Top 9 German tennis players of all time

#6 Michael Stich

Michael Stich at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship, 1991

Michael Stich is the only German male player to win the Wimbledon singles and doubles titles.

In singles, Stich won Wimbledon in 1991 after beating compatriot Boris Becker in straight sets. He was the runner-up at the 1994 US Open, losing to Andre Agassi, and he was also a runner-up at the 1996 French Open, losing to Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final.

Stich's best showing at the Australian Open was a semi-final appearance in 1993. That year, he won the ATP Finals too, beating top-seed and defending champion Pete Sampras.

In a nine-year career, Stich won 18 singles titles and attained a highest ever ranking of World Number 2 in November 1993. He was also a member of the victorious German Davis Cup team of 1993.

At the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games, Stich won the doubles gold medal along with compatriot and rival Boris Becker.