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Michael Chang v Jim Courier: stats compared | Lineball
Courier wins on titles. Chang’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Chang 962 matches, Courier 717 matches.
Courier has 23 titles (one every 20 matches) to Chang’s 35 titles (one every 25 matches).
Courier has the better first serve in %: 62.2 to Chang’s 56.
Courier averages 4.8 aces a match to Chang’s 4 (21% more).
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.035 total · best 1Titlesper game0.123 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.04 total · best 1
56.0First serve in %62.2
71.5First-serve points won %74.3
59.1Break points saved %60.6
42.2Return points won %39.5
Head to head
1224 matches since 198912
Hard · 15 matchesChang 7Courier 8
Carpet · 7 matchesChang 5Courier 2
Clay · 2 matchesChang 0Courier 2
Grand Slams · 1 matchChang 0Courier 1
Finals · 3 matchesChang 1Courier 2
Last meetings
15 Feb 1999 · Memphis · Round of 32 · HardCourier won 6-4 7-6(8)
20 July 1998 · Washington · Quarterfinal · HardChang won 6-3 6-4
20 Apr 1998 · Orlando · Final · ClayCourier won 7-5 3-6 7-5
21 Oct 1996 · ATP Masters 1000 Stuttgart · Round of 16 · CarpetChang won 7-5 6-2
14 Nov 1995 · ATP Tour World Championship · Round robin · CarpetChang won 6-2 7-5
30 Oct 1995 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Quarterfinal · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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4
3,216 total · best 20
Acesper game
4.82,743 total · best 27
13.613,103 total · best 29Games wonper game14.110,083 total · best 33
44.7Break points converted %43.1
62.8Sets won %65.4
55.2Games won %55.2
0.159 total · best 1Finalsper game0.137 total · best 1
1.61,564 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.71,229 total · best 3
1.0928 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.9650 total · best 3
11.110,626 total · best 31Games lostper game · lower is better11.48,190 total · best 34
0.3303 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4298 total · best 3
Courier won 6-2 7-6(5)
28 Aug 1995 · US Open · Quarterfinal · HardCourier won 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-5
7 Aug 1995 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · HardChang won 3-6 7-6(6) 7-5
17 Apr 1995 · Hong Kong · Semifinal · HardChang won 6-4 6-2
10 Apr 1995 · Tokyo Outdoor · Semifinal · HardCourier won 6-4 7-5