Sergi Bruguera vs Cedric Pioline — Marseille Round of 32
Marseille · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 February 1997 ·
hard
Bruguera S.6-1 6-7 6-1
Pioline C.
Bruguera S.
6662
Pioline C.
1711
Sergi Bruguera defeated Cedric Pioline 6-1 6-7 6-1 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cedric Pioline came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Sergi Bruguera narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sergi Bruguera came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–1.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-14 | Toulouse | R16 | hard | Cedric Pioline | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1996-08-12 | New Haven | R32 | hard | Sergi Bruguera | 2-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1996-02-12 | Marseille | QF | hard | Cedric Pioline | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (179 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast