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Michael Chang #2 def. Gustavo Kuerten #10

6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date	Aug 10, 1997*
Tournament	Cincinnati Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	6-1 6-2
Loser	Gustavo Kuerten
Duration	57m

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

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Gustavo Kuerten
Country	USA	BRA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Sep 10, 1976
Age	25	20
Height	175	190
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)	1,993	1,859
Career W-L	648–303	336–182
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$14,807,000

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 0 – 1 Gustavo Kuerten

Path

Michael Chang's path

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

Michael Chang's next match

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

Gustavo Kuerten's path

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