R32 Roland Garros 1997

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 def. Cedric Pioline #33

7-5 6-4 6-7(3) 1-6 6-4

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Cedric Pioline 7-5 6-4 6-7(3) 1-6 6-4 in the 1997 Roland Garros round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovCedric Pioline
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
416
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.9%63.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.0%76.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.8%42.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%68.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.5%63.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
31.8%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.3%39.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
47.4%52.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.4+1.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.8+1.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovCedric Pioline
Country RUS FRA
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Jun 15, 1969
Age2327
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)333
Ranking points (entering)3,0081,185
Elo (entering)1,8701,857
Current career W-L574–281370–301
Current career earnings$23,883,797$6,921,029
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillaume Raoux #1077-5 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Martin Damm Sr 6-2 6-4 6-4WMatch dataMay 28, 1997R128

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #216-2 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 1997R16

Cedric Pioline's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gaston Etlis #1452-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Oliver Gross #966-4 6-4 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1997R128