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Michael Chang #5 def. Gustavo Kuerten #11

7-6(7) 7-6(4)

Match Information

Date	Feb 21, 1998*
Tournament	Memphis
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	7-6(7) 7-6(4)
Loser	Gustavo Kuerten
Duration	1h 51m

Stat	Michael Chang	Gustavo Kuerten
Aces	6	8
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	49	69
First serve points won %	82	80
Second serve points won %	55	52
Break points saved %	89	0
Break points converted %	100	11
Service points won %	68	72
Return points won %	28	32
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Gustavo Kuerten
Country	USA	BRA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Sep 10, 1976
Age	25	21
Height	175	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	11
Ranking points (entering)	2,785	2,202
Elo (entering)	1,906	1,769
Career W-L	648–303	336–182
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$14,807,000

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 1 – 1 Gustavo Kuerten

Path

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 21, 1998	QF	Richard Fromberg	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 20, 1998	R16	Andrea Gaudenzi	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 19, 1998	R32	Daniel Nestor	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 22, 1998	F	Mark Philippoussis	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 21, 1998	QF	Mark Woodforde	4-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 20, 1998	R16	Jan-Michael Gambill	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 19, 1998	R32	Glenn Weiner	7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data