Boris Becker vs Cedric Pioline — Stuttgart Outdoor Round of 32

Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Boris Becker
58 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 July 1998
clay
FRA
Cedric Pioline
57 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Becker B.
7-6 6-1
Pioline C.
Becker B.
7762
Pioline C.
651–

Boris Becker defeated Cedric Pioline 7-6 6-1 in the Stuttgart Outdoor round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Boris Becker came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Boris Becker extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Boris Becker came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-04-19Monte Carlo MastersR64clayBoris Becker6-4 5-7 6-4
1998-07-06GstaadR16clayBoris Becker7-6(2) 7-5
1997-05-12Rome MastersR32clayBoris Becker6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Becker B.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Pioline C.

Pioline C.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Becker B.

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
Becker B.Pioline C.
1st serve in·Even
55%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.3
6.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.8
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Kucera K.
4-66-26-4
Semi-finals
Kuerten G.
Moya C.
7-666-4
Kucera K.
Rios M.
6-16-786-4
Quarter-finals
Moya C.
Vicente F.
3-66-36-2
Rios M.
Becker B.
6-26-0
Kucera K.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Costa A.
7-56-0
R16
Moya C.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Mantilla F.
7-627-5
Rios M.
Dreekmann H.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Clavet F.
7-656-2
Kucera K.
Gustafsson M.
6-16-3
Costa A.
Portas A.
6-16-3
Kuerten G.
Costa C.
6-26-4
Vicente F.
Raoux G.
6-746-36-2
R32
Moya C.
Alonso J.
7-667-5
Dreekmann H.
Larsson M.
6-47-5
Becker B.
Pioline C.
7-656-1
Mantilla F.
Fromberg R.
7-657-5
Ulihrach B.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-33-66-3
Clavet F.
Blanco G.
7-647-5
Gustafsson M.
Haas T.
6-36-1
Kucera K.
Dosedel S.
6-16-1
Costa A.
Squillari F.
6-36-4
Portas A.
Santoro F.
1-66-27-67
Kuerten G.
Meligeni F.
7-656-4
Costa C.
Corretja A.
7-646-767-5
Raoux G.
Berasategui A.
6-16-2
Vicente F.
Muster T.
6-36-757-5
Hrbaty D.
Escude N.
2-66-36-3
Rios M.
Knippschild J.
7-656-2
R64
Vicente F.
Meneschincheri M.
6-757-54-0
Alonso J.
Bruguera S.
6-46-2
Hrbaty D.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Raoux G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-27-65
Costa C.
Vasek R.
6-26-0
Meligeni F.
Prinosil D.
3-66-46-4
Portas A.
Johansson T.
7-626-4
Squillari F.
Lapentti N.
6-23-66-1
Dosedel S.
Rosset M.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Goellner M.
7-617-5
Blanco G.
Safin M.
2-67-646-2
Ulihrach B.
Grosjean S.
7-56-2
Fromberg R.
Marin J.
7-636-1
Becker B.
Gaudenzi A.
6-17-5
Dreekmann H.
Tillstrom M.
6-36-0
Knippschild J.
Kohlmann M.
3-66-36-3