Ivan Lendl #3 def. Michael Stich #4

6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1

Ivan Lendl defeated Michael Stich 6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 in the 1991 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 6, 1991*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1991
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 3h 38m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ivan Lendl	Michael Stich
Aces	6	11
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	56	59
First serve points won %	77	76
Second serve points won %	58	62
Break points saved %	86	56
Break points converted %	44	14
Service points won %	69	71
Return points won %	29	31
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Lendl	Michael Stich
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Mar 7, 1960	Oct 18, 1968
Age	31	22
Height	188 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	3	4
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,070	2,119
Current career W-L	1,045–227	351–163
Current career earnings	$21,262,417	$12,595,128

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Lendl #3 4 – 0 Michael Stich #4

Path

Ivan Lendl's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Goran Ivanisevic #16	7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1991	R16
Todd Woodbridge #55	3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1991	R32
Patrik Kuhnen #80	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1991	R64
Richard Krajicek #32	3-6 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1991	R128

Ivan Lendl's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stefan Edberg #2	3-6 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1991	SF

Michael Stich's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Derrick Rostagno #24	6-2 3-6 6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1991	R16
MaliVai Washington #57	5-7 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1991	R32
Jimmy Brown	(w/o)	W	—	Match data	Aug 30, 1991	R64
Jacco Eltingh #82	7-6(5) 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1991	R128