Cedric Pioline vs Patrick Rafter — Roland Garros Round of 64
Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2000 ·
clay
Pioline C.7-6 6-3 6-4
Rafter P.
Pioline C.
7663
Rafter P.
6340
Cedric Pioline defeated Patrick Rafter 7-6 6-3 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Cedric Pioline narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Cedric Pioline closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Cedric Pioline | 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 1-0 |
| 1999-05-16 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Patrick Rafter | 7-6 6-1 |
| 1998-02-16 | Antwerp | R16 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-4 7-6 |
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-7 7-6 6-1 |
| 1997-02-07 | Davis Cup WG R1: AUS vs FRA | RR | grass | Patrick Rafter | 3-6 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Even
7.8
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast