Pete Sampras #2 def. Michael Chang #4

6-4 3-6 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the 1996 Hong Kong Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 14, 1996*
Tournament: Hong Kong Open
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: F
Duration: 2h 2m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Michael Chang
Aces	14	7
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	60	37
First serve points won %	89	73
Second serve points won %	43	57
Break points saved %	50	87
Break points converted %	13	50
Service points won %	71	63
Return points won %	37	29
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Michael Chang
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Feb 22, 1972
Age	24	24
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	4
Ranking points (entering)	4,310	3,863
Elo (entering)	2,163	2,109
Current career W-L	739–209	649–305
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$19,145,632

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #2 9 – 7 Michael Chang #4

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Siemerink #25	6-3 4-6 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1996	SF
David Prinosil #40	6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1996	QF
Patrick Rafter #89	6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1996	R16
Sebastien Lareau #127	6-1 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1996	R32

Pete Sampras's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Todd Woodbridge #27	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1996	SF
Martin Damm Sr	6-0 3-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Apr 13, 1996	QF
Hendrik Dreekmann #81	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1996	R16
Marcos Ondruska #103	7-6(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1996	R32