Michael Chang #22 def. Sebastien Grosjean #96

7-5 4-6 6-3

Michael Chang defeated Sebastien Grosjean 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMichael ChangSebastien Grosjean
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
24
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.2%55.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%61.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.8%51.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.8%57.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.0%36.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.9-5.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.0-1.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMichael ChangSebastien Grosjean
Country USA FRA
Birth dateFeb 22, 1972May 29, 1978
Age2620
Height175 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2296
Ranking points (entering)1,389517
Elo (entering)1,8771,690
Current career W-L649–305323–237
Current career earnings$19,145,632$8,131,803
Pre-match H2H

Path

Michael Chang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gianluca Pozzi #626-4 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1998QF
Kenneth Carlsen #677-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1998R16
Andrei Pavel #757-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1998R32

Michael Chang's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul Haarhuis #856-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1998F

Sebastien Grosjean's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #127-6(7) 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1998QF
Xavier Malisse #4116-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1998R16
John Van Lottum 6-2 6-0WMatch dataAug 27, 1998R32