SF Washington Open 1996

Michael Chang #5 def. Kenneth Carlsen #73

6-3 6-4

Michael Chang defeated Kenneth Carlsen 6-3 6-4 in the 1996 Washington Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 20, 1996*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1996
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 17m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Chang	Kenneth Carlsen
Aces	7	3
Double faults	3	7
First serve %	56.0%	56.0%
First serve points won %	87.0%	60.0%
Second serve points won %	62.0%	52.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	60.0%
Break points converted %	40.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	76.0%	56.0%
Return points won %	44.0%	24.0%
Total points won %	59.0%	41.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Kenneth Carlsen
Country	USA	DEN
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Apr 17, 1973
Age	24	23
Height	175 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	5	73
Ranking points (entering)	3,162	660
Elo (entering)	1,981	1,678
Current career W-L	649–305	241–275
Current career earnings	$19,145,632	$2,990,980

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang #5 4 – 1 Kenneth Carlsen #73

Path

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paul Haarhuis #25	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1996	QF
Vincent Spadea #68	6-3 5-7 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1996	R16
Geoff Grant #333	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1996	R32

Michael Chang's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #13	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 1996	F

Kenneth Carlsen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Neville Godwin #143	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1996	QF
Albert Costa #15	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1996	R16
Sebastien Lareau #112	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1996	R32
Andrea Gaudenzi #39	4-6 6-3 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1996	R64