Karol Kucera vs Cedric Pioline — Dusseldorf Round Robin
Dusseldorf · ATP · Round Robin
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 May 1998
clay
Kucera K.6-2 6-2
Pioline C.
Kucera K.
662
Pioline C.
22–
Karol Kucera defeated Cedric Pioline 6-2 6-2 in the Dusseldorf round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Cedric Pioline came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera dropped just 4 games past Cedric Pioline.
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 |
| 1998-02-23 | London | QF | carpet | Cedric Pioline | 6-3 4-6 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
56%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Round Robin
Reneberg R.
Woodbridge T.
6-37-65
Dosedel S.
Courier J.
6-36-1
Haas T.
Hrbaty D.
7-647-63
Haas T.
Bruguera S.
6-16-4
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
6-26-2
Moya C.
Pioline C.
6-16-1
Kiefer N.
Moya C.
6-16-4
Pioline C.
Kiefer N.
7-646-4
Hrbaty D.
Bruguera S.
7-56-4
Dosedel S.
Woodbridge T.
6-16-4
Norman M.
Woodforde M.
6-26-3
Korda P.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-1
Bjorkman J.
Chang M.
6-23-67-62
Korda P.
Chang M.
7-663-66-3
Santoro F.
Bruguera S.
6-21-66-0
Santoro F.
Hrbaty D.
6-33-67-66
Kucera K.
Moya C.
4-66-37-5
Haas T.
Santoro F.
7-56-2
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Philippoussis M.
Courier J.
6-36-4
Norman M.
Courier J.
6-46-4
Philippoussis M.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Korda P.
Philippoussis M.
6-33-66-2
Dosedel S.
Norman M.
6-06-3