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Michael Stich v Stefan Edberg: stats compared | Lineball
Edberg wins on titles. Stich’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Stich 532 matches, Edberg 1,021 matches.
Edberg has 44 titles (one every 20 matches) to Stich’s 19 titles (one every 25 matches).
Stich averages 7.4 aces a match to Edberg’s 2.9 — 2.6 times as many.
Edberg has the better first serve in %: 61.7 to Stich’s 56.6.
Winners’ edge: Edberg’s team won 75%, Stich’s team won 68% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Edberg has 1,021 matches across 15 seasons, Stich 532 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.019 total · best 1Titlesper game0.144 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.06 total · best 1
56.6First serve in %61.7
77.9First-serve points won %72.9
62.5Break points saved %61.6
38.2Return points won %41.4
Head to head
915 matches since 19916
Carpet · 5 matchesStich 3Edberg 2
Clay · 5 matchesStich 4Edberg 1
Hard · 4 matchesStich 1Edberg 3
Grass · 1 matchStich 1Edberg 0
Grand Slams · 2 matchesStich 2Edberg 0
Finals · 2 matchesStich 1Edberg 1
Last meetings
28 Oct 1996 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 64 · CarpetEdberg won 6-2 6-4
29 May 1995 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayStich won 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2
1 May 1995 · Munich · Quarterfinal · ClayStich won 6-4 6-0
8 Aug 1994 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Semifinal · HardEdberg won 6-2 7-6(6)
7 Dec 1993 · Grand Slam Cup · Semifinal · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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7.4
3,372 total · best 27
Acesper game
2.91,348 total · best 14
14.27,561 total · best 31Games wonper game14.414,652 total · best 32
41.5Break points converted %43.5
64.5Sets won %69.7
54.2Games won %56.8
0.133 total · best 1Finalsper game0.180 total · best 1
1.7906 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.81,868 total · best 3
0.9498 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.8814 total · best 3
12.06,392 total · best 31Games lostper game · lower is better10.911,150 total · best 32
0.5269 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4403 total · best 3
Stich won 2-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-1
1 Nov 1993 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Quarterfinal · CarpetEdberg won 6-2 5-7 6-2
25 Oct 1993 · ATP Masters 1000 Stockholm · Quarterfinal · CarpetStich won 1-6 6-2 6-4
27 Sept 1993 · Basel · Final · HardStich won 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
17 May 1993 · World Team Cup · Round robin · ClayStich won 6-2 6-0
8 Dec 1992 · Grand Slam Cup · Round of 16 · CarpetStich won 7-6 6-7 8-6