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

Match Statistics

StatMichael ChangKenneth Carlsen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
37
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.4%56.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.1%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%51.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.4%56.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.5%23.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.0%41.0%
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.
+14.5-5.4
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.
+5.4-14.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMichael ChangKenneth Carlsen
Country USA DEN
Birth dateFeb 22, 1972Apr 17, 1973
Age2423
Height175 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)573
Ranking points (entering)3,162660
Elo (entering)1,9811,678
Current career W-L649–305241–275
Current career earnings$19,145,632$2,990,980
Pre-match H2H

Path

Michael Chang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul Haarhuis #256-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 1996QF
Vincent Spadea #686-3 5-7 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 1996R16
Geoff Grant #3336-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 1996R32

Michael Chang's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Ferreira #136-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 21, 1996F

Kenneth Carlsen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Neville Godwin #1436-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 1996QF
Albert Costa #156-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 1996R16
Sebastien Lareau #1126-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 1996R32
Andrea Gaudenzi #394-6 6-3 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 1996R64