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Michael Chang #2 def. Stephane Simian #135

6-1 5-2 (ret.)

Match Information

Date	Jun 1, 1997*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	6-1 5-2 (ret.)
Loser	Stephane Simian
Duration	1h 1m

Stat	Michael Chang	Stephane Simian
Aces	0	1
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	49	50
First serve points won %	71	64
Second serve points won %	60	32
Break points saved %	100	56
Break points converted %	44	0
Service points won %	65	48
Return points won %	52	35
Total points won %	59	41

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Stephane Simian
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Jun 8, 1967
Age	25	29
Height	175	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	135
Ranking points (entering)	3,704	320
Elo (entering)	2,038	1,531
Career W-L	648–303	45–80
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$796,223

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 1 – 0 Stephane Simian

Path

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 30, 1997	R64	Jerome Golmard	6-2 6-3 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 1997	R128	Rodolphe Gilbert	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 4, 1997	R16	Sergi Bruguera	6-3 4-6 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Stephane Simian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 30, 1997	R64	Jozsef Krocsko	6-3 6-3 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 1997	R128	Gilbert Schaller	2-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data