Karol Kucera vs Cedric Pioline — Sydney Round of 16
Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 1999 ·
hard
Kucera K.6-4 6-0
Pioline C.
Kucera K.
662
Pioline C.
400
Karol Kucera defeated Cedric Pioline 6-4 6-0 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. 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 handed Cedric Pioline a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 win.
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 |
| 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 |
| 1996-02-12 | Marseille | R32 | hard | Cedric Pioline | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
7.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.7
4.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast