R32 Japan Open 1999

Jens Knippschild #101 def. Michael Chang #40

6-3 6-4

Jens Knippschild defeated Michael Chang 6-3 6-4 in the 1999 Japan Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJens KnippschildMichael Chang
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
33.3%56.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.3%63.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%43.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%16.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.9%54.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
83.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.3%31.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.1%43.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+6.9-7.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.2-6.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJens KnippschildMichael Chang
Country GER USA
Birth dateFeb 15, 1975Feb 22, 1972
Age2427
Height190 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)10140
Ranking points (entering)4941,043
Elo (entering)1,6311,758
Current career W-L47–69649–305
Current career earnings$1,017,972$19,145,632
Pre-match H2H
Jens Knippschild #101 0 – 0 Michael Chang #40

Path

Jens Knippschild's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brett Steven #1236-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 1999R64

Jens Knippschild's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #327-6(4) 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataApr 16, 1999R16

Michael Chang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Hill #2117-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 1999R64