# Michael Stich

Michael Detlef Stich (German pronunciation: ; born 18 October 1968) is a German former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in 1993, and No. 9 in men's doubles, achieved in 1991. Stich won 18 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including the 1991 Wimbledon Championships, as well as the 1993 ATP Tour World Championships and the 1992 Grand Slam Cup. He also won ten doubles titles, including the men's doubles title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships, partnering John McEnroe, and the gold medal in men's doubles 1992 Barcelona Olympics, partnering Boris Becker. Stich was part of the victorious German team at the 1993 Davis Cup, and was also the singles runner-up at the 1994 US Open and the 1996 French Open.

## Career

Stich was raised in Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein. He turned professional in 1988 and won his first top-level singles title in 1990 at Memphis, Tennessee.
Stich won Wimbledon in 1991. He defeated the defending champion and world No. 1 Stefan Edberg in the semifinals, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–6, without breaking his service once. Then in the final, he beat his compatriot and three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in straight sets.
In 1992, Stich teamed with John McEnroe to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon in a five-set, five-hour final that stretched into Monday (the day after the tournament normally ends) and ended with a 19–17 set. No male player since has won both singles and doubles at Wimbledon. Then at the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Stich teamed with Becker to win the men's doubles gold medal. Stich also won the 1992 Grand Slam Cup, defeating Michael Chang in the final.
A major highlight of 1993 for Stich came at the end-of-year ATP World Championships, where he was the only player in the 1990s history of the Championship tournament to claim the title undefeated, overcoming Pete Sampras in the final. Playing for Germany, Stich also won both the Davis Cup and the Hopman Cup in 1993.
He reached his second Grand Slam singles final at the 1994 US Open, where he lost in straight sets to Andre Agassi. Stich also helped Germany win the World Team Cup in 1994.
He upset defending champion Thomas Muster in four sets in the fourth round of the 1996 French Open en route to appearing in his third and final Grand Slam singles final, where he lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in straight sets. He also won his final career singles title that year at Antwerp. His last doubles title came in 1997 at Halle.
Stich's all-round ability, both from the baseline and at the net, allowed him to become one of the few players to win both singles and doubles tournaments on all surfaces. He is one of only five players of his generation to have a positive career head-to-head record against Sampras.
Stich announced his retirement from the professional tour in 1997, after Wimbledon. His last run at Wimbledon started with a win over US top-ten player Jim Courier and ended with a five-set loss to Cédric Pioline in the semifinals.
Since his retirement, he has devoted most of his time to his AIDS foundation. He also works as a tennis commentator for the BBC. In 2018, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Stich was married to the German actress Jessica Stockmann from 1992 to 2003. In 2005, he married Alexandra Rikowski. They live in Hamburg.

## Grand Slam finals
### Singles: 3 (1–2)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | Boris Becker | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1994 | US Open | Hard | Andre Agassi | 1–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1996 | French Open | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 1 (1–0)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1992 | Wimbledon | Grass | John McEnroe | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 19–17 |

## Other significant finals
### Year-end championships finals
#### Singles: 1 (1–0)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1993 | ATP Tour World Championships | Carpet (i) | Pete Sampras | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–2 |

### Grand Slam Cup finals: 2 (1–1)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1992 | Grand Slam Cup | Carpet (i) | Michael Chang | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1993 | Grand Slam Cup | Carpet (i) | Petr Korda | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, 9–11 |

### Olympic men's doubles final

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Gold | 1992 | Barcelona Olympics | Clay | Boris Becker | Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |

### Masters Series finals
#### Singles: 3 (2–1)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1992 | Hamburg | Clay | Stefan Edberg | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1993 | Hamburg | Clay | Andrei Chesnokov | 6–3, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 1993 | Stockholm | Carpet (i) | Goran Ivanišević | 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |

#### Doubles: 3 (1–2)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1990 | Hamburg | Clay | Udo Riglewski | Sergi Bruguera Jim Courier | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1992 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Boris Becker | Petr Korda Karel Nováček | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1992 | Hamburg | Clay | Carl-Uwe Steeb | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |

## Career finals
### Singles: 31 (18–13)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (1–2)
* Year-end championships (1–0)
* Grand Slam Cup (1–1)
* ATP Masters Series (2–1)
* ATP Championship Series (3–3)
* ATP World Series (10–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–4)
* Grass (4–1)
* Clay (3–5)
* Carpet (7–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | Mar 1990 | Memphis, US | Hard | Wally Masur | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Loss | 1. | Jan 1991 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Nicklas Kulti | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Jan 1991 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Guy Forget | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Feb 1991 | Memphis, US | Hard (i) | Ivan Lendl | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 1991 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Boris Becker | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | Jul 1991 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Alberto Mancini | 1–6, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | Aug 1991 | Schenectady, US | Hard | Emilio Sánchez | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Oct 1991 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Jan Siemerink | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | May 1992 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Stefan Edberg | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6. | Jun 1992 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7. | Dec 1992 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich | Carpet (i) | Michael Chang | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | Feb 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Carpet (i) | Richard Krajicek | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5. | May 1993 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 9. | May 1993 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Andrei Chesnokov | 6–3, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | Jun 1993 | London (Queen's Club), UK | Grass | Wayne Ferreira | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | Jul 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | Aug 1993 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Stefan Edberg | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12. | Nov 1993 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | Goran Ivanišević | 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 13. | Nov 1993 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt | Carpet (i) | Pete Sampras | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | Dec 1993 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich | Carpet (i) | Petr Korda | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, 9–11 |
| Win | 14. | Feb 1994 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Wayne Ferreira | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 15. | May 1994 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Petr Korda | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 16. | Jun 1994 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Magnus Larsson | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8. | Sep 1994 | US Open, New York | Hard | Andre Agassi | 1–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 9. | Oct 1994 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Andre Agassi | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Feb 1995 | Stuttgart, Germany | Carpet (i) | Richard Krajicek | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | May 1995 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Wayne Ferreira | 5–7, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 12. | Jun 1995 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Marc Rosset | 6–3, 6–7$^{(11–13)}$, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$ |
| Win | 17. | Aug 1995 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Thomas Enqvist | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 18. | Feb 1996 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Goran Ivanišević | 6–3, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 13. | Jun 1996 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 16 (10–6)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (1–0)
* Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
* Olympic Gold Medal (1–0)
* ATP Masters Series (1–2)
* ATP Championship Series (1–1)
* ATP World Series (6–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–2)
* Grass (3–1)
* Clay (3–2)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | Oct 1989 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Udo Riglewski | Omar Camporese Claudio Mezzadri | 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1. | Feb 1990 | Memphis, US | Hard (i) | Udo Riglewski | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | May 1990 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Udo Riglewski | Sergi Bruguera Jim Courier | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | May 1990 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Udo Riglewski | Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | Jun 1990 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Jakob Hlasek | Jim Grabb John McEnroe | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | Aug 1990 | Long Island, US | Hard | Udo Riglewski | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | Oct 1990 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Udo Riglewski | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Jan 1991 | Memphis, US | Hard (i) | Udo Riglewski | John Fitzgerald Laurie Warder | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | Feb 1991 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet (i) | Udo Riglewski | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | Apr 1992 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Boris Becker | Petr Korda Karel Nováček | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | May 1992 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Carl-Uwe Steeb | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Jun 1992 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | John McEnroe | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | Jul 1992 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | John McEnroe | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 5–7, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 19–17 |
| Win | 8. | Aug 1992 | Summer Olympics, Barcelona | Clay | Boris Becker | Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval | 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | Aug 1993 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | Grant Connell Scott Davis | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 10. | Jun 1997 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Karsten Braasch | David Adams Marius Barnard | 7–6, 6–3 |

## Performance timelines
### Singles

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | QF | SF | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 0 / 7 | 16–7 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 3R | 4R | 2R | 4R | F | A | 0 / 8 | 22–8 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 3R | W | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 4R | SF | 1 / 9 | 25–8 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | F | 4R | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | 15–8 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–3 | 6–4 | 17–3 | 11–4 | 12–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 6–2 | 1 / 32 | 78–31 |
| Year-end championships |||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | RR | DNQ | W | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 1 / 2 | 5–3 |
| Grand Slam Cup | Not Held | Not Held | DNQ | SF | W | F | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1 / 4 | 9–3 |
| National representation |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Davis Cup | A | A | QF | SF | PO | W | SF | SF | QF | A | 1 / 6 | 21–9 |
| Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series |
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | SF | SF | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 8–4 |
| Miami | A | A | 2R | 4R | A | 4R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 1R | A | QF | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | QF | A | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 4–3 |
| Hamburg | A | 1R | 1R | SF | F | W | SF | 3R | A | 2R | 1 / 8 | 18–7 |
| Canada | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | SF | A | A | 0 / 3 | 8–3 |
| Stockholm$^1$ | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | W | QF | A | 2R | A | 1 / 5 | 9–4 |
| Paris | A | A | QF | A | 3R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
| Win–loss | N/A | 0–1 | 5–5 | 10–5 | 11–6 | 16–5 | 13–5 | 7–6 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2 / 40 | 66–37 |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| Year-end ranking | 269 | 100 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 64 | | |
$^1$ Held as Stockholm Masters until 1994, Stuttgart Masters from 1995 onward.

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| French Open | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | W | 3R | SF | A | A | A | 1 / 6 | 13–5 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 9–5 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 / 18 | 30–17 |
| National representation |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | not held | not held | not held | G | not held | not held | not held | A | NH | 1 / 1 | 4–0 |
| Davis Cup | A | A | QF | SF | PO | W | SF | SF | QF | A | 1 / 6 | 14–2 |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Year-end ranking | 216 | 73 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 76 | 89 | 156 | 359 | 206 | | |

## Top 10 wins

| Season | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
| 1990 |||||||
| 1. | Brad Gilbert | 9 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | 3R | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1991 |||||||
| 2. | Stefan Edberg | 1 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | QF | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 3. | Goran Ivanišević | 8 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 4. | Jim Courier | 4 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | QF | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 |
| 5. | Stefan Edberg | 1 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | SF | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| 6. | Boris Becker | 2 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | F | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| 7. | Jim Courier | 3 | Davis Cup, Kansas City | Clay (i) | RR | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 8. | Guy Forget | 7 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich | Carpet (i) | QF | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–4 |
| 1992 |||||||
| 9. | Boris Becker | 4 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | SF | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 10. | Pete Sampras | 3 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 11. | Stefan Edberg | 2 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich | Carpet (i) | 1R | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 8–6 |
| 12. | Richard Krajicek | 10 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich | Carpet (i) | QF | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–5 |
| 13. | Pete Sampras | 3 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich | Carpet (i) | SF | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| 14. | Michael Chang | 6 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich | Carpet (i) | F | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1993 |||||||
| 15. | Ivan Lendl | 7 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | QF | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 16. | Stefan Edberg | 3 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 17. | Boris Becker | 4 | Queen's Club, United Kingdom | Grass | QF | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| 18. | Petr Korda | 10 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 4R | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 19. | Stefan Edberg | 5 | Davis Cup, Borlänge | Clay (i) | RR | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 20. | Stefan Edberg | 5 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | F | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 21. | Stefan Edberg | 6 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | QF | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 22. | Goran Ivanišević | 10 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | F | 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| 23. | Andriy Medvedev | 6 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt | Carpet (i) | RR | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 24. | Michael Chang | 7 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt | Carpet (i) | RR | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| 25. | Jim Courier | 2 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt | Carpet (i) | RR | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 26. | Goran Ivanišević | 8 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt | Carpet (i) | SF | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$ |
| 27. | Pete Sampras | 1 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt | Carpet (i) | F | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–2 |
| 28. | Stefan Edberg | 5 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich | Carpet (i) | SF | 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1994 |||||||
| 29. | Pete Sampras | 1 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 3–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–2 |
| 30. | Sergi Bruguera | 6 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | F | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 31. | Sergi Bruguera | 4 | Davis Cup, Halle | Grass | RR | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1995 |||||||
| 32. | Goran Ivanišević | 5 | Davis Cup, Karlsruhe | Hard (i) | RR | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 33. | Boris Becker | 3 | Stuttgart, Germany | Carpet (i) | SF | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 34. | Richard Krajicek | 10 | Davis Cup, Utrecht | Hard (i) | RR | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 35. | Magnus Larsson | 10 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 36. | Pete Sampras | 2 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | QF | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1 |
| 37. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | Davis Cup, Moscow | Clay (i) | RR | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1996 |||||||
| 38. | Goran Ivanišević | 9 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet (i) | F | 6–3, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 39. | Thomas Muster | 2 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 4R | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |

## Record against No. 1 players

Stich's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 1.
| Player | Years | Matches | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet |
| Patrick Rafter | 1994–1995 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Marcelo Ríos | 1994 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Mats Wilander | 1991 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Jimmy Connors | 1990–1992 | 4 | 3–1 | 75% | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Stefan Edberg | 1991–1996 | 16 | 10–6 | 63% | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Thomas Muster | 1992–1996 | 5 | 3–2 | 60% | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Jim Courier | 1990–1997 | 12 | 7–5 | 58% | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Pete Sampras | 1991–1995 | 9 | 5–4 | 56% | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| John McEnroe | 1990–1992 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Boris Becker | 1990–1996 | 12 | 4–8 | 33% | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 1993–1997 | 11 | 3–8 | 27% | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| / Ivan Lendl | 1989–1993 | 7 | 1–6 | 14% | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Andre Agassi | 1990–1994 | 6 | 0–6 | 0% | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Total | 1989–1997 | 88 | 41–47 | 47% | 11–16 | 14–12 | 6–4 | 10–15 |