Cedric Pioline #98 def. Nicolas Escude #33

4-6 3-1 (ret.)

The match ended when Nicolas Escude retired.

Cedric Pioline defeated Nicolas Escude 4-6 3-1 RET after Nicolas Escude retired in the 2002 Libéma Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 21, 2002*
Tournament: Libéma Open
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R16
Duration: 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Cedric Pioline	Nicolas Escude
Aces	2	1
Double faults	2	8
First serve %	51	56
First serve points won %	58	82
Second serve points won %	61	27
Break points saved %	0	60
Break points converted %	40	100
Service points won %	59	58
Return points won %	42	41
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Cedric Pioline	Nicolas Escude
Country	FRA	FRA
Birth date	Jun 15, 1969	Apr 3, 1976
Age	33	26
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	98	33
Ranking points (entering)	379	1,065
Elo (entering)	1,663	1,834
Current career W-L	370–301	157–125
Current career earnings	$6,921,029	$3,216,150

Pre-match H2H

Cedric Pioline #98 2 – 4 Nicolas Escude #33

Path

Cedric Pioline's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Neville Godwin #111	4-5 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2002	R32

Cedric Pioline's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Canas #17	6-7(6) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 2002	QF

Nicolas Escude's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Flavio Saretta #72	7-6(5) 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2002	R32