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Jim Courier #9 def. Michael Stich #12

6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jun 9, 1991*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Jim Courier
Score	6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-4
Loser	Michael Stich
Duration	3h 7m

Stat	Jim Courier	Michael Stich
Aces	0	7
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	59	65
First serve points won %	76	69
Second serve points won %	54	48
Break points saved %	71	56
Break points converted %	44	29
Service points won %	67	61
Return points won %	39	33
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jim Courier	Michael Stich
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Aug 17, 1970	Oct 18, 1968
Age	20	22
Height	185	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	9	12
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	2,047	1,954
Career W-L	487–222	350–162
Career earnings	$14,034,132	$12,595,128

Pre-match H2H

Jim Courier 2 – 1 Michael Stich

Path

Jim Courier's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 7, 1991	QF	Stefan Edberg	6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 1991	R16	Todd Martin	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 1991	R32	Magnus Larsson	6-3 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1991	R64	Wayne Ferreira	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 1991	R128	Derrick Rostagno	6-3 6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

Jim Courier's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 10, 1991	F	Andre Agassi	3-6 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Stich's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 7, 1991	QF	Franco Davin	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 1991	R16	Fabrice Santoro	6-3 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 1991	R32	Carlos Costa	3-6 7-5 7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1991	R64	Richard Krajicek	6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 1991	R128	Brad Pearce	6-3 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data