 1997*
Tournament: Halle Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 49m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Stich	Bernd Karbacher
Aces	5	2
Double faults	6	6
First serve %	59	48
First serve points won %	80	77
Second serve points won %	53	40
Break points saved %	67	33
Break points converted %	67	33
Service points won %	68	58
Return points won %	42	32
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	Bernd Karbacher
Country	GER	GER
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	Apr 3, 1968
Age	28	29
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	89	126
Ranking points (entering)	544	352
Elo (entering)	1,746	1,709
Current career W-L	351–163	133–157
Current career earnings	$12,595,128	$2,043,057

Pre-match H2H

Michael Stich #89 1 – 0 Bernd Karbacher #126

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.