Cédric Pioline

Cédric Pioline

Country (sports)	France
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Born	(1969-06-15) 15 June 1969 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$6,921,029
Singles
Career record	389–318
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)
Doubles
Career record	41–50
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 93 (13 January 2003)

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.

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, 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	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
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 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	Marc Rosset	David Driscoll Piet Norval	6–3, 3–6, 7–6

External links

• Cédric Pioline at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Cédric Pioline at the Davis Cup