Alex Corretja #14 def. Cedric Pioline #17

6-3 6-4 6-2

Alex Corretja defeated Cedric Pioline 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the 1998 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 7, 1998*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1998
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 22m

Match Statistics

Stat	Alex Corretja	Cedric Pioline
Aces	5	4
Double faults	5	6
First serve %	46	59
First serve points won %	78	64
Second serve points won %	50	35
Break points saved %	92	50
Break points converted %	50	8
Service points won %	63	52
Return points won %	48	37
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Alex Corretja	Cedric Pioline
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Apr 11, 1974	Jun 15, 1969
Age	24	28
Height	180 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	14	17
Ranking points (entering)	1,989	1,957
Elo (entering)	1,946	1,928
Current career W-L	417–278	370–301
Current career earnings	$10,411,354	$6,921,029

Pre-match H2H

Alex Corretja #14 2 – 1 Cedric Pioline #17

Path

Alex Corretja's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Filip Dewulf #39	7-5 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1998	QF
Jason Stoltenberg #62	6-4 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1998	R16
Hernan Gumy #106	6-1 5-7 6-7(4) 7-5 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1998	R32
Fernando Vicente #88	6-3 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1998	R64
Karim Alami #57	6-3 6-2 0-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1998	R128

Alex Corretja's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #5	3-6 5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 1998	F

Cedric Pioline's path

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 #116	7-5 4-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1998	R16
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