French tennis player
Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969) is a French former 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 the Davis Cup, winning the cup in 1996 and 2001. After retiring from tennis, he became a tennis administrator. As of October 2008[update], 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.[citation needed]
He is married to Mireille Bercot; the couple have a son, Andrea (born 14 March 1993).[citation needed]
Other
In 2011 Pioline was one of the contestants during the second season of the TV showDanse avec les stars.[4]
- Danse avec les stars
This table shows the route of Cédric Pioline and Katrina Patchett in Danse Avec Les Stars. The face to face wasn't rated.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
Masters Series finals
Singles: 3 (1–2)
ATP career finals
Singles: 17 (5 titles, 12 runners-up)
| Legend |
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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) |
| | Titles by surface |
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| Hard (1–4) | | Grass (1–1) | | Clay (2–2) | | Carpet (1–5) |
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1992 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | 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 (i) | Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Oct 1993 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | 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 (i) | 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 (i) | 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 (i) | 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
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (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, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Best Grand Slam results details
| Australian Open |
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| 1998 Australian Open |
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| Round | Opponent | Score |
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| 1R | Fernando Meligeni | 6–4, 1–6, 6–5 ret. | | 2R | Jordi Burillo | 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | | 3R | Àlex Corretja (11) | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 | | 4R | Petr Korda (6) | 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| | French Open |
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| 1998 French Open |
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| Round | Opponent | Score |
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| 1R | Marcelo Filippini | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 | | 2R | Julien Boutter (Q) | 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | | 3R | Richard Krajicek (10) | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 | | 4R | Marat Safin (Q) | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 | | QF | Hicham Arazi | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3 | | SF | Àlex Corretja (14) | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
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| Wimbledon Championships |
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| 1997 Wimbledon |
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| Round | Opponent | Score |
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| 1R | Marcelo Charpentier | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 | | 2R | Javier Frana | Walkover | | 3R | Wayne Ferreira (15) | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 | | 4R | Brett Steven | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | | QF | Greg Rusedski | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | | SF | Michael Stich | 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 | | F | Pete Sampras (1) | 4–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| | US Open |
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| 1993 US Open (15th Seed) |
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| Round | Opponent | Score |
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| 1R | David Prinosil | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | | 2R | Jared Palmer | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 | | 3R | Mats Wilander (WC) | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | | 4R | Jim Courier (1) | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 | | QF | Andrei Medvedev (8) | 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 | | SF | Wally Masur | 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–1 | | F | Pete Sampras (2) | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
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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 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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| 1992 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 10. | Todd Martin | 9 | Long Island, United States | Hard | QF | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | 18 |
| 1996 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 25. | Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | QF | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 | 15 |
| 2002 |
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| 26. | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 3 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | QF | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–5 | 99 |
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