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Michael Chang #2 def. Cedric Pioline #23

6-3 0-6 5-7 7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date	Sep 3, 1997*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	6-3 0-6 5-7 7-5 6-1
Loser	Cedric Pioline
Duration	3h 41m

Stat	Michael Chang	Cedric Pioline
Aces	9	6
Double faults	6	2
First serve %	45	62
First serve points won %	72	67
Second serve points won %	50	52
Break points saved %	45	50
Break points converted %	50	55
Service points won %	60	61
Return points won %	39	40
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Cedric Pioline
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Jun 15, 1969
Age	25	28
Height	175	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	23
Ranking points (entering)	3,632	1,418
Elo (entering)	1,992	1,867
Career W-L	648–303	370–301
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$6,921,029

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 4 – 0 Cedric Pioline

Path

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1997	R32	Sargis Sargsian	6-1 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 29, 1997	R64	Jeff Salzenstein	4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 27, 1997	R128	Patrik Fredriksson	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1997	QF	Marcelo Rios	7-5 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Cedric Pioline's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1997	R32	Leander Paes	3-6 7-6 1-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 29, 1997	R64	Nicolas Lapentti	6-0 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 27, 1997	R128	Peter Wessels	6-4 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data