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Born in Hoboken, New Jersey to Joe (張洪笙) and Betty (董良因, née Tung). Chang's parents both grew up in Taiwan (though born elsewhere) and educated in chemistry in the United States, where they met. (Betty moved to US in 1959, but Joe moved in 1966, and was introduced to each other by a mutual friend.) Betty is the daughter of the Republic of China's ambassador Michael Tung (董宗山) and was born in New Delhi, India. Joe was born in Chaozhou, GuangdongGuangdong ( Traditional: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Guangdong , Kwangtung in older transliteration and Kuang-tung in Wade-Giles), is a province on the south coast of the People's Republic of China. Together, Guangdong and neighboring Guangxi are call and moved to Taiwan at 7. Michael's Chinese name was chosen by Joe and English name Betty (named after her father).
Chang won his first national title, the USTA Junior Hardcourt Singles at twelve. He dropped out of grade 10 from San Dieguito High School in Encinitas, CaliforniaEncinitas is a coastal city located in northern San Diego County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,014. It is located about 40 km (25 mi) north of San Diego, and about 150 km (95 mi) south of Los Angeles. The city w, after passing the GEDThe GED or General Education Development Test, is a test that certifies the taker has attained US or Canadian high school-level academic skills. It is taken by individuals who did not earn a high school diploma. Common reasons for GED recipients not havin in February 1988. He played in at least one tournament yearly from 1988 to 2000, except 1999. His highest single record is the second (September 9, 1996). His highest double record is the 199th (April 19, 1993). His world ranking dropped to 31st in 2000; he retired from the professional tour in 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U.
In 1989, he became the youngest man to win a Grand SlamA Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments and rank as the singles event, the French Open, at the age of 17. This made him the first American man to win that event since 19551955 is a common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January events January 2 Panama president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated. January 19 The Scrabble board game debuts. February events February 8 Nikolai Bulganin ousts Georgi Mal. His victory at the event paved the way for a new generation of Americans like Jim CourierJim Courier (b. August 17 1970 in Sanford, Florida) is a retired former number-one professional tennis player from the United States. He reached the French Open final three consecutive times ( 1991- 93), winning the title the first two times. He also won and Pete Sampras to dominate the world tennis stage.
As a devout Christian, Chang and his family established, in 1999, the Chang Family Foundation "to introduce the Good News of Jesus Christ to the World". In 2001, Chang served as a goodwill ambassador for 2008 Summer Olympics ( Beijing) bid committee.
He currently lives unmarried in Mercer Island, Washington and likes to fish or attend to his African orchid s when free. He published Holding Serve: Persevering On and Off the Court in 2002.
See also: Taiwanese American, Chinese American