Ilie v Pioline

Cedric Pioline takes it, 12–3 on categories

Pioline wins on first-serve points won %. Ilie’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Ilie 203 matches, Pioline 678 matches.

• Ilie has 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Pioline’s 5 titles (one every 50 matches).
• Pioline averages 1.2 sets lost a match to Ilie’s 1.5.
• Pioline has the better sets won %: 53.8 to Ilie’s 45.3.
• Winners’ edge: Pioline’s team won 55%, Ilie’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Pioline has 678 matches across 14 seasons, Ilie 203 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.