Cedric Pioline #34 def. Thomas Muster #2

7-6(4) 6-4

Cedric Pioline defeated Thomas Muster 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 1997 Barcelona Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 18, 1997*
Tournament: Barcelona Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Cedric Pioline	Thomas Muster
Aces	2	3
Double faults	3	0
First serve %	69	66
First serve points won %	76	80
Second serve points won %	67	43
Break points saved %	0	33
Break points converted %	67	100
Service points won %	73	67
Return points won %	33	27
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Cedric Pioline	Thomas Muster
Country	FRA	AUT
Birth date	Jun 15, 1969	Oct 2, 1967
Age	27	29
Height	188 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	34	2
Ranking points (entering)	1,151	3,946
Elo (entering)	1,803	2,077
Current career W-L	370–301	590–268
Current career earnings	$6,921,029	$12,266,977

Pre-match H2H

Cedric Pioline #34 0 – 5 Thomas Muster #2

Path

Cedric Pioline's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Filippini #78	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1997	R32
Hernan Gumy #49	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1997	R64

Cedric Pioline's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Albert Costa #12	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1997	QF

Thomas Muster's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Renzo Furlan #64	5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1997	R32