R16 Vienna Open 1996

Boris Becker #7 def. Michael Stich #20

3-6 6-3 6-4

Boris Becker defeated Michael Stich 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1996 Vienna Open round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBoris BeckerMichael Stich
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
811
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
87
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
49.4%56.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.2%82.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%45.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.4%66.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.8%31.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.9%49.1%
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.
+6.5+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.
-4.4-6.5

* 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

FieldBoris BeckerMichael Stich
Country GER GER
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Oct 18, 1968
Age2827
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)720
Ranking points (entering)2,6861,437
Elo (entering)1,9511,897
Current career W-L672–220351–163
Current career earnings$25,080,956$12,595,128
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker #7 8 – 4 Michael Stich #20

Path

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Woodforde #307-6(2) 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 1996R32

Boris Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Rosset #257-6(9) 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 1996QF

Michael Stich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hernan Gumy #516-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 1996R32