Michael Chang #2 def. Marcelo Rios #11

7-5 6-1 6-4

Michael Chang defeated Marcelo Rios 7-5 6-1 6-4 in the 1997 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 24, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Chang	Marcelo Rios
Aces	14	7
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	64	65
First serve points won %	81	65
Second serve points won %	56	42
Break points saved %	67	70
Break points converted %	30	33
Service points won %	72	57
Return points won %	43	28
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Marcelo Rios
Country	USA	CHI
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Dec 26, 1975
Age	24	21
Height	175 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	11
Ranking points (entering)	3,597	2,114
Elo (entering)	2,034	1,909
Current career W-L	649–305	366–180
Current career earnings	$19,145,632	$9,713,771

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang #2 3 – 0 Marcelo Rios #11

Path

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrei Medvedev #36	4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Tim Henman #14	6-1 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Richey Reneberg #31	6-2 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Kris Goossens #131	6-0 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Michael Chang's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #25	5-7 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1997	SF

Marcelo Rios's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Enqvist #9	4-6 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Gilbert Schaller #96	4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Michael Joyce	6-0 6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Petr Korda #34	7-6(4) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128