Michael Chang

























































































































Michael Chang

Michael Chang.jpg
Chang in 1994

Country (sports)
 United States
Residence
Orange County, California, USA
Born
(1972-02-22) February 22, 1972 (age 46)
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned pro 1988 (amateur tour from 1987)
Retired 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach
José Higueras (1989)[1]
Carl Chang (1992–2003)[2]
Prize money
US$19,145,632
  •  21th all-time leader in earnings

Int. Tennis HoF 2008 (member page)
Official website mchang.com
Singles
Career record 662–312 (67.97% in ATP and Grand Prix & Grand Slam level & Davis Cup)
Career titles 34
Highest ranking No. 2 (September 9, 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open F (1996)
French Open
W (1989)
Wimbledon QF (1994)
US Open F (1996)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals F (1995)
Grand Slam Cup F (1991, 1992)
Olympic Games 2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record 11–33 (25% in ATP and Grand Prix & Grand Slam level & Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 199 (April 19, 1993)
Team competitions
Davis Cup
W (1990)
Coaching career
  • Spouse: Amber Liu
    Student: Kei Nishikori (2014–)
Last updated on: July 5, 2014.














Michael Chang
Traditional Chinese 張德培
Simplified Chinese 张德培






















Michael Te-Pei Chang (born February 22, 1972) is a retired American professional tennis player. He won 34 top-level professional singles titles, including the 1989 French Open when he was 17. He also was a three-time runner-up at the majors and reached a career best ranking of world No. 2 in 1996. Since he was shorter than virtually all of his opponents, he played a dogged defensive style utilizing his quickness and speed. In 2008, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame,[3] and he has coached Kei Nishikori since 2014.[4]




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Tennis career


    • 2.1 1989 French Open match vs Ivan Lendl




  • 3 Business ventures


    • 3.1 Equipment and endorsements




  • 4 Public image


  • 5 Charity work


  • 6 Personal life


  • 7 Awards and recognition


  • 8 Records


  • 9 Significant finals


    • 9.1 Grand Slam finals


      • 9.1.1 Singles: 4 (1–3)




    • 9.2 Year-End Championships finals


      • 9.2.1 Singles: 1 (0–1)




    • 9.3 Masters Series finals


      • 9.3.1 Singles: 9 (7–2)






  • 10 ATP career finals


    • 10.1 Singles: 58 (34 titles, 24 runner-ups)




  • 11 Singles performance timeline


  • 12 Top 10 wins


  • 13 References


  • 14 Further reading


  • 15 External links





Early life


Michael Chang was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1972 to Joe Chang (張洪笙) and Betty (董良因, née Tung). Betty and Joe moved from Taiwan to the US in 1959 and 1966 respectively, and met after being introduced by a mutual friend. Betty was born in Delhi, India, the daughter of Taiwan-Hakka ancestry, Michael Tung (董宗山), then serving as diplomat of The Republic of China to India, who then served in the Legislative Yuan and was an ambassador to Cambodia, Dominican Republic and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, among other diplomatic posts in 1960s to 1980s. Joe was born in Chaozhou, China, and moved to Taiwan at age seven.[citation needed] Michael's Chinese name (simplified Chinese: 张德培; traditional Chinese: 張德培; pinyin: Zhāng Dépéi) was chosen by Joe, and his English name by Betty (who named him after her father).[citation needed]


After moving from Hoboken, New Jersey, to St. Paul, Minnesota, where Michael learned tennis, the Changs moved first to Placentia, California, and then Encinitas, California, to increase the tennis opportunities for Michael and his older brother, Carl. Betty quit her job as a chemist to travel with Chang on the tour.[5] After rising to #163 in the world as a 15-year-old amateur, Chang dropped out of tenth grade at San Dieguito High School in Encinitas after passing his GED in February 1988 in order to pursue a professional tennis career.


Chang also attended the master's in ministry program at Biola University in La Mirada, California, for a year and a half. He serves on Biola's Board of Trustees.[6]



Tennis career


Chang first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player who set numerous "youngest-ever" records. He won his first national title, the USTA Junior Hard Court singles, at the age of 12. Aged 13, he won the Fiesta Bowl 16s. Two years later, aged 15, Chang won the USTA Boys 18s Hardcourts and the Boys 18s Nationals, and became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the US Open when he defeated Paul McNamee in four sets in the first round. A month later he reached the semifinals at Scottsdale, Arizona to become the youngest player to reach the semifinal stage of a top-level professional tournament. He won his first top-level singles title in 1988 at San Francisco, aged 16 years and 7 months.


Chang's most significant youngest-ever record came in 1989 when he won the French Open at the age of 17 years, 110 days, to become the youngest male player ever to win a Grand Slam title. He defeated Stefan Edberg in a five-set final, 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. His victory is equally remembered for an epic five-set encounter with Ivan Lendl in the fourth round (see below). Chang became the first American man to win the French Open since 1955, and the first American man to win a Grand Slam since 1984. And in August 1989, Chang became the youngest player to be ranked in the world's top 5.


Chang met Edberg in the semifinals of the US Open in 1992, this time Edberg winning in a five-set encounter, 6–7, 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4. The 5-hour, 26-minute match is the longest in US Open history. Chang reached three further Grand Slam finals after his 1989 French Open triumph, losing the 1995 French Open final to Thomas Muster, the 1996 Australian Open final to Boris Becker, and the 1996 US Open final to Pete Sampras. In the 1995 French Open, he defeated Michael Stich and then two-time defending champion Sergi Bruguera in the semifinals in straight sets, eventually losing to Muster. In both the 1996 Australian and U.S. Opens, he defeated Andre Agassi in the semifinals in straight sets; a win over Sampras at the U.S. Open would have made Chang the no. 1 player in the world. In the 1997 U.S. Open, he was the odds-on favorite to win after Sampras was upset by Petr Korda; however, Chang lost to eventual champion Patrick Rafter in the semifinals in straight sets.


Chang was a key member of the US team which won the Davis Cup in 1990. In the semifinals at Austria, his dramatic comeback from two-sets down against Horst Skoff, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3, led the US into its first Davis Cup final since 1984.[7] Chang went on to defeat Darren Cahill in straight sets, as the US defeated Australia in the final. He was also on the US team which won the World Team Cup in 1993. His best performance in the year-end singles championship came in 1995, when he defeated Muster, Jim Courier, and then dominated Pete Sampras in the semifinals, before losing in the final to Boris Becker.


Chang represented the US in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, reaching the second round before being eliminated by Jaime Oncins. He chose to skip the 1996 Summer Olympics despite the fact that the event was held in Atlanta and that he would have been the tournament's number-one seed (the singles' gold medal was won by Andre Agassi). Chang participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he was eliminated in the first round by Sébastien Lareau.


Chang was introduced to tennis by his father Joe, who was his first coach. During his rise in 1989 (including his French Open title), he was coached by José Higueras. For much of his professional career, he was coached by his older brother Carl Chang, who also played in several doubles tournaments with him in the early-1990s. He was the first player to be beaten by Roger Federer in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2000 Australian Open.[8] He was also the second player to be beaten by Andy Roddick in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, in the second round of the French Open in 2001.[9]


Chang retired from the professional tour in 2003. During his career, he won a total of 34 top-level professional singles titles. His final top-level title was won in 2000 at Los Angeles. His total career prize-money earnings was US$19,145,632. His career-high singles ranking was world no. 2 in 1996, following his US Open finals performance. He was a year-end top-ten player for six consecutive years in the 1990s (1992–1997), a feat matched in the decade only by Pete Sampras. He is one of a few players to win ATP titles in three different decades. His three Indian Wells Masters titles was an ATP record which stood for 15 years, before being eclipsed by Roger Federer in 2012.


Since retiring from the top-level game, Chang has joined Jim Courier's senior tour, which began on March 10, 2006, in Naples, Florida.


Chang became Kei Nishikori's coach in 2014.



1989 French Open match vs Ivan Lendl


Chang's most famous match took place at the 1989 French Open, on the way to winning his only Grand Slam singles title. Chang defeated Eduardo Masso, Pete Sampras and Francisco Roig, dropping only one set, in reaching the fourth round. There, Chang faced World No. 1, reigning Australian Open champion, and three-time former French Open champion Ivan Lendl. Conventional wisdom made Lendl the heavy favorite to win the match against the 15th-seeded 17-year-old Chang.


In 1988, Chang had been easily beaten by Lendl in an exhibition match held in Des Moines, Iowa. After the match, Lendl advised Chang, "First off, you’ve got no serve. And you’ve certainly got no second serve. You can’t hurt me. You can run but you better develop a weapon to survive out here", all weaknesses that Chang worked to improve on.[10]


Lendl appeared to be on the way to victory after taking the first two sets 6–4, 6–4, and then breaking Chang's serve in his opening service game of the third set. However, Chang broke back immediately and went on to claim the third set, 6–3. During the fourth set, Chang experienced a severe attack of leg cramps, and though he won the set to level the match, he considered retiring from the match while up 2–1 in the fifth set. He later said that he felt "an unbelievable conviction in my heart" not to give up, and decided to finish the match.[11][12]


Chang paced the sidelines during changeovers as he risked not being able to get up if he sat down, and ate bananas and drank water at every opportunity. He also adopted some unusual tactics in an attempt to overcome his cramps such as hitting the ball high into the air on many points to slow the game down (known as "moon balls"), and began to go for more winners in order to shorten the points.[13] The success of these tactics caused Lendl, known to be one of the least easily fazed players, to lose his rhythm and also prompted him to swear at the umpire and the crowd, especially after losing a key point in the fifth set when Chang shocked him by delivering an under-arm serve.[14]


Chang continued to suffer from cramps, but managed to take a 5–3 lead in the fifth set with two match points on Lendl's serve. Aiming to break Lendl's concentration one more time, Chang stood almost at the T-line in the centre of the court while waiting to receive Lendl's serve. The crowd started laughing at the bizarre situation and Lendl seemed to think everyone was mocking him. The tactic worked, as Lendl produced a double-fault to give Chang the victory, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3, in 4 hours and 37 minutes. Chang sank to his knees and broke down in tears at the conclusion of the match.


Lendl afterwards remarked on his loss to Chang, "Lots of times a lesser player could beat me and not back it up. You’d have to say he was a lesser player then, but Michael backed it up."[15]


Seven days later, after beating Stefan Edberg in five sets, Chang went on to lift the Coupe des Mousquetaires, becoming the youngest men's champion in Grand Slam history.[16][17] The match was played on June 5, 1989 just one day after the height of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Chang has frequently noted the impact of the massacre when recalling his French Open victory:


"A lot of people forget that Tiananmen Square was going on. The crackdown that happened was on the middle Sunday at the French Open, so if I was not practicing or playing a match, I was glued to the television, watching the events unfold...I often tell people I think it was God's purpose for me to be able to win the French Open the way it was won because I was able to put a smile on Chinese people's faces around the world at a time when there wasn't much to smile about."[18]


Chang would defeat Lendl again in near-duplicate fashion, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 (7-5), 9–7 in a 4-hour, 42-minute semifinal at the Grand Slam Cup 2½ years later on December 14, 1991.[19]



Business ventures


Chang and his family established CMCB Enterprises, which has real estate holdings including shopping malls, in California, Texas, Arizona and Colorado. In 2003, they bought Dunton Realty Co., a retail brokerage and property management company,[20] and changed its name to Dunton Commercial Real Estate Co.[21] In 2004, they bought SullivanHayes Cos., a retail real estate company in Denver.[22] It was chosen by Denver International Airport to develop a new 17-acre retail project along Peña Boulevard, the airport's main artery.[23]



Equipment and endorsements


Chang signed a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal with Reebok in 1988;[24] he wore Reebok apparel and Reebok Court Victory Pumps shoes[25] during his tennis career[26] and used Prince rackets on court.[27] He started using the Prince "Precision Michael Chang Graphite" 28-inch signature racket in 1994, which was an inch longer than the standard model.[28]


Chang signed endorsement deals with Nissin Foods noodles in 1989,[29]Panasonic[30] and Longines in the 1990s,[31]Cathay Pacific Airlines in 1990,[32]Bristol-Myers Squibb promoting Nuprin in 1991,[33] Stelux watches in 1993,[34]Discover Card in 1996,[35]Tiger Balm,[36]Procter & Gamble (endorsing P&G's Rejoice Shampoo),[37]Eveready Battery Company (endorsing Eveready Alkaline batteries),[37] and Yale locks.[24] In 1997, he signed a multi-year contract to endorse Watch Reebok, a collection of sports watches. A limited edition Michael Chang signature watch was released at Christmas.[38]



Public image


Chang's success marked the start of an era in which a new generation of American players—which also included Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, and Andre Agassi—would come to dominate the game.[16]



Charity work


Chang served as Chairman of ATP Tour Charities in 1994. He has supported grassroots tennis development in Asia through his Stars of the Future program in Hong Kong and the Reebok Challenge across Asia. He was one of five athletes named in the second annual "Most Caring Athlete" list by USA Today Weekend in 1995. In 1997, he was given one of seven Asian-American leadership awards by A Magazine for his status as a role model for Asian-American youth. He has also served as a national spokesman for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in the US.


In 2001, Chang served as a goodwill ambassador for the 2008 Beijing Olympic bid committee.


In 2002, he published a book about his career, Holding Serve: Persevering On and Off the Court.



Personal life


A devout Christian, Chang first spotlighted his faith upon winning the 1989 French Open, declaring "I thank the Lord Jesus Christ, because without Him, I am nothing."[39] In 1999 Chang and his family established the Chang Family Foundation, dedicated to integrating tennis, family, and Christian faith. The Foundation is now based in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.[40]


Chang lives in Orange County, California. He is an avid fisherman who often takes fishing trips while traveling. He also has a passion for breeding African cichlids in several large freshwater aquariums at his home.


On October 18, 2008, Chang married Amber Liu, also a professional tennis player.[41][42] They have two daughters, Lani (born December 9, 2010)[43] and Maile (born February 2013).[44]


Chang has played recreational golf with Yervant Manavian.



Awards and recognition


  • Chang won the ATP Newcomer of the Year award in 1988.

  • Chang was awarded ATP Most Improved Player in 1989.

  • On May 3, 2009, Chang was honored by the Los Angeles Chinese Historical Society of Southern California in "Celebrating Taiwanese Americans in Sports".[45]


Records



  • These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.

  • Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.



























Championship Years Record accomplished
Player tied
French Open 1989 Youngest Grand Slam men's singles champion
Stands alone
French Open 1989 Only Asian-rooted male to win Grand Slam men's singles champion
Stands alone
Hong Kong Open 1994–1995, 1997 3 singles titles
Stands alone


Significant finals



Grand Slam finals



Singles: 4 (1–3)











































Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner 1989 French Open Clay
Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 1995 French Open Clay
Austria Thomas Muster
5–7, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 1996 Australian Open Hard
Germany Boris Becker
2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 1996 US Open Hard
United States Pete Sampras
1–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)


Year-End Championships finals



Singles: 1 (0–1)



















Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1995

Frankfurt
Carpet

Germany Boris Becker
6–7(3–7), 0–6, 6–7(5–7)


Masters Series finals



Singles: 9 (7–2)



















































































Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1990

Canada (Toronto)
Hard

United States Jay Berger
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Winner
1992

Indian Wells
Hard

Russia Andrei Chesnokov
6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Winner
1992

Miami
Hard

Argentina Alberto Mancini
7–5, 7–5
Winner
1993

Cincinnati
Hard

Sweden Stefan Edberg
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
Winner
1994
Cincinnati
Hard

Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up
1995
Cincinnati
Hard

United States Andre Agassi
5–7, 2–6
Winner
1996
Indian Wells
Hard

Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–5, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up
1996
Cincinnati
Hard

United States Andre Agassi
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Winner
1997
Indian Wells
Hard

Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3


ATP career finals



Singles: 58 (34 titles, 24 runner-ups)














Legend
Grand Slam (1–3)
Year-End Championships (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (7–2)
ATP Championship Series (5–4)
ATP World Series / Grand Prix (21–12)








Titles by surface
Hard (21–15)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (9–7)






Titles by Location
Outdoors (22–14)
Indoors (12–10)






















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
September 26, 1988

San Francisco, US
Carpet (i)

United States Johan Kriek
6–2, 6–3
Winner
2.
May 29, 1989

French Open, Paris
Clay

Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
1.
September 18, 1989

Los Angeles, US
Hard

United States Aaron Krickstein
6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Winner
3.
November 7, 1989

Wembley, UK
Carpet (i)

France Guy Forget
6–2, 6–1, 6–1
Winner
4.
July 23, 1990

Toronto, Canada
Hard

United States Jay Berger
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up
2.
July 30, 1990
Los Angeles, US
Hard

Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up
3.
November 5, 1990
Wembley, UK
Carpet (i)

Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6–7(7–9), 3–6
Winner
5.
November 4, 1991

Birmingham, UK
Carpet (i)

France Guillaume Raoux
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up
4.
December 10, 1991

Grand Slam Cup, Munich
Carpet (i)

United States David Wheaton
5–7, 2–6, 4–6
Winner
6.
February 3, 1992
San Francisco, US
Hard (i)

United States Jim Courier
6–3, 6–3
Winner
7.
March 2, 1992

Indian Wells, US
Hard

Russia Andrei Chesnokov
6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Winner
8.
March 13, 1992

Miami, US
Hard

Argentina Alberto Mancini
7–5, 7–5
Runner-up
5.
April 13, 1992

Hong Kong, UK
Hard

United States Jim Courier
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up
6.
December 8, 1992
Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany
Carpet (i)

Germany Michael Stich
2–6, 3–6, 2–6
Winner
9.
January 11, 1993

Jakarta, Indonesia
Hard

Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Winner
10.
March 29, 1993

Osaka, Japan
Hard

Israel Amos Mansdorf
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
7.
August 2, 1993
Los Angeles, US
Hard

Netherlands Richard Krajicek
6–0, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7)
Winner
11.
August 9, 1993

Cincinnati, US
Hard

Sweden Stefan Edberg
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
Runner-up
8.
August 23, 1993

Long Island, US
Hard

Switzerland Marc Rosset
4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner
12.
September 27, 1993

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hard (i)

Sweden Jonas Svensson
6–0, 6–4
Winner
13.
October 18, 1993

Beijing, China
Carpet (i)

Canada Greg Rusedski
7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Winner
14.
January 10, 1994
Jakarta, Indonesia
Hard

Czech Republic David Rikl
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
9.
January 31, 1994

San Jose, US
Hard (i)

Italy Renzo Furlan
6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Winner
15.
February 14, 1994

Philadelphia, US
Carpet (i)

Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up
10.
April 4, 1994

Tokyo, Japan
Hard

United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6
Winner
16.
April 11, 1994
Hong Kong, UK
Hard

Australia Patrick Rafter
6–1, 6–3
Winner
17.
April 25, 1994

Atlanta, US
Clay

United States Todd Martin
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Winner
18.
August 8, 1994
Cincinnati, US
Hard

Sweden Stefan Edberg
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up
11.
October 10, 1994

Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i)

Croatia Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 4–6
Winner
19.
October 17, 1994
Beijing, China
Carpet (i)

Sweden Anders Järryd
7–5, 7–5
Runner-up
12.
February 6, 1995
San Jose, US
Hard (i)

United States Andre Agassi
2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up
13.
February 20, 1995
Philadelphia, US
Carpet (i)

Sweden Thomas Enqvist
6–0, 4–6, 0–6
Winner
20.
April 17, 1995
Hong Kong, UK
Hard

Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–3, 6–1
Winner
21.
May 1, 1995
Atlanta, US
Clay

United States Andre Agassi
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Runner-up
14.
May 29, 1995
French Open, Paris, France
Clay

Austria Thomas Muster
5–7, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up
15.
August 7, 1995
Cincinnati, US
Hard

United States Andre Agassi
5–7, 2–6
Winner
22.
October 9, 1995

Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i)

Australia Mark Philippoussis
6–3, 6–4
Winner
23.
October 16, 1995
Beijing, China
Carpet (i)

Italy Renzo Furlan
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up
16.
November 14, 1995

Tennis Masters Cup, Hannover
Carpet (i)

Germany Boris Becker
6–7(3–7), 0–6, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up
17.
January 15, 1996
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia
Hard

Germany Boris Becker
2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Winner
24.
March 11, 1996
Indian Wells, US
Hard

Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–5, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up
18.
April 8, 1996
Hong Kong, UK
Hard

United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner
25.
July 15, 1996

Washington, D.C., US
Hard

South Africa Wayne Ferreira
6–2, 6–4
Winner
26.
July 29, 1996
Los Angeles, US
Hard

Netherlands Richard Krajicek
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up
19.
August 5, 1996
Cincinnati, US
Hard

United States Andre Agassi
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Runner-up
20.
August 26, 1996

US Open, New York City
Hard

United States Pete Sampras
1–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up
21.
September 30, 1996

Singapore
Carpet (i)

United States Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Winner
27.
February 17, 1997

Memphis, US
Hard (i)

Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 6–4
Winner
28.
March 10, 1997
Indian Wells, US
Hard

Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Winner
29.
April 7, 1997
Hong Kong, UK
Hard

Australia Patrick Rafter
6–3, 6–3
Winner
30.
April 21, 1997

Orlando, US
Clay

South Africa Grant Stafford
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Winner
31.
July 14, 1997

Washington, D.C., US
Hard

Czech Republic Petr Korda
5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up
22.
February 16, 1998
Memphis, US
Hard (i)

Australia Mark Philippoussis
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up
23.
April 20, 1998
Orlando, US
Clay

United States Jim Courier
5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Winner
32.
August 24, 1998

Boston, US
Hard

Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–3, 6–4
Winner
33.
October 5, 1998

Shanghai, China
Carpet (i)

Croatia Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up
24.
January 10, 2000

Auckland, New Zealand
Hard

Sweden Magnus Norman
6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Winner
34.
July 24, 2000
Los Angeles, US
Hard

United States Jan-Michael Gambill
6–7(2–7), 6–3, ret.


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Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 W–L SR

Grand Slam tournaments

Australian Open
A
A
A
A
A
3R
2R
A

SF

F

SF
2R
2R
1R
1R
1R
A
21–10
0 / 10

French Open
A
3R

W

QF

QF
3R
2R
3R

F
3R
4R
3R
1R
3R
2R
1R
1R
38–15
1 / 16

Wimbledon
A
2R
4R
4R
1R
1R
3R

QF
2R
1R
1R
2R
A
2R
2R
2R
A
18–14
0 / 14

US Open
2R
4R
4R
3R
4R

SF

QF
4R

QF

F

SF
2R
2R
2R
1R
2R
1R
43–17
0 / 17
Win–Loss
1–1
6–3
13–2
9–3
7–3
9–4
8–4
9–3
16–4
14–4
13–4
5–4
2–3
4–4
2–4
2–4
0–2
120–56
1 / 57

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics
NH
A
Not Held
2R
Not Held
A
Not Held
1R
Not Held
1–2
0 / 2

Year-End Championship

Tennis Masters Cup
DNQ
RR
DNQ
RR
RR
RR
F
RR
RR
Did Not Qualify
7–16
0 / 7

ATP Masters Series

Indian Wells Masters
A
1R
QF
A
QF

W
SF
3R
3R

W

W
A
1R
2R
1R
1R
1R
28–11
3 / 14

Miami Masters
A
A
A
A
3R

W
1R
3R
2R
QF
2R
A
1R
2R
2R
1R
2R
18–11
1 / 12

Monte Carlo Masters
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
A
1R
1R
A
A
0–3
0 / 3

Rome Masters
A
A
A
1R
A
QF
SF
2R
QF
A
1R
QF
2R
2R
2R
A
A
17–10
0 / 10

Hamburg Masters
A
A
A
1R
A
2R
1R
A
A
A
A
2R
1R
1R
2R
A
A
3–7
0 / 7

Canada Masters
A
A
A

W
1R
A
3R
3R
QF
A
SF
A
3R
2R
1R
A
A
15–8
1 / 9

Cincinnati Masters
A
QF
QF
QF
3R
SF

W

W
F
F
SF
2R
QF
1R
2R
3R
1R
41–14
2 / 16

Stockholm Masters (Essen)(Stuttgart)
A
A
A
3R
A
A
A
2R
2R
SF
2R
1R
2R
QF
A
A
A
9–8
0 / 8

Paris Masters
A
A
QF
1R
SF
2R
3R
SF
QF
3R
2R
1R
SF
3R
A
A
A
18–12
0 / 12
Runners-up
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
5
5
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
24
Titles
0
1
2
1
1
3
5
6
4
3
5
2
0
1
0
0
0
34
Overall win-loss
4–4
23–13
47–17
36–21
47–20
57–23
66–21
66–21
65–19
65–19
57–21
35–17
30–22
42–26
16–21
7–16
2–10
662–312
Year end ranking
163
30
5
15
15
6
8
6
5
2
3
29
50
32
94
124
383



Top 10 wins













































Season 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total
Wins 0 0 3 2 4 6 5 8 6 7 5 1 2 1 0 1 0
51























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
Chang
rank

1989
1.

Sweden Stefan Edberg
5

Indian Wells, United States
Hard
3R
6–3, 6–2
25
2.

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl

1

French Open, Paris, France
Clay
4R
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
19
3.

Sweden Stefan Edberg
3

French Open, Paris, France
Clay
F
6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
19

1990
4.

United States Andre Agassi
4

Toronto, Canada
Hard
QF
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
24
5.

Sweden Stefan Edberg

1

Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany
Carpet (i)
1R
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
15

1991
6.

France Guy Forget
7

French Open, Paris, France
Clay
4R
6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
10
7.

Sweden Stefan Edberg

1

Paris, France
Carpet (i)
3R
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
21
8.

United States Jim Courier
2

Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany
Carpet (i)
1R
6–4, 6–2
15
9.

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
5

Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany
Carpet (i)
SF
2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 9–7
15

1992
10.

United States Jim Courier
2

San Francisco, United States
Hard (i)
F
6–3, 6–3
16
11.

United States Pete Sampras
4

Miami, United States
Hard
QF
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
9
12.

United States Jim Courier

1

Miami, United States
Hard
SF
6–2, 6–4
9
13.

United States Andre Agassi
9

Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany
Carpet (i)
1R
6–4, 6–2
6
14.

Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
7

Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany
Carpet (i)
QF
6–3, 6–4
6
15.

Croatia Goran Ivanišević
4

Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany
Carpet (i)
SF
6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
6

1993
16.

Czech Republic Petr Korda
6

Indian Wells, United States
Hard
QF
6–1, 6–3
5
17.

Sweden Stefan Edberg
3

Cincinnati, United States
Hard
F
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
9
18.

Spain Sergi Bruguera
5

Long Island, United States
Hard
QF
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
7
19.

Sweden Stefan Edberg
3

Long Island, United States
Hard
SF
6–1, 6–2
7
20.

United States Jim Courier
2

ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany
Carpet (i)
RR
6–4, 6–0
7

1994
21.

United States Jim Courier
3

Philadelphia, United States
Carpet (i)
SF
7–6(8–6), 6–2
9
22.

United States Todd Martin
9

Atlanta, United States
Clay
F
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–0
7
23.

Spain Sergi Bruguera
4

Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Grass
4R
6–4, 7–6(9–7), 6–0
8
24.

Sweden Stefan Edberg
4

Cincinnati, United States
Hard
F
6–2, 7–5
7
25.

United States Todd Martin
7

Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i)
QF
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
9
26.

Croatia Goran Ivanišević
2

Paris, France
Carpet (i)
QF
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
9
27.

Spain Alberto Berasategui
7

ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany
Carpet (i)
RR
6–1, 6–0
6
28.

Spain Alberto Berasategui
8

Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany
Carpet (i)
1R
6–1, 7–5
6

1995
29.

United States Andre Agassi

1

Atlanta, United States
Clay
F
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
6
30.

Spain Sergi Bruguera
7

French Open, Paris, France
Clay
SF
6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–0)
6
31.

Germany Michael Stich
8

Cincinnati, United States
Hard
SF
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
5
32.

Austria Thomas Muster
3

ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany
Carpet (i)
RR
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
4
33.

United States Jim Courier
7

ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany
Carpet (i)
RR
6–2, 7–5
4
34.

United States Pete Sampras

1

ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany
Carpet (i)
SF
6–4, 6–4
4

1996
35.

United States Andre Agassi
2

Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia
Hard
SF
6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
5
36.

United States Andre Agassi
3

Indian Wells, United States
Hard
QF
6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–1
5
37.

Netherlands Richard Krajicek
8

Los Angeles, United States
Hard
F
6–4, 6–3
3
38.

Croatia Goran Ivanišević
6

Cincinnati, United States
Hard
QF
6–3, 7–5
3
39.

United States Andre Agassi
9

US Open, New York, United States
Hard
SF
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
3
40.

Chile Marcelo Ríos
10

Stuttgart, Germany
Carpet (i)
QF
6–4, 6–3
2
41.

Croatia Goran Ivanišević
4

ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany
Carpet (i)
RR
6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–5), 6–1
2

1997
42.

Austria Thomas Muster
2

Indian Wells, United States
Hard
SF
6–1, 7–6(7–1)
3
43.

Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
10

Cincinnati, United States
Hard
QF
6–1, 6–2
2
44.

Chile Marcelo Ríos
10

US Open, New York, United States
Hard
QF
7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3
2
45.

Australia Pat Rafter
3

Davis Cup, Washington, D.C., United States
Hard
RR
6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
2
46.

Spain Sergi Bruguera
8

ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany
Hard
RR
7–6(10–8), 6–2
2

1998
47.

United States Pete Sampras

1

Rome, Italy
Clay
3R
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
14

1999
48.

Spain Àlex Corretja
8

Cincinnati, United States
Hard
2R
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
58
49.

Chile Marcelo Ríos
8

Paris, France
Carpet (i)
2R
7–5, 6–2
72

2000
50.

Spain Àlex Corretja
9

Stuttgart, Germany
Hard (i)
2R
1–6, 7–5, 6–0
24

2002
51.

Germany Tommy Haas
3

Cincinnati, United States
Hard
1R
6–3, 6–2
111


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Further reading




  • Michael Chang: Tennis Champion (1993) by Pamela Dell
    ISBN 0-516-04185-1


  • Holding Serve Persevering On And Off The Court (June 4, 2002) by Michael Chang, Mike Yorkey
    ISBN 0-7852-6656-9



External links







  • Official website


  • Michael Chang at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata


  • Michael Chang at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata


  • Michael Chang at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata


  • Michael Chang at the International Tennis Hall of Fame

  • bio – file interview with Michael Chang


  • A Chinese interview (in Simplified Chinese)

  • Text and Audio of Michael Chang's Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Speech









Awards and achievements
Preceded by
United States Andre Agassi

ATP Most Improved Player
1989
Succeeded by
United States Pete Sampras










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