Pete Sampras #1 def. Michael Chang #6

6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 1995 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 29, 1995*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1995
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Michael Chang
Aces	13	20
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	53	54
First serve points won %	85	82
Second serve points won %	51	49
Break points saved %	75	67
Break points converted %	33	25
Service points won %	69	67
Return points won %	33	31
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Michael Chang
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Feb 22, 1972
Age	23	22
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	6
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,220	2,041
Current career W-L	739–209	649–305
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$19,145,632

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 7 – 6 Michael Chang #6

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jim Courier #11	6-7(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1995	QF
Magnus Larsson #18	4-6 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1995	R16
Lars Jonsson #100	6-1 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1995	R32
Jan Kroslak	6-2 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1995	R64
Gianluca Pozzi #95	6-3 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1995	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #2	6-4 1-6 6-7(6) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1995	F

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrei Medvedev #15	7-6(7) 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1995	QF
Olivier Delaitre #49	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1995	R16
Martin Damm Sr	6-3 7-5 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 22, 1995	R32
Karim Alami #105	6-3 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1995	R64
Paul Kilderry #187	6-2 6-4 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1995	R128