QF Halle Open 1997

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 def. Michael Stich #89

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

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Michael Stich 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 in the 1997 Halle Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovMichael Stich
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
414
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
68
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.0%53.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.1%73.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.9%64.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%88.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.7%69.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
11.1%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.8%26.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.7%48.3%
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.
+11.8+7.3
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.
-7.3-11.8

* 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

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovMichael Stich
Country RUS GER
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Oct 18, 1968
Age2328
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)689
Ranking points (entering)2,279544
Elo (entering)1,8991,773
Current career W-L574–281351–163
Current career earnings$23,883,797$12,595,128
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #997-6(3) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 1997R16
Sjeng Schalken #806-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 1997R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Becker #136-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 1997SF

Michael Stich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Grant Stafford #746-3 3-6 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 1997R16
Bernd Karbacher #1264-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 1997R32