Boris Becker vs Cedric Pioline — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 64

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 64
GER
Boris Becker
58 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 April 1999
clay
FRA
Cedric Pioline
57 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWWL
Becker B.
6-4 5-7 6-4
Pioline C.
Becker B.
6562
Pioline C.
4741

Boris Becker defeated Cedric Pioline 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Boris Becker came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Boris Becker extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Boris Becker edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-07-20Stuttgart OutdoorR32clayBoris Becker7-6(5) 6-1
1998-07-06GstaadR16clayBoris Becker7-6(2) 7-5
1997-05-12Rome MastersR32clayBoris Becker6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Becker B.serving81% hold

wins 64% 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
57%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.7
7.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.1
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Rios M.
6-42-1
Semi-finals
Rios M.
Golmard J.
6-43-66-2
Kuerten G.
Mantilla F.
3-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Golmard J.
Moya C.
6-756-36-0
Mantilla F.
Costa A.
6-46-727-64
Kuerten G.
Spadea V.
6-36-3
Rios M.
Philippoussis M.
6-26-726-4
R16
Kuerten G.
Meligeni F.
6-27-62
Costa A.
Novak J.
4-66-26-4
Mantilla F.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-2
Spadea V.
Clavet F.
6-32-66-3
Rios M.
Arazi H.
6-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Grosjean S.
4-67-656-2
Golmard J.
Di Pasquale A.
6-16-4
Moya C.
Alami K.
6-46-1
R32
Golmard J.
Becker B.
W/O
Mantilla F.
Lapentti N.
7-57-64
Ljubicic I.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-16-2
Grosjean S.
Haas T.
7-56-2
Kuerten G.
Ulihrach B.
6-756-26-4
Arazi H.
Puerta M.
6-16-4
Clavet F.
Enqvist T.
6-26-0
Rios M.
Pavel A.
0-66-47-66
Spadea V.
Kucera K.
6-46-3
Costa A.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-3
Philippoussis M.
Delgado R.
7-646-4
Moya C.
Pescariu D.
3-66-36-4
Meligeni F.
Henman T.
6-756-47-5
Alami K.
Muster T.
6-36-3
Novak J.
Rusedski G.
6-26-2
Di Pasquale A.
Santopadre V.
6-37-64
R64
Haas T.
Safin M.
6-46-2
Grosjean S.
Prieto S.
6-06-4
Ljubicic I.
Medvedev A.
5-76-06-1
Clavet F.
Vacek D.
6-16-0
Muster T.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Kuerten G.
Carlsson M.
6-16-3
Becker B.
Pioline C.
6-45-76-4
Enqvist T.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-746-2
Golmard J.
Sanguinetti D.
6-16-2
Di Pasquale A.
Berasategui A.
7-645-76-4
Delgado R.
Bjorkman J.
7-650-66-4
Arazi H.
Ivanisevic G.
6-16-4
Puerta M.
Clement A.
6-46-2
Pavel A.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-47-5
Spadea V.
Federer R.
7-636-0
Costa A.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-4
Van Lottum J.
Siemerink J.
5-76-16-4
Novak J.
Rosset M.
6-37-5
Lapentti N.
Gaudenzi A.
6-17-61
Mantilla F.
Squillari F.
6-26-4
Meligeni F.
Ilie A.
6-45-76-2
Ulihrach B.
Vicente F.
6-26-2
Pescariu D.
Dosedel S.
6-26-1
Alami K.
Schalken S.
6-26-3