Cedric Pioline vs Karol Kucera — Prague Round of 32
Prague · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 1997
clay
Pioline C.7-5 4-6 6-4
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
7462
Kucera K.
5641
Cedric Pioline defeated Karol Kucera 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Cedric Pioline narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Cedric Pioline edged Karol Kucera in three tight sets (7–5 4–6 6–4).
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-29 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3 |
| 2000-11-06 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2000-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | QF | clay | Cedric Pioline | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Cedric Pioline | 6-4 5-7 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 |
| 1999-01-11 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1998-05-18 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1998-02-23 | London | QF | carpet | Cedric Pioline | 6-3 4-6 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.9
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Benfele Alvarez E.
Craca M.
6-37-5
Pioline C.
Fromberg R.
6-44-66-2
Ulihrach B.
Portas A.
2-66-46-4
Santoro F.
Rios M.
4-66-36-0
R16
Rios M.
Simian S.
6-46-2
Santoro F.
Kuerten G.
7-643-66-1
Ulihrach B.
Blanco G.
6-46-0
Portas A.
Carbonell T.
1-66-36-2
Fromberg R.
Gorriz M.
6-26-4
Pioline C.
Kroslak J.
6-36-1
Benfele Alvarez E.
Costa C.
7-54-66-4
Craca M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-646-4
R32
Craca M.
Golmard J.
5-76-46-2
Kroslak J.
Tabara M.
6-16-2
Costa C.
Lapentti N.
2-67-637-64
Benfele Alvarez E.
Arazi H.
6-36-0
Pioline C.
Kucera K.
7-54-66-4
Gorriz M.
Gross O.
6-46-1
Carbonell T.
Boetsch A.
6-46-3
Portas A.
Champion T.
6-36-1
Blanco G.
Paes L.
6-736-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Squillari F.
6-06-3
Santoro F.
Vacek D.
7-56-0
Kuerten G.
Pavel A.
6-27-5
Simian S.
Roig F.
4-66-26-4
Rios M.
Stanoytchev O.
6-46-3
Fromberg R.
Sanchez J.
6-26-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Roux L.
7-646-1