Boris Becker #2 def. David Wheaton #20

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

Boris Becker defeated David Wheaton 6-4 7-6(4) 7-5 in the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 7, 1991*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1991
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 47m

Match Statistics

Stat	Boris Becker	David Wheaton
Aces	12	9
Double faults	5	3
First serve %	62	68
First serve points won %	87	76
Second serve points won %	50	61
Break points saved %	100	50
Break points converted %	50	0
Service points won %	73	71
Return points won %	29	27
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Boris Becker	David Wheaton
Country	GER	USA
Birth date	Nov 22, 1967	Jun 2, 1969
Age	23	22
Height	190 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	2	20
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,150	1,976
Current career W-L	672–220	231–190
Current career earnings	$25,080,956	$5,238,401

Pre-match H2H

Boris Becker #2 2 – 0 David Wheaton #20

Path

Boris Becker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guy Forget #8	6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-2 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1991	QF
Christian Bergstrom #58	6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1991	R16
Andrei Olhovskiy #103	6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1991	R32
Peter Lundgren #64	7-6(3) 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1991	R64
Carl Uwe Steeb #44	6-4 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1991	R128

Boris Becker's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Stich #4	4-6 6-7(4) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 1991	F

David Wheaton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #5	6-2 0-6 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1991	QF
Jan Gunnarsson #97	6-4 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1991	R16
Ivan Lendl #3	6-3 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1991	R32
Cedric Pioline #99	6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1991	R64
Petr Korda #71	7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1991	R128