QF Prague 1997

Cedric Pioline #41 def. Richard Fromberg #90

6-4 4-6 6-2

Cedric Pioline defeated Richard Fromberg 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the 1997 Prague quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 3, 1997*
Tournament: Prague
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 15m

Match Statistics

Stat	Cedric Pioline	Richard Fromberg
Aces	3	11
Double faults	2	9
First serve %	57.0%	58.0%
First serve points won %	68.0%	69.0%
Second serve points won %	63.0%	37.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	79.0%
Break points converted %	21.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Cedric Pioline	Richard Fromberg
Country	FRA	AUS
Birth date	Jun 15, 1969	Apr 28, 1970
Age	27	27
Height	188 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	41	90
Ranking points (entering)	1,028	522
Elo (entering)	1,822	1,646
Current career W-L	370–301	247–283
Current career earnings	$6,921,029	$2,605,740

Pre-match H2H

Cedric Pioline #41 1 – 0 Richard Fromberg #90

Path

Cedric Pioline's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Kroslak	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1997	R16
Karol Kucera #61	7-5 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 1997	R32

Cedric Pioline's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #89	6-3 6-7(7) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1997	SF

Richard Fromberg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcos Aurelio Gorriz #108	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1997	R16
Javier Sanchez #42	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 1997	R32