Michael Chang #2 def. Gustavo Kuerten #10

6-1 6-2

Michael Chang defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-1 6-2 in the 1997 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 10, 1997*
Tournament: Cincinnati Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Chang	Gustavo Kuerten
Aces	4	1
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	44	53
First serve points won %	89	55
Second serve points won %	67	39
Break points saved %	100	33
Break points converted %	67	0
Service points won %	77	47
Return points won %	53	23
Total points won %	65	35

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Gustavo Kuerten
Country	USA	BRA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Sep 10, 1976
Age	25	20
Height	175 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	10
Ranking points (entering)	3,739	2,162
Elo (entering)	1,995	1,861
Current career W-L	649–305	339–184
Current career earnings	$19,145,632	$14,807,000

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang #2 0 – 1 Gustavo Kuerten #10

Path

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrei Medvedev #21	3-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 1997	R16
Wayne Ferreira #27	6-7(4) 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 7, 1997	R32

Michael Chang's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Muster #4	3-6 6-4 6-7(2)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 1997	SF

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vincent Spadea #95	6-7(5) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 1997	R16
Todd Woodbridge #20	3-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 7, 1997	R32
Andre Agassi #33	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 6, 1997	R64