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Nicolas Escude vs Cedric Pioline H2H: 4-3

Nicolas Escude holds a 4–3 lead over Cedric Pioline in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Nicolas Escude leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cedric Pioline won the 2002 Libéma Open round of 16 4-6 3-1 RET.

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Nicolas Escude
FRA Age 50 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main draw meetings
Cedric Pioline
FRA Age 57 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cedric Pioline #98 4-6 3-1 (ret.) Nicolas Escude #33 Match data Jun 21, 2002* R16 Libéma Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Nicolas Escude #27 6-3 7-5 Cedric Pioline #99 Match data Feb 16, 2002* SF Marseille ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nicolas Escude #36 6-4 3-6 6-1 Cedric Pioline #43 Match data May 17, 2001* R32 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nicolas Escude #30 7-5 7-6(4) Cedric Pioline #11 Match data Mar 15, 2000* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Escude #50 6-1 6-0 Cedric Pioline #17 Match data Oct 21, 1999* R32 Montpellier Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Cedric Pioline #18 7-6(7) 7-6(5) Nicolas Escude #107 Match data Feb 6, 1999* QF Marseille ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Cedric Pioline #60 6-3 6-3 Nicolas Escude #248 Match data Oct 6, 1995* R16 Toulouse ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Nicolas Escude #1,071 #17 1,357 1,918 157 125 55.7% 0 0 0 2 2 4
Cedric Pioline #750 #5 2,335 1,984 370 301 55.1% 0 1 0 1 3 5

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Nicolas Escude Cedric Pioline
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1993 0–1 0.0% #670 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1995 1–2 33.3% #189 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — 1989 0–3 0.0% #202 1,482 0 0
21 1997 6–6 50.0% #93 1,621 0 0 1990 5–12 29.4% #118 1,484 0 0
22 1998 22–22 50.0% #37 1,708 0 0 1991 21–20 51.2% #51 1,664 0 0
23 1999 19–15 55.9% #37 1,821 0 1 1992 31–27 53.4% #33 1,849 0 0
24 2000 26–23 53.1% #48 1,703 0 1 1993 51–27 65.4% #10 1,936 0 0
25 2001 28–23 54.9% #27 1,722 0 2 1994 29–28 50.9% #51 1,768 0 0
26 2002 29–15 65.9% #34 1,846 0 3 1995 24–27 47.1% #54 1,761 0 0
27 2003 11–10 52.4% #114 1,802 0 3 1996 38–21 64.4% #21 1,808 0 1
28 2004 15–8 65.2% #64 1,834 0 4 1997 37–25 59.7% #20 1,831 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 1998 38–26 59.4% #18 1,765 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1999 37–28 56.9% #13 1,796 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2000 32–19 62.7% #16 1,763 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 2001 17–22 43.6% #84 1,658 0 5
33 — — — — — — — 2002 10–16 38.5% #119 1,619 0 5

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Nicolas Escude Cedric Pioline
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 1993 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1997 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1998 13 11 24 54.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1991 6 6 12 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1999 12 9 21 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1992 13 10 23 56.5% 9 10 19 47.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5%
24 2000 16 11 27 59.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1993 19 9 28 67.9% 11 8 19 57.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 7 20 65.0%
25 2001 18 12 30 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1994 15 11 26 57.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 2002 15 5 20 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 1995 8 10 18 44.4% 6 8 14 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5%
27 2003 10 5 15 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 12 7 19 63.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 7 19 63.2%
28 2004 10 5 15 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1997 10 9 19 52.6% 13 7 20 65.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 15 13 28 53.6% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 10 5 15 66.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 20 16 36 55.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 16 10 26 61.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 8 11 19 42.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 4 5 9 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 96 61 157 61.1% 18 27 45 40.0% 21 14 35 60.0% 22 23 45 48.9% — 146 118 264 55.3% 109 93 202 54.0% 46 29 75 61.3% 69 61 130 53.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 238/282 of Nicolas Escude's and 560/651 of Cedric Pioline's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Nicolas Escude Cedric Pioline
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 1993 1/1 0.0 3.0 53.8% 51.4% 30.0% 41.7% 0.0% 41.5% 27.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 3/3 0.7 2.3 61.4% 64.7% 50.6% 56.7% 23.6% 59.2% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1997 9/12 4.7 3.1 56.8% 70.9% 53.7% 71.4% 37.5% 63.3% 36.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1998 32/44 6.4 3.4 57.0% 70.0% 47.6% 61.1% 39.2% 60.1% 37.9% 1991 40/41 3.5 3.4 59.0% 68.7% 51.3% 60.4% 46.4% 61.6% 38.4%
23 1999 28/34 6.3 2.6 57.0% 71.3% 54.2% 62.4% 45.9% 63.7% 39.3% 1992 53/58 5.8 3.7 57.0% 74.5% 46.4% 59.3% 41.4% 62.6% 36.9%
24 2000 43/49 6.5 3.6 51.7% 75.2% 51.3% 52.4% 36.7% 63.8% 39.1% 1993 68/78 5.7 3.0 59.8% 73.8% 52.0% 60.8% 40.6% 65.1% 39.4%
25 2001 41/51 6.0 3.8 54.4% 71.8% 50.6% 59.5% 46.5% 62.2% 37.8% 1994 44/57 4.5 3.3 60.1% 70.1% 48.9% 53.4% 42.1% 61.7% 39.9%
26 2002 38/44 7.7 4.5 58.9% 76.4% 51.3% 60.5% 43.6% 66.0% 39.5% 1995 44/51 4.9 3.8 57.9% 72.7% 48.2% 53.6% 37.8% 62.4% 37.6%
27 2003 20/21 8.2 4.0 57.7% 75.1% 49.2% 59.8% 46.6% 64.1% 38.4% 1996 53/59 6.0 3.2 55.9% 75.1% 51.7% 62.1% 44.4% 64.9% 39.6%
28 2004 23/23 7.3 2.4 59.7% 75.5% 53.2% 62.6% 42.2% 66.4% 38.8% 1997 51/62 5.9 3.5 60.9% 73.7% 51.1% 61.5% 42.4% 64.7% 38.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 56/64 5.4 3.3 58.6% 73.5% 50.4% 59.3% 47.1% 63.8% 38.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 54/65 6.0 4.6 54.4% 75.4% 49.2% 62.1% 42.4% 63.4% 36.2%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 46/51 8.2 4.8 52.7% 78.8% 51.3% 60.8% 41.8% 65.5% 39.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 31/39 8.3 4.6 52.5% 73.2% 51.4% 63.6% 40.7% 63.1% 36.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 20/26 5.7 4.4 51.2% 71.3% 48.3% 45.7% 32.5% 60.3% 33.6%
Career — 238/282 6.6 3.5 56.2% 73.3% 51.0% 59.6% 42.0% 63.5% 38.5% — 560/671 5.8 3.7 57.1% 73.7% 50.1% 59.3% 42.2% 63.5% 38.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Nicolas Escude Cedric Pioline
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 1993 1498 100.2 -2.06 +3.59 0.464 34.1% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 1505 108.2 -1.55 -1.30 0.817 47.2% +30 — — 33.3% -0.83 — 1–1 — -0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1483 114.0 — — — — — +7 — 12.5% -1.88 0–1 — — -0.41
21 1997 1621 125.8 +0.79 +0.26 0.983 49.9% -43 -32 — 48.4% -0.03 — 4–3 (57%) — -0.37 1990 1484 124.4 — — — — +14 +43 — 34.9% -0.47 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 100.1 +0.10
22 1998 1708 143.8 -0.82 +1.23 0.950 49.2% +9 -93 -49 50.0% -0.08 9–6 (60%) 8–4 (67%) 109.7 -1.77 1991 1665 135.0 +1.05 -0.51 1.002 50.2% -79 -6 — 50.5% +0.06 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) 101.5 -0.32
23 1999 1822 146.6 +1.88 +1.67 1.082 51.3% +16 — — 55.3% +0.26 7–6 (54%) 11–6 (65%) 103.6 -1.08 1992 1849 149.9 +1.29 -1.12 0.985 50.1% -31 -113 -257 52.3% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 10–13 (43%) 101.4 -1.91
24 2000 1704 140.2 +1.39 +1.93 1.082 51.3% +56 -130 -10 53.7% +0.40 6–9 (40%) 7–14 (33%) 88.0 +1.03 1993 1937 156.7 +3.18 +1.96 1.128 52.1% +8 -173 -173 60.8% +0.75 16–11 (59%) 19–19 (50%) 100.8 -4.16
25 2001 1723 146.5 +0.67 +0.71 1.001 49.9% -9 -144 +98 55.0% +0.43 9–8 (53%) 10–12 (45%) 98.3 -0.53 1994 1768 141.9 +0.19 +1.74 1.042 50.9% +34 -22 -59 51.3% +0.05 12–15 (44%) 11–8 (58%) 94.5 -0.27
26 2002 1847 151.5 +3.07 +1.82 1.161 52.3% +54 -306 -51 63.1% +0.66 8–7 (53%) 14–2 (88%) 109.1 -0.81 1995 1762 147.6 +1.13 +0.42 1.001 49.8% -23 +16 +10 50.8% -0.06 4–9 (31%) 12–7 (63%) 100.1 -3.16
27 2003 1803 136.0 +1.80 +1.45 1.069 51.5% +113 — -32 59.6% +0.55 3–1 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 101.4 -1.00 1996 1809 154.8 +2.69 +2.35 1.129 52.1% -33 +87 +32 63.1% +0.93 8–8 (50%) 10–6 (63%) 101.9 -1.10
28 2004 1835 138.5 +1.43 +2.19 1.155 52.1% +25 -193 — 67.3% +1.00 2–2 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 100.3 -0.24 1997 1832 150.4 +2.57 +1.89 1.093 51.3% -28 +52 +117 57.1% +0.51 14–11 (56%) 9–10 (47%) 100.8 -2.00
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1765 148.9 +1.69 +0.86 1.058 51.0% +5 +162 +116 56.6% +0.30 12–10 (55%) 15–14 (52%) 96.7 -0.97
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1797 143.0 +1.68 -0.71 0.989 50.0% -26 -11 +162 55.2% +0.07 9–13 (41%) 25–10 (71%) 101.1 -2.23
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1764 148.1 +2.89 +1.87 1.144 52.4% -10 +168 +138 60.6% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 15–13 (54%) 99.3 +0.89
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1658 131.9 +0.83 -1.42 0.999 50.1% +19 +151 +176 46.7% -0.27 6–8 (43%) 12–9 (57%) 96.8 -0.75
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1620 134.1 -0.60 -1.51 0.847 46.8% +33 +134 +147 35.1% -0.91 3–5 (38%) 3–7 (30%) 94.1 -2.76
Career — 1918 150.4 +1.26 +1.47 1.054 50.8% +30 -138 +10 55.8% +0.35 44–39 (53%) 68–50 (58%) 104.7 -1.82 — 1984 152.3 +1.77 +0.70 1.047 50.8% -10 +32 +46 54.2% +0.27 114–123 (48%) 149–132 (53%) 98.5 -2.84

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.