Carbonell v Pioline

Cedric Pioline takes it, 9–4 on categories

Pioline wins on first-serve points won %. Carbonell’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Carbonell 415 matches, Pioline 678 matches.

• Carbonell has the better first serve in %: 67.1 to Pioline’s 57.2.
• Pioline averages 5.6 aces a match to Carbonell’s 2.6 — 2.1 times as many.
• Pioline has the better first-serve points won %: 73.6 to Carbonell’s 64.5.
• Winners’ edge: Pioline’s team won 55%, Carbonell’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Pioline has 678 matches across 14 seasons, Carbonell 415 in 14 — 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.