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Jim Courier v Michael Chang: 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: Courier 717 matches, Chang 962 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.
0.123 total · best 1Titlesper game0.035 total · best 1
0.04 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
62.2First serve in %56.0
74.3First-serve points won %71.5
60.6Break points saved %59.1
39.5Return points won %42.2
Head to head
1224 matches since 198912
Hard · 15 matchesCourier 8Chang 7
Carpet · 7 matchesCourier 2Chang 5
Clay · 2 matchesCourier 2Chang 0
Grand Slams · 1 matchCourier 1Chang 0
Finals · 3 matchesCourier 2Chang 1
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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4.8
2,743 total · best 27
Acesper game
43,216 total · best 20
14.110,083 total · best 33Games wonper game13.613,103 total · best 29
43.1Break points converted %44.7
65.4Sets won %62.8
55.2Games won %55.2
0.137 total · best 1Finalsper game0.159 total · best 1
1.71,229 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.61,564 total · best 3
0.9650 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0928 total · best 3
11.48,190 total · best 34Games lostper game · lower is better11.110,626 total · best 31
0.4298 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3303 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