Cedric Pioline vs Nicolas Escude, Marseille 2002, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Cedric Pioline

LostRank #7502.6036%

Escude won in 2 sets · 1h 17m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 25–7

Nicolas Escude

WinnerRank #10711.4564%

Venue

Palais des Sports de Marseille

Marseille, FRA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Very fast

6.5vs last year

Altitude

15 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 17m

9Aces15

3Double faults2

37Service points won47

10Service games played11

8Service games won11

11Return games played10

0/20%Break points saved100%1/1

0/10%Break points converted100%2/2

Head to head

1Pioline

3Escude

4 meetings

Hard 0–2Grass 1–0Clay 0–1

MarseilleSemifinal · 2002HardThis match
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
s HertogenboschRound of 16 · 2002Grass
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1
Nicolas Escude · Retired
Hamburg MastersRound of 32 · 2001Clay
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 2000Hard
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁴

Form and path

Cedric Pioline3–3

BaselCarpet

LRound of 32
Tim Henman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
WQualifying R3
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Martin Verkerk
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
WQualifying R2
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Gaston Etlis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 5
WQualifying R1
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Jiri Vanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4

LyonCarpet

LRound of 32
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 7Set 3: 1

BucharestClay

LRound of 32
David Sanchez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 2

Nicolas Escude3–3

Canada MastersHard

LRound of 64
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 2

Roland GarrosClay

Aix En Provence CHClay

LRound of 32
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 4

Match research

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Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
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Cedric Pioline vs Nicolas Escude, Marseille 2002, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research