Cedric Pioline vs Karol Kucera — London Quarter-final
London · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 1998 ·
carpet
Pioline C.6-3 4-6 6-2
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
6462
Kucera K.
3621
Cedric Pioline defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the London quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Cedric Pioline came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. Cedric Pioline extended the head-to-head to 6–4.
Key context
- Match story: Cedric Pioline closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
5–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-13 | Hamburg | Q32 | clay | Cedric Pioline | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2001-10-29 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 2000-11-06 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-4 7-6 |
| 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 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 |
| 1997-04-28 | Prague | R32 | clay | Cedric Pioline | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
| 1996-02-12 | Marseille | R32 | hard | Cedric Pioline | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.9
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.