Cedric Pioline vs Nicolas Kiefer — Rotterdam Quarter-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2000
hard
Pioline C.2-6 6-3 7-5
Kiefer N.
Pioline C.
2672
Kiefer N.
6351
Cedric Pioline defeated Nicolas Kiefer 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Cedric Pioline narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Cedric Pioline dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Kiefer 2–6 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-07 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 6-0 |
| 1999-02-22 | London | R32 | carpet | Nicolas Kiefer | 5-7 6-2 7-5 |
| 1998-05-18 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Cedric Pioline | 7-6(4) 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Kiefer N.
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
53%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
7.8
7.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
5°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 86%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Henman T.
Hrbaty D.
7-636-2
Golmard J.
Norman M.
6-46-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Rusedski G.
6-736-46-4
Pioline C.
Kiefer N.
2-66-37-5
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Escude N.
6-36-3
Hrbaty D.
Bjorkman J.
7-636-3
Henman T.
Santoro F.
6-27-5
Norman M.
Wessels P.
6-46-3
Pioline C.
Grosjean S.
7-656-736-3
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
5-76-27-63
Golmard J.
Siemerink J.
6-47-64
Rusedski G.
Dewulf F.
7-636-4
R32
Novak J.
Johansson T.
4-66-36-2
Grosjean S.
Medvedev A.
7-56-3
Pioline C.
Voinea A.
6-26-3
Norman M.
Schalken S.
6-36-746-3
Hrbaty D.
Safin M.
4-66-17-67
Kafelnikov Y.
Kulti N.
6-26-2
Henman T.
Martin A.
6-26-2
Wessels P.
Pavel A.
6-46-736-4
Golmard J.
Zabaleta M.
6-26-3
Bjorkman J.
Lapentti N.
7-656-2
Rusedski G.
Kucera K.
6-27-5
Escude N.
Prinosil D.
6-46-1
Santoro F.
Alami K.
7-56-4
Dewulf F.
Ivanisevic G.
6-32-66-4
Siemerink J.
Enqvist T.
6-37-65
Kiefer N.
Vacek D.
6-26-4