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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Alexander Mronz, Alex Stepanek, Andreas Lesch, Andreas Maurer, Arne Thoms, Boris Becker, Carl-Uwe Steeb, Christian Saceanu, Damir Kereti, Dirk Dier, Eric Jelen, Frank Dennhardt, Gottfried von Cramm, Hans-Dieter Beutel, Hans-Jurgen Pohmann, Hans Schwaier, Harald Elschenbroich, Harald Theissen, Heiner Moraing, Ingo Buding, Ivo Werner, Jens Woehrmann, Jurgen Fassbender, Karl Meiler, Karsten Braasch, Klaus Eberhard (tennis), Lars Koslowski, Markus Naewie, Markus Zillner, Markus Zoecke, Martin Sinner, Michael Stich, Michael Westphal, Patrick Baur, Patrik Kuhnen, Pavel Vojtisek, Peter Ballauff, Peter Elter, Peter Moraing, Rainer Kuhlmey, Ricki Osterthun, Rolf Gehring, Rudiger Haas, Torben Theine, Tore Meinecke, Udo Riglewski, Ulrich Marten, Ulrich Pinner, Wilhelm Bungert, Wolfgang Popp. Excerpt: Michael Detlef Stich (born October 18, 1968 in Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991. He also won the men's doubles titles at both Wimbledon and the Olympic Games, and was a singles runner-up at the 1994 US Open and the 1996 French Open. Stich won 18 singles titles and 10 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 in 1993. 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 and five-hour final that stretched...
