Boris Becker #4 def. Michael Chang #5

6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2

Boris Becker defeated Michael Chang 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the 1996 Australian Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 29, 1996*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
1996
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
F

Match Statistics

StatBoris BeckerMichael Chang
Aces1111
Double faults66
First serve %5249
First serve points won %8478
Second serve points won %4643
Break points saved %7878
Break points converted %2222
Service points won %6661
Return points won %3934
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerMichael Chang
Country GER USA
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Feb 22, 1972
Age2823
Height190 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)45
Ranking points (entering)4,2973,592
Elo (entering)2,0992,078
Current career W-L672–220649–305
Current career earnings$25,080,956$19,145,632
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker #4 3 – 1 Michael Chang #5

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Path

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Woodforde #676-4 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1996SF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #66-4 7-6(9) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 1996QF
Brett Steven #371-6 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1996R16
Magnus Larsson #197-6(5) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32
Thomas Johansson #1144-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
Greg Rusedski #336-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128

Boris Becker's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Michael Chang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #26-1 6-4 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1996SF
Mikael Tillstrom #1056-0 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 1996QF
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #1536-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1996R16
Guillaume Raoux #716-2 6-2 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32
Jakob Hlasek #436-1 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
David Rikl #816-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128