Michael Chang

What stays with me about Michael Chang is not the records but the will behind them. Winning the French Open at seventeen, cramping and improvising an underhand serve, told you everything: here was a player who refused to lose even when his body quit. At 175 cm he was undersized for the era, yet climbing to world No. 2 proves he out-thought opponents rather than overpowering them. I admire that quiet, cerebral grit. His move into coaching feels like a natural extension of a man who always studied the game closely. Hall of Fame status is no surprise; the character behind it impresses me even more.

Name (English)

Michael Chang

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・チャン

Reading

まいける・ちゃん

Born

February 22, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

Origin

Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Height

175 cm

Occupation

tennis player / tennis coach

High school

El Dorado High School

Awards & achievements

• International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttps://mchang.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Chang
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53370

Tags

• New Jersey
• tennis player
• tennis coach

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.