Michael Stich vs Cedric Pioline — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Michael Stich
57 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 March 1997
hard
FRA
Cedric Pioline
57 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWWL
Stich M.
6-3 3-6 6-2
Pioline C.
Stich M.
6362
Pioline C.
3621

Michael Stich defeated Cedric Pioline 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cedric Pioline came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Michael Stich claimed a first win over Cedric Pioline in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Michael Stich closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-06-23WimbledonSFgrassCedric Pioline6-7 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stich M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pioline C.

Pioline C.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stich M.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Stich M.Pioline C.
1st serve in·Even
53%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.2
6.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.9
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
8°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Krajicek R.
Vacek D.
7-647-65
Semi-finals
Krajicek R.
Enqvist T.
6-756-36-4
Vacek D.
Ivanisevic G.
6-41-67-62
Quarter-finals
Ivanisevic G.
Korda P.
W/O
Krajicek R.
Stich M.
7-647-63
Vacek D.
Furlan R.
6-41-66-3
Enqvist T.
Radulescu A.
7-686-3
R16
Krajicek R.
Prinosil D.
7-677-65
Ivanisevic G.
Raoux G.
7-56-756-3
Radulescu A.
Sinner M.
3-67-626-4
Stich M.
Carbonell T.
7-626-4
Enqvist T.
Kiefer N.
6-26-2
Furlan R.
Delaitre O.
7-57-65
Korda P.
Van Herck J.
7-646-2
Vacek D.
Van Scheppingen D.
7-654-66-1
R32
Vacek D.
Siemerink J.
7-637-62
Ivanisevic G.
Santoro F.
6-36-4
Sinner M.
Haarhuis P.
6-36-4
Raoux G.
Simian S.
6-36-2
Van Herck J.
Boetsch A.
6-46-2
Furlan R.
Corretja A.
6-43-66-3
Delaitre O.
Eltingh J.
1-67-656-4
Van Scheppingen D.
Fromberg R.
6-26-4
Korda P.
Alami K.
6-37-5
Enqvist T.
Ulihrach B.
7-56-746-2
Kiefer N.
Olhovskiy A.
6-26-2
Radulescu A.
Arazi H.
6-24-66-3
Stich M.
Pioline C.
6-33-66-2
Prinosil D.
Kucera K.
6-22-66-3
Carbonell T.
Johansson T.
7-57-63
Krajicek R.
Damm Sr M.
6-46-2