Michael Chang #3 def. Bohdan Ulihrach #27

4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3

Michael Chang defeated Bohdan Ulihrach 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 in the 1997 Indian Wells Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 17, 1997*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: F
Duration: 2h 40m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Chang	Bohdan Ulihrach
Aces	12	2
Double faults	6	7
First serve %	40	41
First serve points won %	75	76
Second serve points won %	56	48
Break points saved %	78	38
Break points converted %	62	22
Service points won %	64	60
Return points won %	40	36
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Bohdan Ulihrach
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Feb 23, 1975
Age	25	22
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	27
Ranking points (entering)	3,601	1,275
Elo (entering)	2,075	1,807
Current career W-L	649–305	218–236
Current career earnings	$19,145,632	$3,553,302

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang #3 0 – 0 Bohdan Ulihrach #27

Path

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Muster #2	6-1 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 1997	SF
Cedric Pioline #30	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 1997	QF
Marc Rosset #19	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 1997	R16
Sjeng Schalken #69	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1997	R32

Michael Chang's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Bohdan Ulihrach's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #35	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 1997	SF
Byron Black #50	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 1997	QF
Francisco Clavet #37	7-5 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 1997	R16
Pete Sampras #1	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1997	R32
Hernan Gumy #47	4-6 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 1997	R64