Michael Chang #3 def. Patrick Rafter #43

6-3 6-3

Michael Chang defeated Patrick Rafter 6-3 6-3 in the 1997 Hong Kong Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 13, 1997*
Tournament: Hong Kong Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: F
Duration: 1h 36m

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Patrick Rafter
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Dec 28, 1972
Age	25	24
Height	175 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	3	43
Ranking points (entering)	3,554	949
Elo (entering)	2,075	1,795
Current career W-L	649–305	333–178
Current career earnings	$19,145,632	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang #3 4 – 1 Patrick Rafter #43

Path

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Johansson #39	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	SF
David Prinosil #49	6-1 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Jeff Tarango #72	6-4 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Melvin Tong	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32

Michael Chang's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Macphie #313	3-6 6-1 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	SF
Todd Woodbridge #32	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Carsten Arriens #355	4-6 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Mark Woodforde #71	2-6 7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32