R64 Miami Open 1997

Nicklas Kulti #70 def. Cedric Pioline #33

2-6 6-4 7-6(8)

Nicklas Kulti defeated Cedric Pioline 2-6 6-4 7-6(8) in the 1997 Miami Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicklas KultiCedric Pioline
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
913
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.7%61.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.1%76.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
33.3%45.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
72.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.6%64.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%27.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.1%40.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.1%51.9%
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.
-2.3+3.0
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.
-3.0+2.3

* 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

FieldNicklas KultiCedric Pioline
Country SWE FRA
Birth dateApr 22, 1971Jun 15, 1969
Age2527
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7033
Ranking points (entering)6851,154
Elo (entering)1,6481,806
Current career W-L150–179370–301
Current career earnings$3,186,946$6,921,029
Pre-match H2H
Nicklas Kulti #70 2 4 Cedric Pioline #33

Path

Nicklas Kulti's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Ondruska #1076-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 1997R128

Nicklas Kulti's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Nestor #1156-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 20, 1997R32

Cedric Pioline's path

No prior matches in this tournament.