R16 Roland Garros 1996

Michael Stich #16 def. Thomas Muster #2

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

Michael Stich defeated Thomas Muster 4-6 6-4 6-1 7-6(1) in the 1996 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMichael StichThomas Muster
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
230
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
90
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.9%78.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.8%59.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
37.2%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.3%57.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.5%36.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.6%45.4%
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.
+1.4-4.4
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.
+4.4-1.4

* 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

FieldMichael StichThomas Muster
Country GER AUT
Birth dateOct 18, 1968Oct 2, 1967
Age2728
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)162
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9612,074
Current career W-L351–163590–268
Current career earnings$12,595,128$12,266,977
Pre-match H2H
Michael Stich #16 2 – 1 Thomas Muster #2

Path

Michael Stich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikael Tillstrom #614-6 6-0 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1996R32
Greg Rusedski #746-3 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1996R64
Patrik Fredriksson #1376-4 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1996R128

Michael Stich's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #196-4 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 7, 1996QF

Thomas Muster's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Adrian Voinea #476-2 5-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1996R32
Gerard Solves #1716-1 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1996R64
Frederik Fetterlein #1076-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1996R128