QF Tashkent 1998

Cedric Pioline #18 def. Marat Safin #57

6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3)

Cedric Pioline defeated Marat Safin 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3) in the 1998 Tashkent quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCedric PiolineMarat Safin
Aces420
Double faults46
First serve %55.0%56.0%
First serve points won %86.0%72.0%
Second serve points won %43.0%44.0%
Break points saved %50.0%56.0%
Break points converted %44.0%50.0%
Service points won %67.0%60.0%
Return points won %40.0%33.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldCedric PiolineMarat Safin
Country FRA RUS
Birth dateJun 15, 1969Jan 27, 1980
Age2918
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1857
Ranking points (entering)1,709747
Elo (entering)1,8011,718
Current career W-L370–301396–249
Current career earnings$6,921,029$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Cedric Pioline #18 1 0 Marat Safin #57

Path

Cedric Pioline's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Laurence Tieleman #1184-6 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 18, 1998R16
Vadim Kutsenko #2506-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 17, 1998R32

Cedric Pioline's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #102-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataSep 19, 1998SF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rogier Wassen #1666-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 18, 1998R16
Timur Ganiev #7596-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 17, 1998R32