Mark Philippoussis #18 def. Cedric Pioline #24

6-3 3-6 7-6(4)

Mark Philippoussis defeated Cedric Pioline 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) in the 1997 Montpellier Open quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisCedric Pioline
Aces167
Double faults61
First serve %66.0%55.0%
First serve points won %87.0%80.0%
Second serve points won %45.0%63.0%
Break points saved %75.0%80.0%
Break points converted %20.0%25.0%
Service points won %73.0%73.0%
Return points won %27.0%27.0%
Total points won %50.0%50.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMark PhilippoussisCedric Pioline
Country AUS FRA
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Jun 15, 1969
Age2028
Height196 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1824
Ranking points (entering)1,8871,423
Elo (entering)1,8821,829
Current career W-L291–193370–301
Current career earnings$6,987,402$6,921,029
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richey Reneberg #544-6 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 1997R16
Nicolas Thomann #2887-6(4) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 1997R32

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #424-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataOct 18, 1997SF

Cedric Pioline's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #1096-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 1997R16
Sebastien Grosjean #1864-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 1997R32