Karol Kucera vs Cedric Pioline — Paris Masters Round of 64
Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 October 2001
hard
Karol Kucera defeated Cedric Pioline 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Paris Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cedric Pioline came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–3.
Kucera K.
66762
Pioline C.
47931
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.12
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 93%
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1998-05-18 | 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 |
Statistics
Recent form60%1st serve in+8%52%
69%1st serve points won+1%70%
50%2nd serve points won+3%47%
61%Service points won+2%59%
37%Return points won+1%36%
59%Break points saved+7%52%
5.4Aces / match+0.25.2
4.4Double faults / match+0.14.3
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Haas T.
Johansson T.
4-66-16-3
Grosjean S.
Arazi H.
6-26-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Novak J.
6-36-3
Vinciguerra A.
Schalken S.
2-67-657-66
R16
Vinciguerra A.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Costa A.
6-36-4
Novak J.
Boutter J.
6-37-63
Grosjean S.
Rochus C.
6-03-66-0
Arazi H.
Ferrero J.
6-24-66-3
Haas T.
Malisse X.
7-56-1
Johansson T.
Lapentti N.
6-36-3
Schalken S.
Kuerten G.
4-66-46-4
R32
Grosjean S.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-4
Boutter J.
Henman T.
6-46-3
Novak J.
Federer R.
6-46-747-62
Haas T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-4
Malisse X.
Clement A.
6-43-67-65
Johansson T.
Enqvist T.
6-37-67
Lapentti N.
Hewitt L.
4-66-46-4
Ferrero J.
Portas A.
6-36-4
Arazi H.
Santoro F.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Ulihrach B.
6-26-4
Schalken S.
Roddick A.
4-66-37-5
Vinciguerra A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-43-67-66
Safin M.
Kucera K.
7-625-76-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Philippoussis M.
7-626-4
Costa A.
Canas G.
7-646-4
Rochus C.
Corretja A.
5-77-636-4
R64
Hrbaty D.
Mirnyi M.
6-27-64
Boutter J.
Pavel A.
6-43-1
Novak J.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Costa A.
Llodra M.
7-636-1
Philippoussis M.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
6-46-776-3
Vinciguerra A.
Robredo T.
3-66-16-2
Schalken S.
Luzzi F.
6-46-2
Ulihrach B.
Clavet F.
6-46-4
Rochus C.
Ferreira W.
6-36-3
Arazi H.
Kiefer N.
7-641-66-3
Portas A.
Squillari F.
6-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Moya C.
7-56-1
Malisse X.
Rusedski G.
7-636-4
Enqvist T.
Escude N.
6-26-3
Lapentti N.
Dupuis A.
6-757-657-5