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Michael Chang
Height: 5-foot-9
Weight: 150 		Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 30 		Birthplace: Hoboken, N.J.
Birthdate: Feb. 22, 1972


Career Highlights

1998

  • Beat Paul Haarhuis 6-3, 6-4 to win the MFS Pro Championships.

  • Won the Heineken Open in Shanghai by beating Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

    1997

  • Claimed five titles this year.

  • Dropped his first-round match at Wimbledon to Australian Todd Woodbridge in a 3-hour and 44-minute five-set marathon.

  • Fell in straight sets to Carlos Moya in the semifinals at the Australian Open.

    1996

  • Lost to Boris Becker in the Australian Open final.

  • Ended the year ranked a career-high second, his fifth straight top-10 finish.

  • Won more than 60 matches for the fourth consecutive year.

  • Reached the finals of eight tournaments in 1996, prevailing at Super 9 tournament in Indian Wells, and posting consecutive victories at Washington and Los Angeles in July.

  • Lost to Sampras in the U.S. Open final.

  • Also posted runner-up finishes at the ATP Championships in Cincinnati in July, Hong Kong and Singapore.

    1989
    Became the youngest French Open and Grand Slam champion (17 years, 3 months) by winning a five-set thriller over Stefan Edberg in Paris.

    1987
    Became the youngest player at 15 years, 6 months to win a main-draw match at the U.S. Open after taking a wild card entry.


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