Boris Becker vs Stefan Edberg — Stockholm Final
Boris Becker defeated Stefan Edberg 3-6 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-2 in the Stockholm final on hard. The result followed the form book — Boris Becker came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Boris Becker extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Boris Becker dropped the opening set before beating Stefan Edberg 3–6 6–4 1–6 6–2 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedBecker B. came through in five sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsBecker B. and Edberg S. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Becker B. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Edberg S. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
2–167%Becker B. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–250%Edberg S. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–4Sets9–6
51–47Games89–76
0–1Tiebreaks1–4
0–0Deciding sets0–1
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Chang M.W6-4 6-4 6-2Roland Garros · clayW7-6(2) 7-5 6-3US Open · hard- vs Lendl I.W1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4Australian Open · hardL4-6 7-5 6-3 6-7(3) 4-6Australian Open · hard
vs Stich M.L4-6 6-7(4) 4-6Wimbledon · grassL6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(5) 6-7(2)Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Becker B. leads 3–131
Hard: Becker B. leads 2–0 · Grass: level 1–1
- Becker B.October 1991StockholmThis matchHard3-6 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-2
- Becker B.October 1990StockholmHard6-4 6-0 6-3
- Edberg S.June 1990WimbledonGrass6-2 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-4
- Becker B.June 1990Queen's ClubGrass6-4 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchBecker B.Edberg S.1 801ELO1 7681 748Hard ELO1 7235–5Last 106–4