R16 Roland Garros 1998

Cedric Pioline #17 def. Marat Safin #116

7-5 4-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4

Cedric Pioline defeated Marat Safin 7-5 4-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 in the 1998 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 3, 1998*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1998
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 3h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Cedric Pioline	Marat Safin
Aces	5	15
Double faults	5	6
First serve %	63.0%	57.0%
First serve points won %	85.0%	77.0%
Second serve points won %	49.0%	50.0%
Break points saved %	60.0%	33.0%
Break points converted %	67.0%	40.0%
Service points won %	72.0%	65.0%
Return points won %	35.0%	28.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Cedric Pioline	Marat Safin
Country	FRA	RUS
Birth date	Jun 15, 1969	Jan 27, 1980
Age	28	18
Height	188 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	17	116
Ranking points (entering)	1,957	440
Elo (entering)	1,903	1,657
Current career W-L	370–301	396–249
Current career earnings	$6,921,029	$14,373,291

Pre-match H2H

Cedric Pioline #17 0 – 0 Marat Safin #116

Path

Cedric Pioline's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Krajicek #10	6-3 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1998	R32
Julien Boutter #313	7-5 6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1998	R64
Marcelo Filippini #102	6-1 3-6 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1998	R128

Cedric Pioline's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hicham Arazi #45	3-6 6-2 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1998	QF

Marat Safin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniel Vacek #77	6-3 3-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1998	R32
Gustavo Kuerten #8	3-6 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1998	R64
Andre Agassi #20	5-7 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1998	R128