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Michael Chang #50 def. J. Balcells #211

6-3 3-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jan 15, 2000*
Tournament	Auckland
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	6-3 3-6 6-2
Loser	J. Balcells
Duration	1h 45m

Stat	Michael Chang	J. Balcells
Aces	5	5
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	62	80
First serve points won %	71	60
Second serve points won %	52	50
Break points saved %	80	67
Break points converted %	33	20
Service points won %	63	58
Return points won %	42	37
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	J. Balcells
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	—
Age	27	—
Height	175	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	50	211
Ranking points (entering)	722	157
Elo (entering)	1,821	1,602
Career W-L	648–303	38–46
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$815,801

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 0 – 0 J. Balcells

Path

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 15, 2000	QF	Magnus Gustafsson	7-5 3-6 1-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 14, 2000	R16	M. Sell	4-6 6-4 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 13, 2000	R32	Byron Black	7-5 4-6 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 16, 2000	F	Magnus Norman	6-3 3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data

J. Balcells's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 15, 2000	QF	Juan Carlos Ferrero	4-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 14, 2000	R16	Tommy Haas	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 13, 2000	R32	Franco Squillari	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data