Takao Suzuki #418 def. Michael Chang #58

7-6(3) 6-2

Takao Suzuki defeated Michael Chang 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 2001 Japan Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 5, 2001*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 43m

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Takao Suzuki	Michael Chang
Country	JPN	USA
Birth date	Sep 20, 1976	Feb 22, 1972
Age	25	29
Height	175 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	418	58
Ranking points (entering)	61	680
Elo (entering)	1,498	1,721
Current career W-L	23–34	649–305
Current career earnings	$729,355	$19,145,632

Pre-match H2H

Takao Suzuki #418 0 – 0 Michael Chang #58

Path

Takao Suzuki's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sargis Sargsian #91	7-5 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2001	R32
Andrew Ilie #69	5-7 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2001	R64

Takao Suzuki's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karol Kucera #151	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 6, 2001	QF

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Axel Pretzsch #134	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2001	R32