SF Eastbourne Open 1999

Cedric Pioline #52 def. Greg Rusedski #13

6-4 7-6(4)

Cedric Pioline defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1999 Eastbourne Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCedric PiolineGreg Rusedski
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
613
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
410
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%53.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.9%88.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.6%51.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.2%71.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
28.4%25.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.1%48.9%
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.
+12.3+9.7
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.
-9.7-12.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldCedric PiolineGreg Rusedski
Country FRA GBR
Birth dateJun 15, 1969Sep 6, 1973
Age3025
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5213
Ranking points (entering)8242,215
Elo (entering)1,7751,892
Current career W-L370–301417–278
Current career earnings$6,921,029$8,944,841
Pre-match H2H
Cedric Pioline #52 1 1 Greg Rusedski #13

Path

Cedric Pioline's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrew Ilie #626-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1999QF
Sebastien Grosjean #336-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1999R16
Richard Fromberg #756-7(3) 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 1999R32

Cedric Pioline's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kevin Ullyett #5746-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1999F

Greg Rusedski's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #366-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1999QF
Jan-Michael Gambill #504-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1999R16
Gianluca Pozzi #776-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 1999R32