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Michael Chang #3 def. Patrick Rafter #43

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date	Apr 13, 1997*
Tournament	Hong Kong
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	F
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	6-3 6-3
Loser	Patrick Rafter
Duration	1h 36m

Stat	Michael Chang	Patrick Rafter
Aces	2	6
Double faults	4	7
First serve %	52	54
First serve points won %	69	81
Second serve points won %	64	35
Break points saved %	100	50
Break points converted %	50	0
Service points won %	67	60
Return points won %	40	33
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Patrick Rafter
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Dec 28, 1972
Age	25	24
Height	175	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	3	43
Ranking points (entering)	3,554	949
Elo (entering)	2,072	1,793
Career W-L	648–303	332–177
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 4 – 1 Patrick Rafter

Path

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 1997	SF	Thomas Johansson	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 1997	QF	David Prinosil	6-1 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 11, 1997	R16	Jeff Tarango	6-4 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 10, 1997	R32	Melvin Tong	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Patrick Rafter's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 1997	SF	Brian Macphie	3-6 6-1 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 1997	QF	Todd Woodbridge	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 11, 1997	R16	Carsten Arriens	4-6 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 10, 1997	R32	Mark Woodforde	2-6 7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data