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Michael Chang #3 def. Javier Sanchez #67

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

Match Information

Date	Sep 6, 1996*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	7-5 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3
Loser	Javier Sanchez

Stat	Michael Chang	Javier Sanchez
Aces	14	7
Double faults	7	7
First serve %	46	51
First serve points won %	85	76
Second serve points won %	54	45
Break points saved %	50	57
Break points converted %	43	50
Service points won %	68	61
Return points won %	39	32
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Javier Sanchez
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Feb 1, 1968
Age	24	28
Height	175	177
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	3	67
Ranking points (entering)	3,522	721
Elo (entering)	2,047	1,724
Career W-L	648–303	321–328
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$4,427,811

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 3 – 0 Javier Sanchez

Path

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1996	R16	Jakob Hlasek	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 1996	R32	Vincent Spadea	6-4 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 30, 1996	R64	Neville Godwin	6-1 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 28, 1996	R128	Jaime Oncins	3-6 6-1 6-0 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 8, 1996	SF	Andre Agassi	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Javier Sanchez's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1996	R16	Arnaud Boetsch	6-4 7-6(5) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 1996	R32	Jason Stoltenberg	6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 30, 1996	R64	Jim Grabb	6-2 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 28, 1996	R128	David Skoch	6-2 7-6(0) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data