Cedric Pioline vs Thomas Muster — Barcelona Round of 16
Barcelona · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 1997 ·
clay
Pioline C.7-6 6-4
Muster T.
Pioline C.
762
Muster T.
640
Cedric Pioline defeated Thomas Muster 7-6 6-4 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Muster came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending the title. Cedric Pioline narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Cedric Pioline edged Thomas Muster in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-24 | Boston | QF | hard | Cedric Pioline | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1998-03-09 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Thomas Muster | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1995-09-11 | Bucharest | R16 | clay | Thomas Muster | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1995-05-29 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Thomas Muster | 6-1 6-3 6-3 |
| 1993-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Thomas Muster | 7-6 2-6 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast