French tennis player
Cédric Pioline Pioline in September 2010
Country (sports) France Residence Geneva , SwitzerlandBorn (1969-06-15 ) 15 June 1969 (age 52) Neuilly-sur-Seine , FranceHeight 1.87 m (6 ft 1+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 1989 Retired 2002 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 6,921,029Career record 389–318 (55.0%) Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 5 (8 May 2000) Australian Open 4R (1998 ) French Open SF (1998 ) Wimbledon F (1997 ) US Open F (1993 ) Grand Slam Cup QF (1997 ) Career record 41–50 (45.1%) Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 93 (13 January 2003) Australian Open 1R (1990 ) French Open QF (1989 ) Career record 0–1 Career titles 0 French Open 1R (1989 ) Davis Cup W (1996 , 2001 )Hopman Cup F (1998 )
Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969) is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997 . On both occasions, he was beaten by Pete Sampras in straight sets.[1] [2] [3]
Pioline's career-high singles ranking was world No. 5, achieved in 2000.
Pioline won five singles titles in his career, the biggest at the ATP Masters Series event in Monte Carlo in 2000 – his last final on the professional tour. In addition to his finals appearances at the US Open and Wimbledon, he reached 10 other singles finals, including at Monte Carlo in 1993 and 1998. Pioline also competed for France in Davis Cup , winning the cup in 1996 and 2001. After retiring from tennis, he became a tennis administrator. As of October 2008 , he is the tournament director of the ATP Masters Series event in Paris and plays on the senior ATP tour .
Personal life [ ]
Pioline grew up in a sporting family. His Romanian mother, Adriana, born in Câmpina , was a volleyball player; she was part of the Romanian national team that reached the finals of the 1956 FIVB World Championship , but were defeated by the Soviet Union. His father, Maurice, also a professional volleyball player, met his mother while at a volleyball match in Paris. He has an older brother named Denis.
He is married to Mireille Bercot; the couple have a son Andrea (born 14 March 1993).
Other [ ]
In 2011 Pioline was one of the contestants during the second season of the TV show Danse avec les stars .[4]
Major finals [ ]
Grand Slam finals [ ]
Singles: 2 (0–2) [ ]
Score
Loss
1993
US Open
Hard
Pete Sampras
4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
1997
Wimbledon
Grass
Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6, 4–6
Masters Series finals [ ]
Singles: 3 (1–2) [ ]
ATP career finals [ ]
Singles: 17 (5 titles, 12 runners-up) [ ]
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Grand Slam (0–2)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–2)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP International Series (3–7)
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Hard (1–4)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (2–2)
Carpet (1–5)
W/L
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 1992
Lyon , France
Carpet
Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Apr 1993
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Sergi Bruguera
6–7(2–7) , 0–6
Loss
0–3
Sep 1993
US Open , New York City, U.S.
Hard
Pete Sampras
4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
0–4
Oct 1993
Toulouse , France
Hard (i)
Arnaud Boetsch
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 3–6
Loss
0–5
Oct 1993
Bolzano , Italy
Carpet
Jonathan Stark
3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–6
Oct 1993
Lyon, France
Carpet
Pete Sampras
6–7(5–7) , 6–1, 5–7
Loss
0–7
Aug 1994
Long Island , U.S.
Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Loss
0–8
Feb 1996
Zagreb , Croatia
Carpet
Goran Ivanišević
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–9
Feb 1996
Marseille , France
Hard (i)
Guy Forget
5–7, 4–6
Win
1–9
Mar 1996
Copenhagen , Denmark
Carpet
Kenneth Carlsen
6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Win
2–9
Apr 1997
Prague , Czech Republic
Clay
Bohdan Ulihrach
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
2–10
Jul 1997
Wimbledon , London, UK
Grass
Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6, 4–6
Loss
2–11
Mar 1998
London , UK
Carpet
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
5–7, 4–6
Loss
2–12
Apr 1998
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay
Carlos Moyà
3–6, 0–6, 5–7
Win
3–12
Jun 1999
Nottingham , UK
Grass
Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5
Win
4–12
Feb 2000
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Hard (i)
Tim Henman
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win
5–12
Apr 2000
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(8–6)
Doubles: 1 (1 win) [ ]
Singles performance timeline [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
P
NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Top 10 wins [ ]
Season
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Total
Wins
0
0
0
2
7
1
0
2
2
3
7
1
0
1
26
1992
1.
Carlos Costa
10
Hilversum , Netherlands
Clay
1R
6–3, 6–3
66
2.
Ivan Lendl
9
Bordeaux , France
Clay
QF
7–5, 6–4
57
1993
3.
Petr Korda
5
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
3R
6–3, 6–0
29
4.
Stefan Edberg
3
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay
SF
6–4, 6–4
29
5.
Andriy Medvedev
9
Wimbledon , London, United Kingdom
Grass
2R
6–7(7–9) , 7–6(8–6) , 6–3, 6–4
23
6.
Michael Stich
6
Long Island , United States
Hard
2R
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
15
7.
Jim Courier
1
US Open , New York, United States
Hard
4R
7–5, 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–4
14
8.
Andriy Medvedev
8
US Open, New York, United States
Hard
QF
6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
14
9.
Goran Ivanišević
9
Antwerp , Belgium
Carpet (i)
QF
7–6(9–7) , 6–0
11
1994
10.
Todd Martin
9
Long Island , United States
Hard
QF
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
18
1996
11.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
8
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
2R
6–4, 6–3
29
12.
Marcelo Ríos
10
French Open , Paris, France
Clay
4R
6–4, 6–1, 6–2
19
1997
13.
Thomas Muster
2
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
3R
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
34
14.
Michael Chang
2
Stuttgart , Germany
Carpet (i)
2R
7–5, 1–6, 6–4
25
1998
15.
Petr Korda
2
London , United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
2R
6–3, 6–3
18
16.
Gustavo Kuerten
9
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
3R
7–6(8–6) , 6–1
16
17.
Richard Krajicek
10
French Open , Paris, France
Clay
3R
6–3, 6–2, 7–5
17
1999
18.
Richard Krajicek
10
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Carpet (i)
2R
7–6(7–5) , 7–6(11–9)
18
19.
Richard Krajicek
4
Davis Cup , Nîmes, France
Clay (i)
RR
6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
21
20.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3
Wimbledon , London, United Kingdom
Grass
3R
3–6, 6–4, 1–0, ret.
39
21.
Gustavo Kuerten
5
Davis Cup , Pau, France
Carpet (i)
RR
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
25
22.
Carlos Moyá
10
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
1R
6–4, 6–1
26
23.
Pat Rafter
4
US Open , New York, United States
Hard
1R
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–0, ret.
26
24.
Gustavo Kuerten
6
US Open, New York, United States
Hard
QF
4–6, 7–6(8–6) , 7–6(16–14) , 7–6(10–8)
26
2000
25.
Nicolas Kiefer
4
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Hard (i)
QF
2–6, 6–3, 7–5
15
2002
26.
Juan Carlos Ferrero
3
Marseille , France
Hard (i)
QF
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 7–5
99
Notes [ ]
^ Stockholm from 1990 to 1994, Stuttgart from 1995 to 2001 and Madrid from 2002 onwards.
References [ ]
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