Sergi Bruguera #53 def. Cedric Pioline #26

6-1 6-7(9) 6-1

Sergi Bruguera defeated Cedric Pioline 6-1 6-7(9) 6-1 in the 1997 Marseille round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 13, 1997*
Tournament: Marseille
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 19m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sergi Bruguera	Cedric Pioline
Aces	7	6
Double faults	0	5
First serve %	48	59
First serve points won %	79	70
Second serve points won %	52	42
Break points saved %	83	55
Break points converted %	45	17
Service points won %	65	59
Return points won %	41	35
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Sergi Bruguera	Cedric Pioline
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Jan 16, 1971	Jun 15, 1969
Age	26	27
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	53	26
Ranking points (entering)	796	1,343
Elo (entering)	1,831	1,808
Current career W-L	420–257	370–301
Current career earnings	$11,632,199	$6,921,029

Pre-match H2H

Sergi Bruguera #53 3 – 3 Cedric Pioline #26

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.