Michael Chang #9 def. Boris Becker #14

7-6(2) 6-2

Michael Chang defeated Boris Becker 7-6(2) 6-2 in the 1994 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 9, 1994*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1994
Category: ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 56m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Chang	Boris Becker
Aces	2	7
Double faults	2	6
First serve %	70	60
First serve points won %	79	62
Second serve points won %	65	36
Break points saved %	0	77
Break points converted %	23	100
Service points won %	75	51
Return points won %	49	25
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Boris Becker
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Nov 22, 1967
Age	22	26
Height	175 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	9	14
Ranking points (entering)	2,134	1,808
Elo (entering)	1,969	1,928
Current career W-L	649–305	672–220
Current career earnings	$19,145,632	$25,080,956

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang #9 0 – 2 Boris Becker #14

Path

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Wheaton #72	7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1994	QF
Chuck Adams #76	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 8, 1994	R16
Doug Flach #121	6-1 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1994	R32

Michael Chang's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pete Sampras #1	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1994	F

Boris Becker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brad Gilbert #27	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1994	QF
Kenneth Carlsen #108	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 8, 1994	R16
Stephane Simian #104	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1994	R32