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

Date: Jul 19, 1997*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 44m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Chang	Brett Steven
Aces	3	4
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	49	56
First serve points won %	84	65
Second serve points won %	62	50
Break points saved %	83	62
Break points converted %	38	17
Service points won %	73	59
Return points won %	41	27
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Brett Steven
Country	USA	NZL
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Apr 27, 1969
Age	25	28
Height	175 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	83
Ranking points (entering)	3,768	616
Elo (entering)	1,956	1,808
Current career W-L	649–305	157–153
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Scott Draper #66	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1997	QF
Michael Joyce	4-6 6-1 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jul 18, 1997	R16
Luis Herrera #155	6-3 6-7(9) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1997	R32

Michael Chang's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petr Korda #21	5-7 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1997	F

Brett Steven's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rainer Schuettler #192	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1997	QF
Luke Smith #620	7-6(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1997	R16
Andrei Merinov #166	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1997	R32
Luke Jensen #476	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1997	R64