Michael Stich

German Born 1968 193 cm Right handed
Head to heads vs Stefan Edberg (16)vs Richard Krajicek (14)vs Jim Courier (12)vs Boris Becker (12)vs Alexander Volkov (12)vs Petr Korda (12)

Match log

1997

WimbledonGrass, June
SFLCedric Pioline7-6 2-6 1-6 7-5 4-6
QFWTim Henman6-3 6-2 6-4
R16WMark Woodforde6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5
R32WSandon Stolle6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(4)
R64WJustin Gimelstob7-5 6-1 6-1
R128WJim Courier7-6(0) 7-5 7-6(2)
HalleGrass, June
QFLYevgeny Kafelnikov6-7(5) 7-6(4) 3-6
R16WGrant Stafford6-3 3-6 7-6(7)
R32WBernd Karbacher4-6 7-5 6-2
DusseldorfClay, May
RRWJan Siemerink6-3 6-2
RRLAlbert Costa1-6 3-6
RRWMagnus Gustafsson2-6 7-6(4) 6-4
Hamburg MastersClay, May
R32LSlava Dosedel6-7(2) 2-6
R64WKarol Kucera6-4 6-4
Monte Carlo MastersClay, April
R32LRichard Krajicek3-6 0-6
R64WMark Woodforde3-6 7-5 7-5
BarcelonaClay, April
R64LGilbert Schaller2-6 2-6
St. PetersburgCarpet, March
SFLThomas Johansson3-6 1-6
QFWKenneth Carlsen6-2 6-4
R16WOmar Camporese6-4 6-4
R32WRichard Fromberg4-6 7-5 7-6(7)
RotterdamCarpet, March
QFLRichard Krajicek6-7(4) 6-7(3)
R16WTomas Carbonell7-6(2) 6-4
R32WCedric Pioline6-3 3-6 6-2
MilanCarpet, February
R32LDavid Prinosil7-5 4-6 2-6
AntwerpHard, February
R32LMarc Kevin Goellner6-7(6) 4-6
MarseilleHard, February
R32LDaniel Vacek4-6 2-6
Australian OpenHard, January
R64LAndrei Medvedev6-4 1-6 2-6 6-4 7-9
R128WPatrik Fredriksson6-3 6-2 6-2

1996

DohaHard, December
R32LSergi Bruguera3-6 1-6
Grand Slam CupCarpet, December
R16LTim Henman3-6 3-6
Paris MastersCarpet, October
R64LStefan Edberg2-6 4-6
Stuttgart MastersCarpet, October
R32LTodd Martin6-7(5) 5-7
R64WPaul Haarhuis7-5 6-1
OstravaCarpet, October
QFLMartin Damm Sr7-5 4-6 4-6
R16WAlex Radulescu7-6(7) 6-3
R32WSandon Stolle7-6(6) 6-2
ViennaCarpet, October
R16LBoris Becker6-3 3-6 4-6
R32WHernan Gumy6-2 6-2
LyonCarpet, September
R16LMagnus Gustafsson3-6 7-6(9) 2-6
R32WJakob Hlasek7-6(4) 6-3
BaselHard, September
R32LHendrik Dreekmann7-6(4) 4-6 1-6
US OpenHard, August
R64LSergi Bruguera3-6 2-6 4-6
R128WTommy Haas6-3 1-6 6-1 7-5
Los AngelesHard, July
R32LScott Draper3-6 4-6
WimbledonGrass, June
R16LRichard Krajicek4-6 6-7(5) 4-6
R32WSandon Stolle6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3
R64WShuzo Matsuoka7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1
R128WSjeng Schalken6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2
Queen's ClubGrass, June
QFLWayne Ferreira7-6(1) 3-6 6-7(4)
R16WDavid Wheaton6-4 7-5
R32WMichael Joyce7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-2

Michael Stich

Michael Stich arrived at Wimbledon in 1991 as the sixth seed and left with the title, beating defending champion Stefan Edberg in the semifinal without breaking his serve once, then Boris Becker in the first all-German final, 6-4, 7-6, 6-4. Critics never doubted the game, only how rarely he showed it: a heavy serve, a flowing one-handed backhand, an all-court range that won titles on every surface. He peaked at No. 2 in November 1993, the year he went unbeaten through the ATP Tour World Championship and led Germany to the Davis Cup.

The other majors slipped away in straight sets: the 1994 US Open final to Andre Agassi, the 1996 Roland Garros final to Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Between them, the strangest gold in tennis: Barcelona 1992, doubles with Becker, rivals barely on speaking terms; they never celebrated together; Stich flew home the same day. He retired after a Wimbledon semifinal in 1997, only 28, with 19 career titles, 1 of them a major, his talent rated higher than his fame.