Which American defeated Stefan Edberg in the 1989 French Open men's singles final?

Michael Chang defeated Stefan Edberg in the 1989 French Open men’s singles final.

Chang won the five-set final 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. It was his first major title and remains the only Grand Slam singles championship of his career. At 17 years and 110 days old, he became the youngest men’s singles major champion at the time.

His run is especially remembered for the fourth-round match against world No. 1 Ivan Lendl. Chang overcame severe cramping and used an improvised underhand serve late in the match, disrupting Lendl’s rhythm. Chang then defeated Ronald Agénor in the quarterfinals and Andrei Chesnokov in the semifinals before facing Edberg.

A common mix-up is to associate the final with Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras or Jim Courier, all important American players of the era. None was Chang’s opponent in that championship match. Chang’s victory also made him the first player of Asian descent to win a major singles title.