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Michael Stich #16 def. Mikael Tillstrom #61

4-6 6-0 6-4 7-6(3)

Match Information

Date	Jun 2, 1996*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	Michael Stich
Score	4-6 6-0 6-4 7-6(3)
Loser	Mikael Tillstrom
Duration	2h 25m

Stat	Michael Stich	Mikael Tillstrom
Aces	15	3
Double faults	3	1
First serve %	72	84
First serve points won %	83	63
Second serve points won %	42	33
Break points saved %	57	57
Break points converted %	43	43
Service points won %	71	58
Return points won %	42	29
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Stich	Mikael Tillstrom
Country	GER	SWE
Birth date	Oct 18, 1968	Mar 5, 1972
Age	27	24
Height	193	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	16	61
Ranking points (entering)	1,380	775
Elo (entering)	1,925	1,814
Career W-L	350–162	107–108
Career earnings	$12,595,128	$2,030,525

Pre-match H2H

Michael Stich 0 – 0 Mikael Tillstrom

Path

Michael Stich's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1996	R64	Greg Rusedski	6-3 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 1996	R128	Patrik Fredriksson	6-4 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Stich's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 1996	R16	Thomas Muster	4-6 6-4 6-1 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data

Mikael Tillstrom's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1996	R64	Mark Knowles	5-7 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 1996	R128	Carlos Costa	4-6 2-6 6-1 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data