Michael Chang vs Juan Balcells, Auckland 2000, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Michael Chang

WinnerRank #1039

Chang won in 3 sets · 1h 45m

2–1

Set 16–3

Set 23–6

Set 36–2

Juan Balcells

LostRank #869

Venue

ASB Tennis Arena

Auckland, NZL· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

Wind

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Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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Altitude

18 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 45m

5Aces5

0Double faults2

52Service points won52

13Service games played13

11Service games won9

13Return games played13

8/1080%Break points saved67%8/12

4/1233%Break points converted20%2/10

Head to head

1Chang

0Balcells

1 meeting

AucklandSemifinal · 2000HardThis match
Michael Chang
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

Form and path

Michael Chang1–5

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 5Set 4: 6
Michael Chang
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 5Set 3: 7Set 4: 4

Long IslandHard

LRound of 32
Rik De Voest
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Michael Chang
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

Cincinnati MastersHard

LRound of 64
Hicham Arazi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 6
Michael Chang
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 0

Los AngelesHard

IndianapolisHard

LRound of 64
Eric Taino
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Michael Chang
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5

Juan Balcells1–5

Barcelona CHClay

LQualifying R1
Haithem Abid
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

Seville CHClay

LRound of 32
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Freudenstadt CHClay

LRound of 32
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁵

Geneva CHClay

Hilversum CHClay

LRound of 32
Todd Larkham
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Michael Chang vs Juan Balcells, Auckland 2000, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research