- Cédric Pioline
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Cédric Pioline Country France
Residence Geneva, Switzerland Born 15 June 1969
Neuilly-sur-Seine, FranceHeight 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) Turned pro 1989 Retired 2002 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Career prize money US$6,921,029 Singles Career record 389–318 Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 5 (8 May 2000) Grand Slam results Australian Open 4R (1998) French Open SF (1998) Wimbledon F (1997) US Open F (1993) Doubles Career record 41–50 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 93 (13 January 2003) Last updated on: 18 October 2006. 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 highest singles world ranking was fifth, 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 1991 and 1996. 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.
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Personal
Cédric grew up in a family of athletes. His native Romanian mother, Adriana, born in Câmpina, was a volleyball player; she was part of the Romanian national team at 1956 Volleyball World Championships Finals, but her team lost in the finals against the Soviet Union, and took home the silver medal. His father, Maurice, also a professional volleyball player, who met his mother while at a volleyball match in Paris; they started dating, and later they married. The couple had two sons: Denis, who was their first child; and, three years later, Cédric.
Cédric is married to Mireille Bercot; the couple have a son, Andrea (born 14 March 1993).
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 Pete Sampras
4–6, 4–6, 3–6 Runner-up 1997 Wimbledon Grass 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 Sergi Bruguera
6–7(2–7), 0–6 Runner-up 1998 Monte Carlo Clay Carlos Moyà
3–6, 0–6, 5–7 Winner 2000 Monte Carlo Clay Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6) Career finals
Singles: 17 (5–12)
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 Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final Runner-up 1. 26 October 1992 Lyon, France Carpet Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6 Runner-up 2. 26 April 1993 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Sergi Bruguera
6–7(2–7), 0–6 Runner-up 3. 13 September 1993 US Open, New York City, USA Hard Pete Sampras
4–6, 4–6, 3–6 Runner-up 4. 11 October 1993 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Arnaud Boetsch
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6 Runner-up 5. 18 October 1993 Bolzano, Italy Carpet Jonathan Stark
3–6, 2–6 Runner-up 6. 25 October 1993 Lyon, France Carpet Pete Sampras
6–7(5–7), 6–1, 5–7 Runner-up 7. 29 August 1994 Long Island, USA Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–5, 1–6, 2–6 Runner-up 8. 5 February 1996 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet Goran Ivanišević
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 Runner-up 9. 19 February 1996 Marseille, France Hard (i) Guy Forget
5–7, 4–6 Winner 1. 11 March 1996 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Kenneth Carlsen
6–2, 7–6(9–7) Winner 2. 28 April 1997 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Bohdan Ulihrach
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) Runner-up 10. 7 July 1997 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6, 4–6 Runner-up 11. 2 March 1998 London, United Kingdom Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov
5–7, 4–6 Runner-up 12. 27 April 1998 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Carlos Moyà
3–6, 0–6, 5–7 Winner 3. 14 June 1999 Nottingham, United Kingdom Grass Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5 Winner 4. 14 February 2000 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Tim Henman
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Winner 5. 17 April 2000 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 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 U.S. Open A A A A 1R 3R F 3R 2R 3R 4R 1R SF 3R 1R LQ 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 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 drawDoubles: 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 Marc Rosset
Hendrik Jan Davids
Piet Norval
6–3, 3–6, 7–6 References
External links
Danse Avec Les Stars Season 2 Philippe Candeloro · Baptiste Giabiconi · Shy'm · Sheila · Francis Lalanne · Véronique Jannot · Valérie Bègue · Nâdiya · Cédric PiolineCategories:- 1969 births
- French male tennis players
- French people of Romanian descent
- Hopman Cup competitors
- Living people
- People from Neuilly-sur-Seine
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