SF Qatar Open 1999

Rainer Schuettler #124 def. Cedric Pioline #18

3-6 6-2 7-5

Rainer Schuettler defeated Cedric Pioline 3-6 6-2 7-5 in the 1999 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRainer SchuettlerCedric Pioline
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
22
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.6%58.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.6%50.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%59.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.0%54.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.8%38.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.3%47.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.1-7.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.7-0.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRainer SchuettlerCedric Pioline
Country GER FRA
Birth dateApr 25, 1976Jun 15, 1969
Age2229
Height180 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12418
Ranking points (entering)3921,710
Elo (entering)1,6551,793
Current career W-L315–326370–301
Current career earnings$7,407,508$6,921,029
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #126-2 6-7(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1999QF
Daniel Vacek #507-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1999R16
Andrei Medvedev #624-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 1999R32

Rainer Schuettler's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #76-4 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 1999F

Cedric Pioline's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mariano Zabaleta #637-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1999QF
Javier Sanchez #1697-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1999R16
Juan Antonio Marin #706-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 1999R32