Patrick Rafter #14 def. Michael Chang #2

6-3 6-3 6-4

Patrick Rafter defeated Michael Chang 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the 1997 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 7, 1997*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 2m

Match Statistics

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Michael Chang
Aces	9	2
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	65	64
First serve points won %	85	67
Second serve points won %	46	48
Break points saved %	100	56
Break points converted %	44	0
Service points won %	71	60
Return points won %	40	29
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Michael Chang
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Feb 22, 1972
Age	24	25
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	14	2
Ranking points (entering)	1,898	3,632
Elo (entering)	2,011	2,026
Current career W-L	333–178	649–305
Current career earnings	$11,133,128	$19,145,632

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter #14 2 – 5 Michael Chang #2

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Larsson #30	7-6(4) 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1997	QF
Andre Agassi #63	6-3 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1997	R16
Lionel Roux #82	6-1 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1997	R32
Magnus Norman #24	6-2 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 1997	R64
Andrei Medvedev #22	6-3 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 1997	R128

Patrick Rafter's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Greg Rusedski #11	6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1997	F

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #10	7-5 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1997	QF
Cedric Pioline #23	6-3 0-6 5-7 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1997	R16
Sargis Sargsian #72	6-1 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1997	R32
Jeff Salzenstein #152	4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 1997	R64
Patrik Fredriksson #103	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 1997	R128