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Michael Stich #12 def. Shuzo Matsuoka #66

7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jun 28, 1996*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R64
Winner	Michael Stich
Score	7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1
Loser	Shuzo Matsuoka
Duration	2h 43m

Stat	Michael Stich	Shuzo Matsuoka
Aces	16	12
Double faults	7	5
First serve %	58	67
First serve points won %	82	73
Second serve points won %	60	44
Break points saved %	82	58
Break points converted %	42	18
Service points won %	73	63
Return points won %	37	27
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	Shuzo Matsuoka
Country	GER	JPN
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	Nov 6, 1967
Age	27	28
Height	193	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	12	66
Ranking points (entering)	1,881	703
Elo (entering)	1,983	1,642
Career W-L	350–162	127–152
Career earnings	$12,595,128	$1,117,112

Pre-match H2H

Michael Stich 2 – 0 Shuzo Matsuoka

Path

Michael Stich's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1996	R128	Sjeng Schalken	6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Stich's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1996	R32	Sandon Stolle	6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Shuzo Matsuoka's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1996	R128	Christian Ruud	6-1 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data