Boris Becker #6 def. Magnus Gustafsson #32

6-2 6-2

Boris Becker defeated Magnus Gustafsson 6-2 6-2 in the 1996 Stuttgart Masters quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBoris BeckerMagnus Gustafsson
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
112
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.2%61.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
91.7%57.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
84.2%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%15.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
63.0%37.0%
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.
+22.4-11.9
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.
+11.9-22.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerMagnus Gustafsson
Country GER SWE
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Jan 3, 1967
Age2829
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)632
Ranking points (entering)3,0601,182
Elo (entering)2,0221,858
Current career W-L672–220396–254
Current career earnings$25,080,956$4,545,489
Pre-match H2H

Path

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #126-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1996R16
Greg Rusedski #566-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1996R32

Boris Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #26-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 1996SF

Magnus Gustafsson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Woodforde #276-7(3) 6-2 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1996R16
Albert Costa #147-6(5) 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1996R32
Jason Stoltenberg #316-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1996R64