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Stefan played against 331 different persons during his carrier. He never lost to 216 players and there were only 21 persons that he never defeated. Of these 21 persons Stefan only met three of them more then ones, Thomas Enqvist (3), Joakim Nyström (3) and Martin Strelba (2):

Stefan has played most times versus

Boris Becker 35
Ivan Lendl 27
Michael Chang 21
Mats Wilander 20
Brad Gilbert 19
Goran Ivanisevic 19

Most victories

Brad Gilbert 15
Jakob Hlasek 15
Ivan Lendl 14
Michael Chang 12

Most defeats

Boris Becker 25
Ivan Lendl 13
Mats Wilander 11
Goran Ivanisevic 10
Michael Stich 10

Stefan also has a great plus/minus-statistics, 276 to 38. The remaining 17 are tied:

Greatest plus

Jakob Hlasek +14 15-1
Brad Gilbert +11 15-4
Amos Mansdorf +10 10-0
Thomas Muster +10 10-0
Jonas Svensson +10 10-0

Greatest minus

Boris Becker -15 10-25
Michael Stich -4 10-16
Thomas Enqvist -3 0-3
Joakim Nyström -3 0-3
Andre Agassi -3 3-6

That Stefan always has been in top shape shows in the few matches he couldn’t complete:

Stefan’s retirements

Key Biscayne 1986 Hardcourt Mats Wilander 4-6; 0-1
Australian Open 1990 Grass Ivan Lendl 6-4; 6-7; 2-5

Stefan’s walk overs

Båstad 1984 Anders Järryd
Australian Open 1989 Thomas Muster
Antwerp 1994 Jared Palmer

The opponent had to retire nine times

Wien 1983 Hardcourt Wojtek Fibak 6-4; 4-3
Memphis 1986 Carpet Mike Leach 6-4; 0-1
Memphis 1987 Hardcourt Jimmy Connors 6-3; 2-1
Paris 1990 Carpet Boris Becker 3-3
Key Biscayne 1992 Hardcourt Grant Stafford 5-7; 6-1; 0-1
Cincinnati 1994 Hardcourt Amos Mansdorf 5-7; 6-4
Davis Cup 1994 Carpet Pete Sampras 6-3
US Open 1996 Hardcourt Bernd Karbacher 3-6; 6-3; 6-3; 1-0
Paris 1996 Carpet Thomas Muster 6-2

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