Cedric Pioline vs Nicolas Kiefer — Rotterdam Quarter-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2000 ·
hard
Pioline C.2-6 6-3 7-5
Kiefer N.
Pioline C.
2672
Kiefer N.
6351
Cedric Pioline defeated Nicolas Kiefer 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Cedric Pioline had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Cedric Pioline narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Cedric Pioline dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Kiefer 2–6 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-07 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 6-0 |
| 1999-02-22 | London | R32 | carpet | Nicolas Kiefer | 5-7 6-2 7-5 |
| 1998-05-18 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Cedric Pioline | 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
53%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
7.8
7.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast