Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

Michael Chang #2 def. Andrei Medvedev #36

4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jan 22, 1997*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1
Loser	Andrei Medvedev
Duration	2h 15m

Stat	Michael Chang	Andrei Medvedev
Aces	6	5
Double faults	5	4
First serve %	47	61
First serve points won %	74	67
Second serve points won %	58	37
Break points saved %	86	62
Break points converted %	38	14
Service points won %	66	55
Return points won %	45	34
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Andrei Medvedev
Country	USA	UKR
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Aug 31, 1974
Age	24	22
Height	175	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	36
Ranking points (entering)	3,597	1,114
Elo (entering)	2,020	1,806
Career W-L	648–303	303–211
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$6,721,598

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 3 – 1 Andrei Medvedev

Path

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 19, 1997	R32	Tim Henman	6-1 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 17, 1997	R64	Richey Reneberg	6-2 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 15, 1997	R128	Kris Goossens	6-0 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 24, 1997	QF	Marcelo Rios	7-5 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Andrei Medvedev's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 19, 1997	R32	Dennis van Scheppingen	6-1 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 17, 1997	R64	Michael Stich	4-6 6-1 6-2 4-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 15, 1997	R128	Thierry Champion	7-5 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data