Albert Chang
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Albert Chang is a former professional tour tennis player. Chang reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 140 (in September, 1995) and won two Challenger tournaments. He also played Davis Cup
for Canada
.
Chang played collegiately at Harvard University
, graduating with a degree in biology in 1992. He joined the pro tour in November of the same year, and won his first round match in each of his first three Challengers in singles while in doubles he reached the second round (i.e. the quarter-finals) in his first two events - Halifax and Launceston - while in the third he reached the semi-finals. In just his fifth Challenger, Chang reached the final, of the Vancouver Challenger, and lost it to Kenny Thorne
.
Chang, a native in Calgary
, took the singles title at the Celle Challenger, in Febrauary 1994. Two months later he won a couple of doubles titles, while partnering a couple of doubles legends, first with Daniel Nestor
(Nagoya Challenger) and after that with Leander Paes
(Manila Challenger). He won one final Challenger in July 1996, the Aptos Challenger.
Chang appeared in the main draw of a Grand Slam
tournament three times, all in singles - the 1994 U.S. Open, 1995 Wimbledon Championships
, and 1996 Wimbledon Championships
. In all three events he lost in the first round, winning only one set. Chang's best result in an ATP Tour event was reaching the quarter-finals of the 1994 Beijing Grand Prix and 1995 Volvo International in singles and the same round in doubles partnering Brian Gyetko at the 1994 Canadian Open
.
Chang contested two Davis Cup rubbers in two separate ties. In 1995 versus Colombia
he won a dead rubber over Carlos Drada, 6-2, 6-3, on carpet in Kelowna
. The following year he lost to Jimy Szymanski
in the deciding rubber in an away tie versus Venezuela
.
while his mother, Yolanda, a botanist, is a native of Taiwan
.
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
for Canada
Canada Davis Cup team
The Canada Davis Cup team represents Canada in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Tennis Canada.Canada currently competes in the Americas Zone of Group I. The team's best result came in its first appearance in 1913 when it reached the World Group final, losing to the United States 0–3...
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Chang played collegiately at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, graduating with a degree in biology in 1992. He joined the pro tour in November of the same year, and won his first round match in each of his first three Challengers in singles while in doubles he reached the second round (i.e. the quarter-finals) in his first two events - Halifax and Launceston - while in the third he reached the semi-finals. In just his fifth Challenger, Chang reached the final, of the Vancouver Challenger, and lost it to Kenny Thorne
Kenny Thorne
Kenny Thorne , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Thorne enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 67 in 1995.-Doubles titles :-External links:...
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Chang, a native in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, took the singles title at the Celle Challenger, in Febrauary 1994. Two months later he won a couple of doubles titles, while partnering a couple of doubles legends, first with Daniel Nestor
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
(Nagoya Challenger) and after that with Leander Paes
Leander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
(Manila Challenger). He won one final Challenger in July 1996, the Aptos Challenger.
Chang appeared in the main draw of a Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournament three times, all in singles - the 1994 U.S. Open, 1995 Wimbledon Championships
1995 Wimbledon Championships
The 1995 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...
, and 1996 Wimbledon Championships
1996 Wimbledon Championships
The 1996 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...
. In all three events he lost in the first round, winning only one set. Chang's best result in an ATP Tour event was reaching the quarter-finals of the 1994 Beijing Grand Prix and 1995 Volvo International in singles and the same round in doubles partnering Brian Gyetko at the 1994 Canadian Open
1994 Canadian Open (tennis)
The 1994 Canadian Open and the 1994 Matinée Ltd. - Canadian Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 105th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1994 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1994 WTA Tour...
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Chang contested two Davis Cup rubbers in two separate ties. In 1995 versus Colombia
Colombia Davis Cup team
The Colombia Davis Cup team represents Colombia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Colombiana de Tenis.Colombia currently competes in the Americas Zone of Group I and have never competed in the World Group...
he won a dead rubber over Carlos Drada, 6-2, 6-3, on carpet in Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
. The following year he lost to Jimy Szymanski
Jimy Szymanski
Jimy Szymanski Ottaviano is a former tennis player from Venezuela.Turned professional in 1994, Szymanski reached his highest singles ATP ranking on November 15, 1999, when he became World No...
in the deciding rubber in an away tie versus Venezuela
Venezuela Davis Cup team
The Venezuela Davis Cup team represents Venezuela in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Venezolana de Tenis.Venezuela currently compete in the Americas Zone Group II. They have never competed in the World Group, but reached the Play-offs in 1995 and 2002....
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Personal
Chang's father, Airman, is a pathologist and a native of Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
while his mother, Yolanda, a botanist, is a native of Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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