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Marat Safin #34 def. Michael Chang #72

6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-3

Match Information

Date	Nov 7, 1999*
Tournament	Paris Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	Marat Safin
Score	6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-3
Loser	Michael Chang
Duration	2h 21m

Stat	Marat Safin	Michael Chang
Aces	9	8
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	43	59
First serve points won %	86	74
Second serve points won %	53	47
Break points saved %	25	50
Break points converted %	50	75
Service points won %	67	63
Return points won %	37	33
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Marat Safin	Michael Chang
Country	RUS	USA
Birth date	Jan 27, 1980	Feb 22, 1972
Age	19	27
Height	193	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	34	72
Ranking points (entering)	1,102	638
Elo (entering)	1,782	1,818
Career W-L	395–247	648–303
Career earnings	$14,373,291	$19,145,632

Pre-match H2H

Marat Safin 0 – 1 Michael Chang

Path

Marat Safin's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 7, 1999	QF	Jim Courier	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 6, 1999	R16	Marc Rosset	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 4, 1999	R32	Gustavo Kuerten	7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 1999	R64	Mariano Zabaleta	6-7(3) 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Marat Safin's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 8, 1999	F	Andre Agassi	6-7(1) 2-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 7, 1999	QF	Cedric Pioline	5-7 7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 6, 1999	R16	John Van Lottum	6-1 6-2	W	—	Match data
Nov 4, 1999	R32	Marcelo Rios	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 1999	R64	Thomas Johansson	6-7(7) 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data