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Mark Philippoussis #16 def. Michael Chang #27

7-6(1) 2-6 6-3 5-7 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jan 22, 1999*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R64
Winner	Mark Philippoussis
Score	7-6(1) 2-6 6-3 5-7 7-5
Loser	Michael Chang
Duration	3h 45m

Stat	Mark Philippoussis	Michael Chang
Aces	22	13
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	76	64
First serve points won %	84	73
Second serve points won %	44	54
Break points saved %	50	67
Break points converted %	33	50
Service points won %	74	66
Return points won %	34	26
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mark Philippoussis	Michael Chang
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Nov 7, 1976	Feb 22, 1972
Age	22	26
Height	196	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	16	27
Ranking points (entering)	1,792	1,242
Elo (entering)	1,912	1,844
Career W-L	287–190	648–303
Career earnings	$6,987,402	$19,145,632

Pre-match H2H

Mark Philippoussis 1 – 3 Michael Chang

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 20, 1999	R128	Geoff Grant	6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Mark Philippoussis's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 24, 1999	R32	Jan Kroslak	3-6 6-3 6-4 6-1	W	—	Match data

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 20, 1999	R128	Brett Steven	7-6(7) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data