Michael Chang, born February 22, 1972 in Hoboken, New Jersey, is the youngest man in history to win a singles major, winning the French Open in 1989. He became the first Asian American to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament in men's singles. He won many "youngest-ever" records in his career.
He defeated Ivan Lendl, who was the #1 ranked player in the world, the current Australian Open champion and three-time French Open winner.
Chang won a total of 34 top-level professional singles titles, seven of them being Masters titles. In 1996, he was ranked No. 2 in the world.
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