QF Qatar Open 1999

Cedric Pioline #18 def. Mariano Zabaleta #63

7-6(2) 6-2

Cedric Pioline defeated Mariano Zabaleta 7-6(2) 6-2 in the 1999 Qatar Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCedric PiolineMariano Zabaleta
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
55
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.8%64.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.0%73.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.2%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.0%67.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.2%22.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.1%44.9%
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.
+16.0+5.8
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.
-5.8-16.0

* 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

FieldCedric PiolineMariano Zabaleta
Country FRA ARG
Birth dateJun 15, 1969Feb 28, 1978
Age2920
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)1863
Ranking points (entering)1,710723
Elo (entering)1,7801,715
Current career W-L370–301201–208
Current career earnings$6,921,029$3,204,127
Pre-match H2H

Path

Cedric Pioline's path

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

Cedric Pioline's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #1246-3 2-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1999SF

Mariano Zabaleta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bernd Karbacher #1256-0 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1999R16
Carlos Costa #676-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 1999R32