Cedric Pioline vs Karol Kucera — London Quarter-final
London · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 1998
carpet
Pioline C.6-3 4-6 6-2
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
6462
Kucera K.
3621
Cedric Pioline defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the London quarter-final on carpet. 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 closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.
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 |
| 1997-04-28 | Prague | R32 | clay | Cedric Pioline | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
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
Pioline C.
Kucera K.
6-34-66-2
Siemerink J.
Goellner M.
6-36-4
Ferreira W.
Rafter P.
6-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
4-66-46-2
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Vacek D.
6-36-4
Ferreira W.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-4
Rafter P.
Gustafsson M.
6-37-66
Kucera K.
Dewulf F.
6-36-4
Pioline C.
Korda P.
6-36-3
Goellner M.
Richardson A.
6-46-747-5
Siemerink J.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-746-4
Henman T.
Schuettler R.
4-66-36-4
R32
Richardson A.
Rosset M.
6-32-1
Ivanisevic G.
Carlsen K.
6-16-2
Schuettler R.
Damm Sr M.
7-57-63
Ulihrach B.
Lee M.
6-47-64
Siemerink J.
Bruguera S.
6-17-63
Henman T.
Krajicek R.
6-757-627-5
Goellner M.
Rusedski G.
5-77-56-4
Korda P.
Prinosil D.
7-646-726-4
Pioline C.
Clavet F.
6-17-65
Dewulf F.
Blanco G.
6-27-5
Vacek D.
Alami K.
7-656-4
Rafter P.
Arazi H.
6-33-66-3
Gustafsson M.
Steven B.
6-737-636-2
Ferreira W.
Wilkinson C.
6-756-46-2
Kucera K.
Raoux G.
6-727-666-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Johansson T.
6-36-2