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Karol Kucera v Cedric Pioline: stats compared | Lineball
Pioline wins on break points saved %. Kucera’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Kucera 505 matches, Pioline 678 matches.
Pioline averages 3.6 double faults a match to Kucera’s 4.5.
Pioline has the better break points saved %: 59.9 to Kucera’s 55.5.
Pioline averages 5.6 aces a match to Kucera’s 4.8 (17% more).
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): 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.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.07 total · best 1Titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
55.5First serve in %57.2
70.8First-serve points won %73.6
55.5Break points saved %59.9
40.9Return points won %38.2
4.82,399 total · best 23Acesper game5.63,670 total · best 26
Head to head
49 matches since 19965
Carpet · 3 matchesKucera 2Pioline 1
Clay · 3 matchesKucera 1Pioline 2
Hard · 2 matchesKucera 1Pioline 1
Grass · 1 matchKucera 0Pioline 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchKucera 0Pioline 1
Last meetings
29 Oct 2001 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 64 · CarpetKucera won 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3
6 Nov 2000 · Lyon · Round of 32 · CarpetKucera won 6-4 7-6(5)
17 Apr 2000 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Quarterfinal · ClayPioline won 6-2 6-4
21 June 1999 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassPioline won 6-4 5-7 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3
11 Jan 1999 · Sydney · Round of 16 · HardKucera won 6-4 6-0
18 May 1998 · World Team Cup · Round robin · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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12.3
6,200 total · best 29
Games wonper game
13.39,019 total · best 33
43.7Break points converted %40.9
52.4Sets won %53.8
51.0Games won %51.3
0.013 total · best 1Finalsper game0.017 total · best 1
1.3663 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.4957 total · best 3
1.2602 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.2821 total · best 3
11.85,959 total · best 29Games lostper game · lower is better12.78,574 total · best 33
0.4185 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.4288 total · best 3
4.52,283 total · best 17Double faultsper game · lower is better3.62,356 total · best 21
Kucera won 6-2 6-2
23 Feb 1998 · London · Quarterfinal · CarpetPioline won 6-3 4-6 6-2
28 Apr 1997 · Prague · Round of 32 · ClayPioline won 7-5 4-6 6-4
12 Feb 1996 · Marseille · Round of 32 · HardPioline won 6-4 6-4