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It was the 93rd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1989. For the first time in French Open history the Singles championships were won by two teenagers – Michael Chang (17 years, 3 months) and Arantxa Sánchez (17 years, 6 months). Chang still holds the record for youngest ever male Grand Slam singles title ...
Michael Te-pei Chang (born February 22, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1996. Chang is the youngest man in history to win a singles major, winning the 1989 French Open at 17 years and 109 days old.
Michael Chang defeated Stefan Edberg in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. It was his first and only major title. Chang remains the youngest-ever men's singles major champion, winning the final at the age of 17 years, 3 months and 20 days, and the first player (male or ...
Max Decugis won eight French Championships prior to the Open Era. [6] Michael Chang became the youngest player in the Open Era to win the French Open when he took the title in 1989 at 17 years, 3 months and 20 days. [7] In contrast, Novak Djokovic is the oldest champion of the Open Era, who won the 2023 French Open at 36 years, twenty days. [8]
1989: Michael Chang: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario: Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe: Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natalia Zvereva: ... List of French Open men's singles champions;
However, after surgery on his deteriorating left wrist, he came back to play 14 tournaments in 1991. An ailing back forced him to retire from a five-sets match in the third round of the French Open against Michael Chang, the 1989 champion. Connors walked off the court, after hitting a service-return winner against Chang on the first point of ...
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He reached his third consecutive French Open final, ... 1989; 1. Andre Agassi: 5 French Open, Paris, France ... Michael Chang: 5 US Open, New York, ...