Pete Sampras vs Cedric Pioline — Lyon Final
Pete Sampras defeated Cedric Pioline 7-6 1-6 7-5 in the Lyon final on clay. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 7–5.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Pioline C. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Pioline C. 1–2 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
2–167%Sampras P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–233%Pioline C. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–4Sets5–7
56–50Games64–69
2–2Tiebreaks1–1
0–0Deciding sets0–1
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Courier J.W7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3Wimbledon · grassW7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4US Open · hard
vs Volkov A.W6-4 6-3 6-2US Open · hardL6-2 7-6(5) 2-6 5-7 6-8Australian Open · hard
vs Edberg S.L6-7(5) 3-6 6-7(3)Australian Open · hardL5-7 5-7 3-6Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Sampras P. leads 3–030
Clay: Sampras P. leads 2–0 · Hard: Sampras P. leads 1–0
- Sampras P.October 1993LyonThis matchClay7-6(5) 1-6 7-5
- Sampras P.August 1993US OpenHard6-4 6-4 6-3
- Sampras P.October 1992LyonClay6-4 6-2
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Pioline C.1 945ELO1 6731 599Clay ELO1 6358–2Last 104–622Age24185 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRight