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Michael Chang #2 def. Petr Korda #21

5-7 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jul 20, 1997*
Tournament	Washington
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	F
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	5-7 6-2 6-1
Loser	Petr Korda
Duration	1h 57m

Stat	Michael Chang	Petr Korda
Aces	9	5
Double faults	1	9
First serve %	51	57
First serve points won %	79	62
Second serve points won %	61	47
Break points saved %	86	69
Break points converted %	31	14
Service points won %	70	56
Return points won %	44	30
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Petr Korda
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Jan 23, 1968
Age	25	29
Height	175	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	21
Ranking points (entering)	3,768	1,538
Elo (entering)	1,963	1,893
Career W-L	648–303	378–238
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$10,448,900

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 5 – 2 Petr Korda

Path

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1997	SF	Brett Steven	6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1997	QF	Scott Draper	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 18, 1997	R16	Michael Joyce	4-6 6-1 6-2	W	—	Match data
Jul 17, 1997	R32	Luis Herrera	6-3 6-7(9) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Petr Korda's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1997	SF	David Wheaton	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1997	QF	Tommy Haas	6-7(2) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 18, 1997	R16	Fernon Wibier	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 17, 1997	R32	David Nainkin	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data