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Petr Korda #7 def. Cedric Pioline #21

6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 28, 1998*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Petr Korda
Score6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Loser Cedric Pioline
Duration2h 10m
StatPetr KordaCedric Pioline
Aces144
Double faults40
First serve %6874
First serve points won %8165
Second serve points won %5552
Break points saved %6238
Break points converted %6238
Service points won %7361
Return points won %3927
Total points won %5644

Pre-match Comparison

FieldPetr KordaCedric Pioline
Country CZE FRA
Birth dateJan 23, 1968Jun 15, 1969
Age3028
Height190188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)721
Ranking points (entering)2,4951,534
Elo (entering)2,0331,870
Career W-L378–238370–301
Career earnings$10,448,900$6,921,029
Pre-match H2H
Petr Korda 3 2 Cedric Pioline

Path

Petr Korda's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1998R32 Vincent Spadea 6-2 7-6(8) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 1998R64 Scott Draper 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1998R128 Albert Portas 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Petr Korda's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 30, 1998QF Jonas Bjorkman 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Cedric Pioline's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1998R32 Alex Corretja 6-2 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 1998R64 Jordi Burillo 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1998R128 Fernando Meligeni 6-4 1-6 6-5 (ret.)WH2HMatch data