QF St. Petersburg 1997

Michael Stich #32 def. Kenneth Carlsen #81

6-2 6-4

Michael Stich defeated Kenneth Carlsen 6-2 6-4 in the 1997 St. Petersburg quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMichael StichKenneth Carlsen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.2%62.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
92.3%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.1%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.1%58.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.7%22.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.4%40.6%
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.
+15.2-3.6
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.
+3.6-15.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMichael StichKenneth Carlsen
Country GER DEN
Birth dateOct 18, 1968Apr 17, 1973
Age2823
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)3281
Ranking points (entering)1,175590
Elo (entering)1,7701,665
Current career W-L351–163241–275
Current career earnings$12,595,128$2,990,980
Pre-match H2H
Michael Stich #32 1 – 0 Kenneth Carlsen #81

Path

Michael Stich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Omar Camporese #1586-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 21, 1997R16
Richard Fromberg #834-6 7-5 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataMar 20, 1997R32

Michael Stich's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #513-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataMar 22, 1997SF

Kenneth Carlsen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nuno Marques #1226-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 21, 1997R16
Francisco Roig #1206-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 20, 1997R32