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  CNN/SI - 1999 French Open - Michael Chang reflects on crowning moment - Saturday May 22, 1999 04:15 PM
Chang was a bonafide phenom in the spring of 1989, already with a win on Tour and some impressive victories over some big-named players.
Chang quickly dropped the first two sets to Lendl, but recovered and was hacking away in the fourth set when he began to cramp.
Chang's win, being the first for an American man since Tony Trabert in 1955, helped him rise to the Top 10, and he finished that year ranked No. 5, the youngest ever to be ranked that high.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /tennis/1999/french_open/news/1999/05/22/tenyears_changfrench/index.html   (1220 words)

  
 Azusa Pacific University -- Around Campus
Chang was the first Asian tennis player to hit the top 10 world rankings, the youngest male ever to win a Grand Slam title (the 1989 French Open) at the age of 17 years, and the first American to lift the Trophy since Tony Trabert in 1955.
Chang is a devout Christian who obviously enjoys sharing his faith and perspective with those who are willing to listen.
Students showered Chang with questions that ranged from general tennis technique to the challenges of remaining pure despite the typical lifestyle of those among his profession.
www.apu.edu /around/michaelchang   (559 words)

  
 SI.com - Tennis - Michael Chang looks back to '89 French win - Sunday May 16, 2004 1:52PM
Chang was first American man to win the French in 34 years.
Chang won the next two sets by resorting to the dreaded moonball, topspin lob strategy to disrupt Lendl's rhythm.
The younger Chang is active in organizing the leagues and is a regular on the speaking tour.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/tennis/05/14/michael.chang/index.html   (840 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Chang barely clinging to tennis career   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Chang hasn't gotten past the second round of any tournament but will have a chance this week.
Chang has more victories in Cincinnati than any active player (39), and he's tied for second with Jimmy Connors on the all-time list — six behind Stefan Edberg.
Michael clearly, just because of his size (5-9, 160), doesn't have that much power.
www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/stories/2001-08-07-chang-career.htm   (514 words)

  
 Former tennis champ Chang crafted for service
Michael Chang was casting lines before he ever swung a tennis racket.
Chang is sitting in a coffee shop near his Mercer Island home, his athletic legs covered in tan slacks, his arms concealed under a loose-fitting sweater.
Chang was as much a son among his parents, Betty and Joe, as he was a boy among men during his early professional career.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /othersports/177454_chang11.html   (1849 words)

  
 ESPN.com - French Open 2003 - Chang bids adieu to tennis career
Chang and Pete Sampras were both 8 years old when they first met in a junior tennis tournament.
Chang was 9 when he first played 11-year-old Agassi and a little older when he got his first competitive look at Jim Courier.
And while Chang's peers went on to repeat their championship feats many times, the 1989 French Open was his one and only Grand Slam title.
espn.go.com /tennis/french03/s/2003/0520/1556899.html   (2405 words)

  
 Chang back in winner's circle
Michael Chang moves to return a ball to Patrick Rafter at the 1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships.
Michael Chang has won 34 ATP Tour titles, but after last Sunday's Mercedes-Benz Cup final in Los Angeles, he had to fight to hold back tears in his postmatch press conference.
Chang, 28, became a fan-favorite at the ATP Tennis Center in Mason, appearing in four consecutive finals from 1993-96 and winning twice.
www.enquirer.com /tennis2000/spt_chang_back_in.html   (435 words)

  
 Michael Chang: Time to Retire from Tennis? | Asian American Issues | GoldSea
A world-class Jesus freak, Michael Chang is animated by the missionary zeal of spreading the gospel to tennis fans worldwide.
Michael Chang has won 34 career titles but his only Grand Slam title came when he won the 1989 French Open at the sensational age of 17 years and 3 months.
Michael Chang seems to be a conservative Christian.
goldsea.com /Air/Issues/Chang/chang.html   (2283 words)

  
 Michael Chang Biography | Sports Stars
In 1989 Michael Chang was told he couldn't win the French Open, one of tennis' important Grand Slam tournaments along with the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open.
With that victory, Chang became a champion in the truest sense of the word.During his career he has shown that hard work and determination are just as important as physical ability.
Michael Chang was born February 22, 1972, in Hoboken, New Jersey.
www.bookrags.com /biography/michael-chang-spo   (217 words)

  
 SpeakerDetails
Michael Chang charged onto the international tennis scene and shocked the world by upsetting Ivan Lendl and Stefan Egberg and becoming the youngest player in history to win a Grand Slam event.
None of it troubled Chang, who continues to stay focused on Christ and among the top tennis players in the world.
Chang asked Jesus Christ to lead him through life during his first year on the pro tour.
www.brooksinternational.com /sports/Michael_Chang_506.htm   (414 words)

  
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In case you didn't know, Michael Chang ranked 2nd in the world by the ATP tour rankings (under Pete Sampras), but I feel he deserves the #1 ranking for his heart, his dedication, his talent, his personality, and his sportsmanship.
Chang is one of the most modest, self-controlled, compassionate, amiable athletes in the history of sports.
I hope Michael Chang the best of luck in everything he does in the future, and my prayers will always be with him.
www.angelfire.com /oh/kingkung/michaelchang.html   (223 words)

  
 Michael Chang, Nasdaq-100 Open, Tennis, ASAPSports FastScripts, Sports Interviews, Quotes, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
I'd love to be able to do some things with some young Asian talent, hopefully be able to have a few more camps and stuff that we've had and be able to encourage them and help them in their game and get them going on the right track.
We have a lot of things to do with our Chang Family Foundation, so we put a lot of different local and international programs and events, you know, most of it to go in to spread the gospel.
MICHAEL CHANG: I said before the year started that I would love to be able to play Andre and Pete at least one more time.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/2003nasdaq/032003MC.html   (2354 words)

  
 USA WEEKEND Magazine
If he ever becomes a father, Michael says, he wants to emulate his parents, who invested every spare penny, every spare moment, in their sons' future.
Michael, who fondly recalls fishing all day as a family, has learned more about parental selflessness by breeding tropical fish, African cichlids.
Michael Chang argues with Carl, his brother and coach.
www.usaweekend.com /98_issues/980419/980419talk_michael_chang.html   (441 words)

  
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Michael's decision to make Jesus Christ his personal Lord and Saviour is not one he takes lightly.
Michael says his faith in God is what makes all the difference in his life and his career -- a career that has earned him millions of dollars and dozens of championship titles.
Michael realizes there's much more to life than hitting a little yellow ball back and forth.
www.cbn.com /entertainment/sports/ChristianAthletes/michael_chang.aspx   (741 words)

  
 Michael Chang
When we diehard tennis fans hear the name Michael Chang, we think of a consistent Chinese player that battled to be number one.
Chang started to develop these strengths from tennis day one.
On February 22, 1972, Michael was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.
www.angelfire.com /ca3/imjon32/mc.html   (492 words)

  
 Incubic: Michael Chang
Michael is an associate at Incubic, focusing on internet and storage markets.
At Gadzoox he was responsible for the Microsoft partnership strategy and was the project manager for the COMPAQ Fibre Channel Hub, which generated revenues of over $65 million.
Michael also has a BS in EE from Carnegie Mellon University.
www.incubic.com /team/michael_chang.html   (100 words)

  
 Michael Chang: ZoomInfo Business People Information
As a co-founder, Chang is a technology visionary and the key architect of the Verplex Conformal#8482 Logic Equivalence Checker (LEC).
Not surprisingly, both Herscher and Chang say the conversation regarding this merger has been underway "for years," and now that it's coming to fruition, there is clearly a deep and respectful commitment on both sides to make this one work.
Chang agrees, and confidently predicts that his organization can only benefit from the additional sales channels, customer base, and R&D boost that will come its way via Cadence.
www.zoominfo.com /people/chang_c._11181196.aspx   (519 words)

  
 Tennis: Michael Chang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Coming from the juniors as a 15-year-old, Michael Chang set numerous "youngest player records." In 1987, he was the youngest player to win a main draw match at the U.S. Open and the youngest to reach a Tour semifinal.
Chang concluded that he was unable, because of church commitments.
Michael: Well, she would have to be Christian and Asian, but as for long hair or short hair, I really don't know yet.
www.progsoc.uts.edu.au /~wonj/tennis/chang.html   (317 words)

  
 JS Online: Hong Kong Embraces Michael Chang
But when Michael Chang is playing in these parts, and boisterous fans are slapping the stadium's sideboards, he gets a reminder of the way things used to be.
The 30-year-old Chang, a New Jersey native who lives in Washington State, is the son of parents who emigrated from Taiwan.
After Chang's three-hour doubles match ended at 11:20 p.m., he lingered for 10 minutes to sign autographs for fans in the first two rows.
www.jsonline.com /sports/etc/ap/sep02/ap-ten-chang's-fol092702.asp   (584 words)

  
 Michael Chang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Chang is also a very keen golfer with a notably powerful drive.
He participated in the first Allstar Cup a celebrity Ryder Cup style tournament for the United States in 2005 and hit a drive almost 400 yards (392 yards).
He was the subject of an entire verse in the song "Saturday Night" by Incredibad.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Michael_Chang   (1672 words)

  
 Michael Chang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The current research area is in Òground deformation monitoring with differential radar interferometry (DInSAR) and geographic information system (GIS) techniques.Ó Undertaking a PhD within the CRC for Spatial Information project 4.2 "Digital Elevation Model Generation and Differential Synthetic Radar Interferometry".
CHANG, H.C., GE, L., RIZOS, C., HEBBLEWHITE, B., and OMURA, M., 2003.
CHANG, H.C., CHEN, M.H., QIN, L., GE, L., & RIZOS, C., 2003.
www.gmat.unsw.edu.au /snap/staff/michael_chang.htm   (202 words)

  
 Michael Chang: The Ultimate Victory
Michael Chang was just a kid when he first burst onto the pro tennis scene in 1987.
One of the world's best players, Chang is committed to going out and giving his best every time he steps onto the court.
That's why at every opportunity Michael always points people to the one thing that has had the greatest impact on his life: having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
www.hopeway.org /gospel/mchang.asp   (684 words)

  
 Michael Chang plays final match of career - Yellowworld Forums
If it wasn't for Chang, I don't think I would be watching tennis often.
It is a real shame that we won't see him play anymore - he really showed another dimension of playing tennis, which is to use speed, whilst Agassi displays basline play and Sampras with his Serve and net.
Everyone in tennis should respect Chang and the other big top 4 US legend of the 90s.
forums.yellowworld.org /showthread.php?t=9036   (1897 words)

  
 Pharmanex Scientists
Michael N. Chang, Ph.D. is currently the Chief Scientific Advisor of Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. He is also the President and CEO of Optimer Pharmaceutical, Inc. Before this he was the Founder and Senior Vice President of Pharmanex.
Prior to founding Pharmanex, Inc., Dr. Chang served as Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Rhone Poulenc Rorer and Deputy Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Merck.
Chang holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Brandeis University and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at MIT.
www.pharmanex.com /corp/pharmanews/scientists/michaelchang.shtml   (190 words)

  
 Michael Chang (alias: The Man MC) - fan tribute site for the Chinese American tennis player
Michael Chang (alias: The Man MC) - fan tribute site for the Chinese American tennis player
He was the first Asian tennis player to hit the top 10 world rankings.
It is unofficial and is not affiliated to Michael, his family, or his fan club (I only say this because someone actually thought that I was his manager). 
themanmc.tripod.com   (215 words)

  
 Michael C. Chang, MD. - Trauma, SICU and Burn Surgery
He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, and holds certificates in General Surgery and Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care.
Chang’s clinical practice covers the scope of trauma surgery, burn surgery, and critical care medicine.
His clinical and research interests include cardiovascular function during shock resuscitation, the physiologic effects of intra-abdominal hypertension, ventilator-associated pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome, and abdominal wall reconstruction after trauma.
www1.wfubmc.edu /gs/faculty/DrChang.htm   (399 words)

  
 Michael Chang Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
Tennis pro Michael Chang shares his personal story of faith, family, and the determination that made him one of America's greatest athletes.
Now in its Second Edition, Blueprints Neurology covers all the basics needed for a clinical rotation as well as for in-service and board exam preparation.
These two searingly funny and unsettling portraits of teenagers beyond the control and largely beneath the notice of adults in 1980s Taiwan are the first English translations of works by Taiwan's most famous and best-selling literary cult figure.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Michael_Chang   (517 words)

  
 eBay - michael chang, Tennis, Autographs-Original items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Michael Chang 2006 ACE Authentic TENNIS Worn JERSEY
Michael Chang 1991 Netpro Tour Stars Rookie BGS 9.5
Michael Chang 2006 Ace Authentic GU Jersey #LG-6, /500
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