Michael Stich #32 def. Richard Fromberg #83

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

Michael Stich defeated Richard Fromberg 4-6 7-5 7-6(7) in the 1997 St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 20, 1997*
Tournament: St. Petersburg
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R32
Duration: 2h

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Stich	Richard Fromberg
Aces	7	10
Double faults	6	5
First serve %	47	61
First serve points won %	79	80
Second serve points won %	53	47
Break points saved %	62	40
Break points converted %	60	38
Service points won %	65	67
Return points won %	33	35
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	Richard Fromberg
Country	GER	AUS
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	Apr 28, 1970
Age	28	26
Height	193 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	32	83
Ranking points (entering)	1,175	575
Elo (entering)	1,752	1,601
Current career W-L	351–163	247–283
Current career earnings	$12,595,128	$2,605,740

Pre-match H2H

Michael Stich #32 3 – 0 Richard Fromberg #83

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