H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Michael Stich vs Grant Stafford H2H: 2-0

Michael Stich holds a 2–0 lead over Grant Stafford in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Michael Stich leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Michael Stich won the 1997 Halle Open round of 16 6-3 3-6 7-6(7).

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Michael Stich
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Grant Stafford
RSA Age 55 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Michael Stich #89 6-3 3-6 7-6(7) Grant Stafford #74 Match data Jun 13, 1997* R16 Halle Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Michael Stich #73 7-6 6-0 Grant Stafford #299 Match data Jul 18, 1990* R64 Washington Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Michael Stich #116 #2 3,445 2,120 351 163 68.3% 1 2 2 3 10 18
Grant Stafford #1,161 #53 750 1,807 83 111 42.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Michael Stich Grant Stafford
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1990 0–1 0.0% #264 1,492 0 0
20 1989 11–12 47.8% #100 1,585 0 0 1991 5–6 45.5% #172 1,552 0 0
21 1990 29–23 55.8% #42 1,784 0 1 1992 4–4 50.0% #191 1,635 0 0
22 1991 68–23 74.7% #4 1,991 1 5 1993 17–14 54.8% #86 1,717 0 0
23 1992 43–20 68.3% #15 2,005 1 7 1994 11–21 34.4% #168 1,558 0 0
24 1993 67–19 77.9% #2 2,083 1 13 1995 2–7 22.2% #288 1,530 0 0
25 1994 54–21 72.0% #9 1,932 1 16 1996 10–13 43.5% #83 1,563 0 0
26 1995 39–18 68.4% #12 1,896 1 17 1997 21–20 51.2% #74 1,657 0 0
27 1996 25–15 62.5% #16 1,833 1 18 1998 12–21 36.4% #163 1,564 0 0
28 1997 15–12 55.6% #64 1,844 1 18 1999 0–3 0.0% #475 1,535 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 2000 1–1 50.0% #435 1,592 0 0

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Michael Stich Grant Stafford
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1990 20 10 30 66.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1992 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
22 1991 31 10 41 75.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 7 18 61.1% 1993 13 11 24 54.2% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
23 1992 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1994 9 12 21 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1993 17 7 24 70.8% 17 5 22 77.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 6 30 80.0% 1995 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 1994 15 7 22 68.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1996 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 1995 19 8 27 70.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1997 10 11 21 47.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 7 18 61.1% 1998 8 12 20 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
28 1997 1 4 5 20.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1999 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 118 60 178 66.3% 84 42 126 66.7% 58 16 74 78.4% 91 45 136 66.9% — 53 70 123 43.1% 7 14 21 33.3% 20 19 39 51.3% 3 8 11 27.3%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 365/439 of Michael Stich's and 168/193 of Grant Stafford's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Michael Stich Grant Stafford
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 10/11 1.6 2.9 66.6% 61.7% 43.9% 53.1% 40.6% 55.5% 39.0%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 8/8 3.6 5.8 60.4% 64.4% 34.5% 42.1% 40.5% 53.0% 42.7%
22 1991 78/91 6.5 3.2 57.9% 76.6% 57.1% 66.4% 46.1% 68.2% 39.0% 1993 25/31 2.3 3.2 61.9% 66.5% 46.6% 53.3% 50.5% 59.1% 44.0%
23 1992 52/63 7.3 3.4 58.9% 76.8% 57.1% 64.9% 46.6% 68.3% 37.6% 1994 26/32 2.3 4.2 60.8% 64.3% 43.2% 48.3% 39.9% 56.0% 39.8%
24 1993 63/86 9.0 5.1 54.1% 79.2% 52.8% 63.0% 46.0% 67.1% 38.4% 1995 7/9 3.7 4.7 61.7% 64.6% 44.0% 53.7% 40.4% 56.3% 39.2%
25 1994 67/75 8.3 3.8 56.5% 80.3% 52.6% 64.5% 43.9% 68.1% 39.1% 1996 22/23 4.9 2.7 60.2% 70.3% 49.0% 61.2% 37.6% 61.8% 38.5%
26 1995 48/57 8.1 3.4 56.3% 78.2% 52.5% 68.3% 43.8% 67.1% 39.8% 1997 36/41 4.8 3.5 55.4% 71.7% 51.0% 53.0% 53.2% 62.4% 41.1%
27 1996 31/40 11.6 5.1 54.9% 80.1% 49.7% 65.1% 42.5% 66.2% 39.0% 1998 30/33 3.9 4.3 56.9% 67.1% 44.0% 49.0% 33.6% 57.0% 38.4%
28 1997 26/27 9.0 5.9 53.5% 75.8% 50.4% 65.7% 40.1% 64.0% 37.3% 1999 2/3 1.5 6.5 61.6% 70.0% 34.4% 45.2% 13.3% 56.4% 35.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 2/2 8.0 7.5 61.9% 79.4% 48.2% 59.2% 34.2% 68.1% 39.9%
Career — 365/514 8.2 4.1 56.3% 78.2% 53.8% 65.3% 44.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 168/194 3.6 3.8 59.4% 67.6% 45.9% 52.2% 42.6% 58.8% 40.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Michael Stich Grant Stafford
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1493 101.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — -0.11
20 1989 1586 127.2 — — — — -41 -34 +24 51.7% +0.15 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.27 1991 1553 120.2 -2.74 +0.10 0.877 47.4% +35 — — 37.9% -0.86 4–0 (100%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.35
21 1990 1785 147.1 — — — — -4 -221 -110 57.4% +0.43 5–11 (31%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.47 1992 1636 116.0 -2.73 +2.89 0.909 47.9% -35 — +9 52.4% -0.43 1–1 3–0 (100%) — -0.68
22 1991 1991 162.6 +7.11 +1.14 1.226 53.3% -46 -130 -46 69.4% +1.15 12–7 (63%) 28–17 (62%) — -3.59 1993 1718 129.9 -1.48 +4.18 1.076 51.6% -17 — -65 55.2% +0.18 4–2 (67%) 6–3 (67%) — +0.11
23 1992 2006 155.8 +6.32 +0.24 1.184 52.7% -29 -142 +14 65.1% +0.82 6–7 (46%) 19–13 (59%) — -1.90 1994 1558 130.9 -3.88 +1.31 0.904 47.9% +81 -50 +43 40.5% -0.46 3–10 (23%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.87
24 1993 2084 165.9 +5.83 +1.02 1.168 52.6% +6 -105 +36 68.4% +0.97 23–10 (70%) 37–17 (69%) — -2.80 1995 1530 116.1 -1.20 +0.97 0.895 47.6% +80 — — 32.0% -0.92 2–4 (33%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.12
25 1994 1933 155.0 +5.80 +0.79 1.225 53.3% +27 +70 +175 66.5% +1.00 16–6 (73%) 18–18 (50%) — +0.70 1996 1563 122.3 -0.43 -0.01 1.008 50.1% +9 — +95 48.3% +0.05 2–6 (25%) 4–4 (50%) — +1.72
26 1995 1897 154.8 +4.74 +2.25 1.210 53.3% +35 +61 +83 65.5% +0.98 10–6 (63%) 13–14 (48%) — -0.41 1997 1658 134.1 +0.10 +3.52 1.093 51.4% -32 -111 +67 50.0% +0.05 7–8 (47%) 4–5 (44%) — -0.14
27 1996 1834 149.9 +3.10 +2.21 1.154 52.8% +5 +182 +187 62.6% +0.77 2–6 (25%) 15–7 (68%) — -1.26 1998 1565 127.0 -3.40 +0.46 0.893 47.5% +59 -78 +128 39.2% -0.82 3–6 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.07
28 1997 1844 128.8 +1.60 +0.14 1.038 50.8% -74 +115 +189 56.0% +0.08 5–4 (56%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.51 1999 1535 103.1 +1.15 -0.33 0.817 44.9% — — — 0.0% -2.86 — — — -0.39
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1592 112.5 +0.96 +1.20 1.250 53.0% — — — 62.5% +0.63 0–1 1–0 — -0.05
Career — 2120 160.0 +5.49 +1.09 1.187 52.9% -7 -44 +61 64.7% +0.84 82–62 (57%) 157–105 (60%) 105.6 -2.34 — 1808 133.9 -1.78 +1.85 0.977 49.4% +21 -80 +52 44.8% -0.34 26–38 (41%) 27–27 (50%) 100.0 -0.13

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.