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Michael Chang #3 def. Andre Agassi #9

6-3 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date	Sep 8, 1996*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Michael Chang
Score	6-3 6-2 6-2
Loser	Andre Agassi

Stat	Michael Chang	Andre Agassi
Aces	16	4
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	53	55
First serve points won %	87	78
Second serve points won %	50	28
Break points saved %	100	58
Break points converted %	42	0
Service points won %	70	55
Return points won %	45	30
Total points won %	59	41

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Andre Agassi
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Apr 29, 1970
Age	24	26
Height	175	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	9
Ranking points (entering)	3,522	2,399
Elo (entering)	2,053	2,086
Career W-L	648–303	836–268
Career earnings	$19,145,632	$31,152,975

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang 6 – 11 Andre Agassi

Path

Michael Chang's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 1996	QF	Javier Sanchez	7-5 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1996	R16	Jakob Hlasek	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 1996	R32	Vincent Spadea	6-4 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 30, 1996	R64	Neville Godwin	6-1 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 28, 1996	R128	Jaime Oncins	3-6 6-1 6-0 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Chang's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 9, 1996	F	Pete Sampras	1-6 4-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data

Andre Agassi's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 1996	QF	Thomas Muster	6-2 7-5 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1996	R16	David Wheaton	4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 1996	R32	Jan Siemerink	6-4 6-2 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 30, 1996	R64	Leander Paes	3-6 6-4 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 28, 1996	R128	Mauricio Hadad	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data