Carl Chang (tennis player)

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Carl Chang (born February 13, 1969, Hoboken, New Jersey) is the older brother and former coach of tennis star Michael Chang.

Carl was a talented junior tennis player who had beat a number of future professionals, including Pete Sampras, at junior events. Carl graduated from San Dieguito High School in Encinitas, California in 1987. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a business degree in 1991.

Following his graduation from college, Carl briefly joined the professional tennis tour. After playing in a few events as a singles player as well as a doubles partner of younger brother Michael, he decided not to continue as a player and instead became Michael's coach – a role he filled until Michael's retirement from the tour in 2003. Carl Chang was named 'Coach of the Year' by Tennis magazine in 1996.