SF Washington Open 1997

Michael Chang #2 def. Brett Steven #83

6-2 7-6(4)

Michael Chang defeated Brett Steven 6-2 7-6(4) in the 1997 Washington Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMichael ChangBrett Steven
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
49.2%56.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.9%65.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.0%58.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.5%27.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.2%44.8%
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.
+11.1-3.4
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.
+3.4-11.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMichael ChangBrett Steven
Country USA NZL
Birth dateFeb 22, 1972Apr 27, 1969
Age2528
Height175 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)283
Ranking points (entering)3,768616
Elo (entering)1,9561,808
Current career W-L649–305157–153
Current career earnings$19,145,632$2,439,714
Pre-match H2H
Michael Chang #2 1 – 0 Brett Steven #83

Path

Michael Chang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Scott Draper #666-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 1997QF
Michael Joyce 4-6 6-1 6-2W—Match dataJul 18, 1997R16
Luis Herrera #1556-3 6-7(9) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 1997R32

Michael Chang's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #215-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 1997F

Brett Steven's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #1926-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 1997QF
Luke Smith #6207-6(1) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 1997R16
Andrei Merinov #1666-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 1997R32
Luke Jensen #4767-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 1997R64