Cédric Pioline

Cédric Pioline

Country	France
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Date of birth	15 June 1969 (1969-06-15) (age 40)
Place of birth	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
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, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine) 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.

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	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	1997	Wimbledon	Grass	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–2, 6–4

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	7–6(2), 6–0
Runner-up	1998	Monte Carlo	Clay	Carlos Moyà	6–3, 6–0, 7–5
Winner	2000	Monte Carlo	Clay	Dominik Hrbatý	6–4, 7–6(3), 7–6(6)

Career finals

Singles: 17 (5-12)

Wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	11 March 1996	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet	Kenneth Carlsen	6–2, 7–6(7)
2.	28 April 1997	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Bohdan Ulihrach	6–2, 5–7, 7–6(4)
3.	14 June 1999	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Grass	Kevin Ullyett	6–3, 7–5
4.	14 February 2000	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Tim Henman	6–7(3), 6–4, 7–6(4)
5.	17 April 2000	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Dominik Hrbatý	6–4, 7–6(3), 7–6(6)

Runner-ups (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	26 October 1992	Lyon, France	Carpet	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–2
2.	26 April 1993	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	7–6, 6–0
3.	13 September 1993	US Open, New York City, USA	Hard	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
4.	11 October 1993	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Arnaud Boetsch	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
5.	18 October 1993	Bolzano, Italy	Carpet	Jonathan Stark	6–3, 6–2
6.	25 October 1993	Lyon, France	Carpet	Pete Sampras	7–6(5), 1–6, 7–5
7.	29 August 1994	Long Island, USA	Hard	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
8.	5 February 1996	Zagreb, Croatia	Carpet	Goran Ivanišević	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
9.	19 February 1996	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Guy Forget	7–5, 6–4
10.	7 July 1997	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
11.	2 March 1998	London, United Kingdom	Carpet	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7–5, 6–4
12.	27 April 1998	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Carlos Moyà	6–3, 6–0, 7–5

Singles performance timeline

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	Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval	6–3, 3–6, 7–6

External links

• Cédric Pioline at the Association of Tennis Professionals