SF Australian Open 1996

Michael Chang #5 def. Andre Agassi #2

6-1 6-4 7-6(1)

Michael Chang defeated Andre Agassi 6-1 6-4 7-6(1) in the 1996 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMichael ChangAndre Agassi
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
132
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.1%59.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.5%52.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.4%47.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%68.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.4%50.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
31.6%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.6%27.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.1%40.9%
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.
+10.6-11.5
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.
+11.5-10.6

* 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 ChangAndre Agassi
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 22, 1972Apr 29, 1970
Age2325
Height175 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)52
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0432,205
Current career W-L649–305842–268
Current career earnings$19,145,632$31,152,975
Pre-match H2H
Michael Chang #5 4 – 9 Andre Agassi #2

Path

Michael Chang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikael Tillstrom #1056-0 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 1996QF
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #1536-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1996R16
Guillaume Raoux #716-2 6-2 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32
Jakob Hlasek #436-1 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
David Rikl #816-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128

Michael Chang's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Becker #42-6 4-6 6-2 2-6LH2HMatch dataJan 29, 1996F

Andre Agassi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Courier #86-7(7) 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 1996QF
Jonas Bjorkman #344-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1996R16
Steve Bryan #2254-6 6-0 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32
Vincent Spadea #946-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
Gaston Etlis #1333-6 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128