Karol Kucera vs Cedric Pioline — Sydney Round of 16
Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 1999
hard
Kucera K.6-4 6-0
Pioline C.
Kucera K.
662
Pioline C.
40–
Karol Kucera defeated Cedric Pioline 6-4 6-0 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. 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 handed Cedric Pioline a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 win.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
7.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Corretja A.
Costa A.
6-34-62-0
Muster T.
Stoltenberg J.
3-66-26-3
Kucera K.
Kuerten G.
3-66-46-1
Martin T.
Hewitt L.
6-36-746-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Corretja A.
Rosset M.
4-66-37-62
Costa A.
Gambill J.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
6-46-0
Kuerten G.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-0
Stoltenberg J.
Krajicek R.
6-36-4
Muster T.
Moya C.
7-647-5
Martin T.
Puerta M.
7-676-4
R32
Krajicek R.
Golmard J.
6-44-0
Puerta M.
Siemerink J.
6-26-4
Hewitt L.
Rafter P.
7-616-1
Kiefer N.
Damm Sr M.
5-76-36-2
Martin T.
Arazi H.
6-16-3
Moya C.
Johansson T.
6-37-64
Muster T.
Bjorkman J.
7-56-726-3
Stoltenberg J.
Berasategui A.
6-16-737-65
Kuerten G.
Rusedski G.
1-66-36-4
Woodbridge T.
Tebbutt M.
1-66-07-65
Pioline C.
Draper S.
6-47-62
Kucera K.
Clavet F.
6-47-68
Costa A.
Haarhuis P.
6-26-4
Corretja A.
Dreekmann H.
4-66-36-3
Gambill J.
Stolle S.
7-672-66-1
Rosset M.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-0