Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969) is a French former professional
tennis
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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
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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
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event in
Monte Carlo
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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
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, winning the cup in 1996 and 2001. After retiring from tennis, he became a tennis administrator. , he is the tournament director of the ATP Masters Series event in
Paris
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and plays on the
senior ATP tour.
Personal life
Pioline grew up in a sporting family. His
Romania
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n mother, Adriana, born in
Câmpina
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, 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.
He is married to Mireille Bercot; the couple have a son, Andrea (born 14 March 1993).
Other
In 2011 Pioline was one of the contestants during the
second season of the TV show''
Danse avec les stars''.
; ''Danse avec les stars''
* In 2011 he participated in
season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
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of ''
Danse avec les stars'' (the French version of ''
Dancing with the Stars'') with his partner
Katrina Patchett
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Early life
She has been dancing since the age of three and competing since the age of seven. She was brought up in her mother (Julie Patch ...
but sadly got eliminated in the first week.
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)
Doubles: 1 (1 win)
Singles performance timeline
Best Grand Slam results details
Top 10 wins
Notes
References
External links
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1969 births
French male tennis players
French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
French people of Romanian descent
Hopman Cup competitors
Living people
Sportspeople from Neuilly-sur-Seine