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Michael Stich vs Shuzo Matsuoka H2H: 3-0

Michael Stich holds a 3–0 lead over Shuzo Matsuoka in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Michael Stich leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Michael Stich won the 1996 Wimbledon round of 64 7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.

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Michael Stich
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Shuzo Matsuoka
JPN Age 58 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Michael Stich #12 7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 Shuzo Matsuoka #66 Match data Jun 28, 1996* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Michael Stich #5 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(7) Shuzo Matsuoka #87 Match data Apr 9, 1992* R32 Japan Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Michael Stich #97 6-0 6-1 Shuzo Matsuoka #191 Match data Oct 26, 1989* R32 Frankfurt ATP 250 Carpet

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
Shuzo Matsuoka #1,299 #46 717 1,821 127 155 45.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Shuzo Matsuoka
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% #691 1,484 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1986 1–3 25.0% #370 1,488 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1987 1–3 25.0% #260 1,484 0 0
20 1989 11–12 47.8% #100 1,585 0 0 1988 12–15 44.4% #82 1,636 0 0
21 1990 29–23 55.8% #42 1,784 0 1 1989 8–11 42.1% #181 1,572 0 0
22 1991 68–23 74.7% #4 1,991 1 5 1990 9–13 40.9% #144 1,582 0 0
23 1992 43–20 68.3% #15 2,005 1 7 1991 23–19 54.8% #69 1,629 0 0
24 1993 67–19 77.9% #2 2,083 1 13 1992 20–16 55.6% #64 1,724 0 1
25 1994 54–21 72.0% #9 1,932 1 16 1993 15–15 50.0% #127 1,674 0 1
26 1995 39–18 68.4% #12 1,896 1 17 1994 8–14 36.4% #124 1,627 0 1
27 1996 25–15 62.5% #16 1,833 1 18 1995 16–17 48.5% #63 1,706 0 1
28 1997 15–12 55.6% #64 1,844 1 18 1996 12–24 33.3% #148 1,576 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1997 2–3 40.0% #534 1,580 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1998 0–1 0.0% #1324 1,561 0 1

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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1988 9 10 19 47.4% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
21 1990 20 10 30 66.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1991 31 10 41 75.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 7 18 61.1% 1990 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1992 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1991 19 14 33 57.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1993 17 7 24 70.8% 17 5 22 77.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 6 30 80.0% 1992 11 10 21 52.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1994 15 7 22 68.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1993 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1995 19 8 27 70.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1994 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 7 18 61.1% 1995 6 10 16 37.5% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
28 1997 1 4 5 20.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1996 8 14 22 36.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 118 60 178 66.3% 84 42 126 66.7% 58 16 74 78.4% 91 45 136 66.9% — 84 98 182 46.2% 7 17 24 29.2% 23 18 41 56.1% 13 22 35 37.1%

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 175/205 of Shuzo Matsuoka'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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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%
22 1991 78/91 6.5 3.2 57.9% 76.6% 57.1% 66.4% 46.1% 68.2% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1992 52/63 7.3 3.4 58.9% 76.8% 57.1% 64.9% 46.6% 68.3% 37.6% 1991 36/42 6.0 2.6 60.1% 72.1% 51.0% 65.1% 46.0% 63.8% 37.3%
24 1993 63/86 9.0 5.1 54.1% 79.2% 52.8% 63.0% 46.0% 67.1% 38.4% 1992 32/36 7.0 2.7 60.2% 74.9% 54.2% 59.1% 46.2% 66.7% 35.9%
25 1994 67/75 8.3 3.8 56.5% 80.3% 52.6% 64.5% 43.9% 68.1% 39.1% 1993 24/30 7.7 2.9 62.1% 74.2% 49.0% 67.1% 40.4% 65.0% 33.8%
26 1995 48/57 8.1 3.4 56.3% 78.2% 52.5% 68.3% 43.8% 67.1% 39.8% 1994 21/22 8.9 2.7 58.3% 74.9% 53.8% 57.6% 44.3% 66.2% 34.8%
27 1996 31/40 11.6 5.1 54.9% 80.1% 49.7% 65.1% 42.5% 66.2% 39.0% 1995 29/33 9.7 3.4 63.2% 76.2% 48.2% 62.9% 38.1% 66.1% 34.8%
28 1997 26/27 9.0 5.9 53.5% 75.8% 50.4% 65.7% 40.1% 64.0% 37.3% 1996 29/36 7.4 3.3 61.4% 71.3% 46.0% 53.1% 46.7% 61.5% 34.5%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 3/5 10.3 1.7 59.3% 74.7% 57.9% 66.7% 6.7% 67.6% 31.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 1/1 8.0 0.0 53.2% 69.7% 41.4% 50.0% 0.0% 56.5% 30.5%
Career — 365/514 8.2 4.1 56.3% 78.2% 53.8% 65.3% 44.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 175/282 7.7 2.9 60.8% 73.8% 50.4% 61.0% 43.0% 64.8% 35.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1484 97.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.17
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1488 115.9 — — — — +38 — — 25.0% -3.00 — — — -0.18
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1485 110.8 — — — — +50 — — 30.0% -0.40 1–1 0–1 — -0.11
20 1989 1586 127.2 — — — — -41 -34 +24 51.7% +0.15 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 100.0 +0.27 1988 1637 136.4 — — — — +14 -128 — 47.1% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 6–9 (40%) 95.2 -1.46
21 1990 1785 147.1 — — — — -4 -221 -110 57.4% +0.43 5–11 (31%) 17–10 (63%) 100.6 -2.47 1989 1573 109.4 — — — — +34 — — 42.0% -0.98 2–3 (40%) 7–4 (64%) 101.0 +1.13
22 1991 1991 162.5 +7.11 +1.14 1.226 53.3% -46 -130 -46 69.4% +1.15 12–7 (63%) 28–17 (62%) 110.5 -3.59 1990 1583 124.6 — — — — +10 — — 47.4% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 98.5 +0.54
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%) 99.6 -1.90 1991 1629 133.0 +1.75 -1.11 1.030 50.8% +20 -126 -64 53.4% +0.34 8–7 (53%) 8–8 (50%) 100.8 +1.52
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%) 111.3 -2.80 1992 1725 139.5 +4.24 -0.99 1.078 51.7% -24 -226 -44 53.2% +0.21 7–7 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 106.4 -1.87
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%) 98.1 +0.70 1993 1674 124.0 +1.90 -2.99 0.965 49.7% +4 -120 -22 50.0% -0.04 5–4 (56%) 11–4 (73%) 106.5 +0.77
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%) 100.1 -0.41 1994 1627 134.9 +2.64 -1.49 1.029 50.3% -9 — +33 44.6% -0.13 1–8 (11%) 5–8 (38%) 91.0 -1.46
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%) 97.2 -1.26 1995 1706 136.1 +2.95 -1.36 1.027 50.5% -63 — +51 53.4% +0.03 5–9 (36%) 13–8 (62%) 103.3 -1.75
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%) 96.8 -0.51 1996 1576 127.9 -0.31 -1.95 0.894 48.5% +20 -69 +174 40.7% -0.40 4–8 (33%) 7–14 (33%) 92.8 -0.24
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1581 109.2 +0.61 -1.20 0.956 47.8% +16 — — 36.4% -1.09 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1561 97.2 -1.03 -3.75 0.701 43.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15
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 — 1822 137.1 +2.15 -1.59 1.001 50.2% +2 -126 +27 47.7% -0.17 39–58 (40%) 68–65 (51%) 99.6 -0.97

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.