Michael Chang #3 def. Grant Stafford #73

4-6 6-2 6-1

Michael Chang defeated Grant Stafford 4-6 6-2 6-1 in the 1997 Orlando final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 27, 1997*
Tournament: Orlando
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: F
Duration: 1h 44m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Chang	Grant Stafford
Aces	6	3
Double faults	7	2
First serve %	52	63
First serve points won %	68	62
Second serve points won %	57	38
Break points saved %	33	58
Break points converted %	42	67
Service points won %	62	53
Return points won %	47	38
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Grant Stafford
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	May 27, 1971
Age	25	25
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	3	73
Ranking points (entering)	3,607	637
Elo (entering)	2,092	1,717
Current career W-L	649–305	83–111
Current career earnings	$19,145,632	$1,307,208

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang #3 2 – 0 Grant Stafford #73

Path

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jason Stoltenberg #41	4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 26, 1997	SF
Byron Black #57	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 26, 1997	QF
Juan Albert Viloca Puig	6-2 6-7(3) 7-5	W	—	Match data	Apr 25, 1997	R16
Jan-Michael Gambill #277	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 24, 1997	R32

Michael Chang's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Grant Stafford's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Chris Woodruff #53	6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 26, 1997	SF
Fernando Meligeni #72	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 26, 1997	QF
Sandon Stolle #68	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 25, 1997	R16
Thierry Champion #114	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 24, 1997	R32