R32 Prague 1997

Cedric Pioline #41 def. Karol Kucera #61

7-5 4-6 6-4

Cedric Pioline defeated Karol Kucera 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the 1997 Prague round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCedric PiolineKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
47
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.6%61.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
57.5%61.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.3%37.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
45.5%36.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.5%52.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
63.6%54.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.4%43.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.2%47.8%
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.
-5.4-9.3
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.
+9.3+5.4

* 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

FieldCedric PiolineKarol Kucera
Country FRA SVK
Birth dateJun 15, 1969Mar 4, 1974
Age2723
Height188 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4161
Ranking points (entering)1,028770
Elo (entering)1,8011,623
Current career W-L370–301261–233
Current career earnings$6,921,029$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Cedric Pioline #41 1 0 Karol Kucera #61

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.