Karol Kucera vs Cedric Pioline — Dusseldorf Round Robin
Dusseldorf · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 May 1998 ·
clay
Kucera K.6-2 6-2
Pioline C.
Kucera K.
662
Pioline C.
220
Karol Kucera defeated Cedric Pioline 6-2 6-2 in the Dusseldorf round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Cedric Pioline came in leading the head-to-head 6–3. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera dropped just 4 games past Cedric Pioline.
Head to head
3–6| 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 |
| 1998-02-23 | 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 |
| 1996-02-12 | Marseille | R32 | hard | Cedric Pioline | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
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·Slight edge
5.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.7
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.