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Cédric Pioline

Cédric Pioline - gare de Lyon - juin 2015 - 2.jpg
Pioline in June 2015

Country (sports)
 France
Residence
Geneva, Switzerland
Born
(1969-06-15) 15 June 1969 (age 49)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Turned pro 1989
Retired 2002
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money
$6,921,029
Singles
Career record 389–318 (55.02%)
Career titles 5
Highest ranking No. 5 (8 May 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (1998)
French Open SF (1998)
Wimbledon F (1997)
US Open F (1993)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam Cup QF (1997)
Doubles
Career record 41–50 (45.05%)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 93 (13 January 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1990)
French Open QF (1989)
Mixed doubles
Career record 0–1
Career titles 0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open 1R (1989)
Team competitions
Davis Cup
W (1996, 2001)

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.


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 ever 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.




Contents






  • 1 Personal life


  • 2 Other


  • 3 Major finals


    • 3.1 Grand Slam finals


      • 3.1.1 Singles: 2 (0–2)




    • 3.2 Masters Series finals


      • 3.2.1 Singles: 3 (1–2)






  • 4 ATP Career finals


    • 4.1 Singles: 17 (5 titles, 12 runner-ups)


    • 4.2 Singles performance timeline




  • 5 Doubles: 1 (1–0)


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





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


He was one of the contestants during the Second season of TV show Danse avec les stars.



Major finals



Grand Slam finals



Singles: 2 (0–2)




























Outcome

Year

Championship

Surface

Opponent in the final

Score in the final
Runner-up 1993 US Open Hard
United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 1997 Wimbledon Grass
United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6, 4–6


Masters Series finals



Singles: 3 (1–2)




































Outcome

Year

Championship

Surface

Opponent in the final

Score in the final
Runner-up

1993

Monte Carlo
Clay

Spain Sergi Bruguera
6–7(2–7), 0–6
Runner-up

1998
Monte Carlo
Clay

Spain Carlos Moyà
3–6, 0–6, 5–7
Winner

2000
Monte Carlo
Clay

Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)


ATP Career finals



Singles: 17 (5 titles, 12 runner-ups)














Legend
Grand Slam (0–2)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–2)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP International Series (3–7)









Titles by Surface
Hard (1–4)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (2–2)
Carpet (1–5)






































































































































































Outcome

No.

Date

Tournament

Surface

Opponent

Score
Runner-up
1.
26 October 1992

Lyon, France
Carpet

United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up
2.
26 April 1993

Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay

Spain Sergi Bruguera
6–7(2–7), 0–6
Runner-up
3.
13 September 1993

US Open, New York City, USA
Hard

United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up
4.
11 October 1993

Toulouse, France
Hard (i)

France Arnaud Boetsch
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up
5.
18 October 1993

Bolzano, Italy
Carpet

United States Jonathan Stark
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up
6.
25 October 1993
Lyon, France
Carpet

United States Pete Sampras
6–7(5–7), 6–1, 5–7
Runner-up
7.
29 August 1994

Long Island, USA
Hard

Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up
8.
5 February 1996

Zagreb, Croatia
Carpet

Croatia Goran Ivanišević
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up
9.
19 February 1996

Marseille, France
Hard (i)

France Guy Forget
5–7, 4–6
Winner
1.
11 March 1996

Copenhagen, Denmark
Carpet

Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Winner
2.
28 April 1997

Prague, Czech Republic
Clay

Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up
10.
7 July 1997

Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Grass

United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up
11.
2 March 1998
London, United Kingdom
Carpet

Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up
12.
27 April 1998
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay

Spain Carlos Moyà
3–6, 0–6, 5–7
Winner
3.
14 June 1999

Nottingham, United Kingdom
Grass

Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5
Winner
4.
14 February 2000

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Hard (i)

United Kingdom Tim Henman
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Winner
5.
17 April 2000

Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay

Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)


Singles performance timeline















































































































































































































































































































































































































Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Career SR Career Win-Loss

Grand Slam Tournaments

Australian Open
A
A
A

1R

1R

2R

2R

1R

1R
A
A

4R

1R

1R

3R
A
0 / 10
7–10

French Open
A
A

1R

1R

2R

4R

2R

2R

2R

QF

3R

SF

1R

4R

2R

1R
0 / 14
22–14

Wimbledon
A
A
A
A

2R

2R

QF

1R

QF

4R

F

1R

QF

2R

2R

1R
0 / 12
24–12

US Open
A
A
A
A

1R

3R

F

3R

2R

3R

4R

1R

SF

3R

1R

Q1
0 / 11
23–11
Grand Slam SR
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 1
0 / 2
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 3
0 / 3
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 2
0 / 47
N/A
Annual Win-Loss
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–2
2–4
7–4
12–4
3–4
6–4
9–3
10–3
8–4
9–4
6–4
4–4
0–2
N/A
76–47

Year-End Championships

Grand Slam Cup
Not Held
A
A
A

1R
A

1R

1R

QF

1R
A
Not Held
0 / 5
1–5

ATP Masters Series

Indian Wells
NME
A
A

2R

1R

1R

1R
A

QF

2R

2R

1R

2R
A
0 / 9
7–9

Miami
NME
A
A

4R
A

4R
A

3R

2R

3R
A

3R

2R

1R
0 / 8
8–8

Monte Carlo
NME

2R
A

1R

F

1R

2R

SF

2R

F

1R

W

3R

1R
1 / 12
25–11

Rome
NME
A

2R

1R

2R

3R

1R

2R

2R

2R

1R

2R

1R
LQ
0 / 11
8–11

Hamburg
NME
A
A

1R
A
A
A

2R

1R
A

1R

QF

2R
LQ
0 / 6
5–6

Canada
NME
A
A
A
A
A
A

3R
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 1
2–1

Cincinnati
NME
A
A

3R

2R

3R

1R

2R

1R

2R

3R
A
A
LQ
0 / 8
9–8

Stuttgart (Stockholm)
NME
A
A
A
A

1R
A
A

3R
A

2R
A
A
A
0 / 3
2–3

Paris
NME
A

1R

2R

2R

3R

2R

2R

2R

1R

QF

2R

1R
A
0 / 11
8–11
Masters Series SR
N/A
0 / 1
0 / 2
0 / 7
0 / 5
0 / 7
0 / 5
0 / 7
0 / 8
0 / 6
0 / 7
1 / 6
0 / 6
0 / 2
1 / 69
N/A
Annual Win-Loss
N/A
1–1
1–2
7–7
7–5
8–7
2–5
11–7
8–8
9–6
5–7
11–5
4–6
0–2
N/A
74–68
Year End Ranking
954
461
202
118
51
33
10
51
54
21
20
18
14
16
84
119
N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament

LQ = lost in the qualifying draw



Doubles: 1 (1–0)


Win (1)





















No.

Date

Tournament

Surface

Partner

Opponent in the final

Score in the final
1.
5 July 1993

Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay

Switzerland Marc Rosset

Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
South Africa Piet Norval
6–3, 3–6, 7–6


References





External links








  • Cédric Pioline at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata


  • Cédric Pioline at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata


  • Cédric Pioline at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata











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