QF San Jose 1999

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

Match Statistics

StatMichael ChangChristian Ruud
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
101
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.8%43.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.5%54.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.4%51.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
88.9%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.3%52.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%11.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.3%38.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.6%44.4%
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.
-0.7-9.2
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.
+9.2+0.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMichael ChangChristian Ruud
Country USA NOR
Birth dateFeb 22, 1972Aug 24, 1972
Age2626
Height175 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2666
Ranking points (entering)1,243719
Elo (entering)1,8481,583
Current career W-L649–305100–131
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Franco Squillari #626-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1999R16
Fernando Meligeni #596-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32

Michael Chang's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cecil Mamiit #1206-3 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1999SF

Christian Ruud's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul Goldstein #1246-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1999R16
Mariano Puerta #356-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32