Michael Stich vs Grant Stafford — Halle Round of 16

Halle · ATP · Round of 16
GER
Michael Stich
57 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 1997
grass
RSA
Grant Stafford
55 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Stich M.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Stafford G.
Stich M.
63792
Stafford G.
36671

Michael Stich defeated Grant Stafford 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the Halle round of 16 on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Michael Stich closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Stich M.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Stafford G.

Stafford G.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stich M.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Stich M.Stafford G.
1st serve in·Even
53%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.2
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Kafelnikov Y.
Korda P.
7-626-757-67
Semi-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Korda P.
Haarhuis P.
7-656-4
Quarter-finals
Becker B.
Tarango J.
6-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Stich M.
7-656-746-3
Korda P.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Haarhuis P.
Reneberg R.
6-26-1
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Kiefer N.
7-637-62
Haarhuis P.
Damm Sr M.
6-746-37-65
Muster T.
Kulti N.
6-26-3
Korda P.
Escude N.
6-36-3
Reneberg R.
Krajicek R.
4-67-627-66
Tarango J.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Becker B.
Dreekmann H.
6-36-4
Stich M.
Stafford G.
6-33-67-67
R32
Muster T.
Prinosil D.
3-61-0
Damm Sr M.
Johansson T.
6-16-3
Krajicek R.
Eagle J.
6-16-1
Korda P.
Carbonell T.
7-52-66-2
Escude N.
Spadea V.
6-47-65
Kulti N.
Vacek D.
7-645-77-64
Stich M.
Karbacher B.
4-67-56-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Schalken S.
6-06-2
Kiefer N.
Grabb J.
6-36-2
Stafford G.
Roux L.
6-26-4
Becker B.
Radulescu A.
6-37-61
Dreekmann H.
Stauder F.
6-46-1
Tarango J.
Voinea A.
2-66-46-2
Haas T.
Ulihrach B.
6-16-2
Haarhuis P.
Medvedev A.
7-656-3
Reneberg R.
Braasch K.
6-16-7106-3