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 show Danse 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
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)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 1992
Lyon , France
Carpet (i)
United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Apr 1993
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Spain Sergi Bruguera
6–7(2–7) , 0–6
Loss
0–3
Sep 1993
US Open , New York City, U.S.
Hard
United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
0–4
Oct 1993
Toulouse , France
Hard (i)
France Arnaud Boetsch
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 3–6
Loss
0–5
Oct 1993
Bolzano , Italy
Carpet (i)
United States Jonathan Stark
3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–6
Oct 1993
Lyon, France
Carpet (i)
United States Pete Sampras
6–7(5–7) , 6–1, 5–7
Loss
0–7
Aug 1994
Long Island , U.S.
Hard
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Loss
0–8
Feb 1996
Zagreb , Croatia
Carpet (i)
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–9
Feb 1996
Marseille , France
Hard (i)
France Guy Forget
5–7, 4–6
Win
1–9
Mar 1996
Copenhagen , Denmark
Carpet (i)
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Win
2–9
Apr 1997
Prague , Czech Republic
Clay
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
2–10
Jul 1997
Wimbledon , London, UK
Grass
United States Pete Sampras
4–6, 2–6, 4–6
Loss
2–11
Mar 1998
London , UK
Carpet (i)
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
5–7, 4–6
Loss
2–12
Apr 1998
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay
Spain Carlos Moyà
3–6, 0–6, 5–7
Win
3–12
Jun 1999
Nottingham , UK
Grass
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5
Win
4–12
Feb 2000
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Hard (i)
United Kingdom Tim Henman
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win
5–12
Apr 2000
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Slovakia 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
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
1998 Australian Open
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
6–4, 1–6, 6–5 ret.
2R
Spain Jordi Burillo
6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
3R
Spain Àlex Corretja (11)
6–2, 6–1, 6–4
4R
Czech Republic Petr Korda (6)
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
French Open
1998 French Open
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7) , 6–4
2R
France Julien Boutter (Q)
7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
3R
Netherlands Richard Krajicek (10)
6–3, 6–2, 7–5
4R
Russia Marat Safin (Q)
7–5, 4–6, 6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 6–4
QF
Morocco Hicham Arazi
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) , 4–6, 6–3
SF
Spain Àlex Corretja (14)
3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Wimbledon Championships
1997 Wimbledon
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Argentina Marcelo Charpentier
5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
2R
Argentina Javier Frana
Walkover
3R
South Africa Wayne Ferreira (15)
6–4, 6–3, 6–3
4R
New Zealand Brett Steven
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
QF
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
SF
Germany Michael Stich
6–7(2–7) , 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
F
United States Pete Sampras (1)
4–6, 2–6, 4–6
US Open
1993 US Open (15th Seed)
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Germany David Prinosil
6–7(6–8) , 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
2R
United States Jared Palmer
6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1
3R
Sweden Mats Wilander (WC)
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
4R
United States Jim Courier (1)
7–5, 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–4
QF
Ukraine Andrei Medvedev (8)
6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
SF
Australia Wally Masur
6–1, 6–7(3–7) , 7–6(7–2) , 6–1
F
United States Pete Sampras (2)
4–6, 4–6, 3–6
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
1992
1.
Spain Carlos Costa
10
Hilversum , Netherlands
Clay
1R
6–3, 6–3
66
2.
United States Ivan Lendl
9
Bordeaux , France
Clay
QF
7–5, 6–4
57
1993
3.
Czech Republic Petr Korda
5
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
3R
6–3, 6–0
29
4.
Sweden Stefan Edberg
3
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay
SF
6–4, 6–4
29
5.
Ukraine Andriy Medvedev
9
Wimbledon , London, United Kingdom
Grass
2R
6–7(7–9) , 7–6(8–6) , 6–3, 6–4
23
6.
Germany Michael Stich
6
Long Island , United States
Hard
2R
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
15
7.
United States Jim Courier
1
US Open , New York, United States
Hard
4R
7–5, 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–4
14
8.
Ukraine Andriy Medvedev
8
US Open, New York, United States
Hard
QF
6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
14
9.
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
9
Antwerp , Belgium
Carpet (i)
QF
7–6(9–7) , 6–0
11
1994
10.
United States Todd Martin
9
Long Island , United States
Hard
QF
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
18
1996
11.
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
8
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
2R
6–4, 6–3
29
12.
Chile Marcelo Ríos
10
French Open , Paris, France
Clay
4R
6–4, 6–1, 6–2
19
1997
13.
Austria Thomas Muster
2
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
3R
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
34
14.
United States Michael Chang
2
Stuttgart , Germany
Carpet (i)
2R
7–5, 1–6, 6–4
25
1998
15.
Czech Republic Petr Korda
2
London , United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
2R
6–3, 6–3
18
16.
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
9
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
3R
7–6(8–6) , 6–1
16
17.
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
10
French Open , Paris, France
Clay
3R
6–3, 6–2, 7–5
17
1999
18.
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
10
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Carpet (i)
2R
7–6(7–5) , 7–6(11–9)
18
19.
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
4
Davis Cup , Nîmes, France
Clay (i)
RR
6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
21
20.
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3
Wimbledon , London, United Kingdom
Grass
3R
3–6, 6–4, 1–0, ret.
39
21.
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
5
Davis Cup , Pau, France
Carpet (i)
RR
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
25
22.
Spain Carlos Moyá
10
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
1R
6–4, 6–1
26
23.
Australia Pat Rafter
4
US Open , New York, United States
Hard
1R
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–0, ret.
26
24.
Brazil 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.
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
4
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Hard (i)
QF
2–6, 6–3, 7–5
15
2002
26.
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
3
Marseille , France
Hard (i)
QF
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 7–5
99
Notes
References
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