Michael Chang #26 def. Christian Ruud #66

6-1 7-5

Michael Chang defeated Christian Ruud 6-1 7-5 in the 1999 San Jose quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 13, 1999*
Tournament: San Jose
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 36m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Chang	Christian Ruud
Aces	10	1
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	59	44
First serve points won %	74	54
Second serve points won %	42	52
Break points saved %	89	20
Break points converted %	80	11
Service points won %	61	53
Return points won %	47	39
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Christian Ruud
Country	USA	NOR
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Aug 24, 1972
Age	26	26
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	26	66
Ranking points (entering)	1,243	719
Elo (entering)	1,848	1,583
Current career W-L	649–305	100–131
Current career earnings	$19,145,632	$1,399,813

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang #26 1 – 0 Christian Ruud #66

Path

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Franco Squillari #62	6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 12, 1999	R16
Fernando Meligeni #59	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 11, 1999	R32

Michael Chang's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cecil Mamiit #120	6-3 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 1999	SF

Christian Ruud's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paul Goldstein #124	6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 12, 1999	R16
Mariano Puerta #35	6-2 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 11, 1999	R32