# Cédric Pioline

Cédric Pioline (French:; born 15 June 1969) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 5 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), in 2000. Pioline was the runner-up at the 1993 US Open and the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. He won five singles titles in his career, including a Masters event at the 2000 Monte Carlo Masters. Pioline also competed for France in the Davis Cup, winning the cup in 1996 and 2001.
After retiring from tennis, Pioline became a tennis administrator. As of October 2008, he has been the tournament director of the Paris Masters, and plays on the ATP Champions 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.
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 of Danse avec les stars (the French version of Strictly Come Dancing) with his partner Katrina Patchett 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.
| Week | Dancing style | Music | Judge points | Judge points | Judge points | Total | Ranking | Result |
| Week | Dancing style | Music | Alessandra Martines | Jean-Marc Généreux | Chris Marques | Total | Ranking | Result |
| 1 | Rumba Cha-Cha-Cha (face to face) | "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele On the floor – Jennifer Lopez | 6 N/A | 4 N/A | 3 N/A | 13/30 | 8/9 | Eliminated (35%) |

## Major finals
### Grand Slam finals
#### Singles: 2 (0–2)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1993 | US Open | Hard | Pete Sampras | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Pete Sampras | 4–6, 2–6, 4–6 |

### Masters Series finals
#### Singles: 3 (1–2)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1993 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Sergi Bruguera | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1998 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Carlos Moyà | 3–6, 0–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2000 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |

## 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) | Pete Sampras | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1993 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Sergi Bruguera | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 1993 | US Open, New York City, U.S. | Hard | Pete Sampras | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Oct 1993 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Arnaud Boetsch | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet (i) | Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Oct 1993 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Pete Sampras | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–7 | Aug 1994 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7–5, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–8 | Feb 1996 | Zagreb, Croatia | Carpet (i) | Goran Ivanišević | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–9 | Feb 1996 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Guy Forget | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–9 | Mar 1996 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | Kenneth Carlsen | 6–2, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 2–9 | Apr 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Bohdan Ulihrach | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 2–10 | Jul 1997 | Wimbledon, London, UK | Grass | Pete Sampras | 4–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–11 | Mar 1998 | London, UK | Carpet (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–12 | Apr 1998 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Carlos Moyà | 3–6, 0–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–12 | Jun 1999 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–12 | Feb 2000 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Tim Henman | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 5–12 | Apr 2000 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |

### Doubles: 1 (1 win)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1993 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Marc Rosset | Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| 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 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | F | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 1R | SF | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 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 |
| Year-end championships |||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Cup | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series | ATP Masters Series |
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 7–9 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | A | 4R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 8–8 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | F | 1R | W | 3R | 1R | 1 / 12 | 25–11 |
| Rome | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 12 | 8–12 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 5–6 |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 9–8 |
| Stockholm | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Stuttgart | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | N/A | 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 | N/A | 0–3 | 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 | N/A |

## Best Grand Slam results details

| | Australian Open | Australian Open |
| 1998 Australian Open |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Fernando Meligeni | 6–4, 1–6, 6–5 ret. |
| 2R | Jordi Burillo | 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 3R | Àlex Corretja (11) | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 4R | Petr Korda (6) | 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| | French Open | French Open |
| 1998 French Open |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Marcelo Filippini | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4 |
| 2R | Julien Boutter (Q) | 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 3R | Richard Krajicek (10) | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 4R | Marat Safin (Q) | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| QF | Hicham Arazi | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–6, 6–3 |
| SF | Àlex Corretja (14) | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| | Wimbledon Championships | Wimbledon Championships |
| 1997 Wimbledon |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Marcelo Charpentier | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2R | Javier Frana | Walkover |
| 3R | Wayne Ferreira (15) | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 4R | Brett Steven | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
| QF | Greg Rusedski | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| SF | Michael Stich | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
| F | Pete Sampras (1) | 4–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| | US Open | US Open |
| 1993 US Open (15th Seed) |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | David Prinosil | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 2R | Jared Palmer | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 3R | Mats Wilander (WC) | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4R | Jim Courier (1) | 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| QF | Andrei Medvedev (8) | 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| SF | Wally Masur | 6–1, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–1 |
| F | 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 | PR |
| 1992 ||||||||
| 1. | Carlos Costa | 10 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 1R | 6–3, 6–3 | 66 |
| 2. | Ivan Lendl | 9 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | QF | 7–5, 6–4 | 57 |
| 1993 ||||||||
| 3. | Petr Korda | 5 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 3R | 6–3, 6–0 | 29 |
| 4. | Stefan Edberg | 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | SF | 6–4, 6–4 | 29 |
| 5. | Andriy Medvedev | 9 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3, 6–4 | 23 |
| 6. | Michael Stich | 6 | Long Island, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ | 15 |
| 7. | Jim Courier | 1 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 4R | 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–4 | 14 |
| 8. | Andriy Medvedev | 8 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 | 14 |
| 9. | Goran Ivanišević | 9 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet (i) | QF | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–0 | 11 |
| 1994 ||||||||
| 10. | Todd Martin | 9 | Long Island, United States | Hard | QF | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 | 18 |
| 1996 ||||||||
| 11. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 8 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–3 | 29 |
| 12. | Marcelo Ríos | 10 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 4R | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | 19 |
| 1997 ||||||||
| 13. | Thomas Muster | 2 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 3R | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 | 34 |
| 14. | Michael Chang | 2 | Stuttgart, Germany | Carpet (i) | 2R | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 | 25 |
| 1998 ||||||||
| 15. | Petr Korda | 2 | London, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | 2R | 6–3, 6–3 | 18 |
| 16. | Gustavo Kuerten | 9 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 3R | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–1 | 16 |
| 17. | Richard Krajicek | 10 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 3R | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 | 17 |
| 1999 ||||||||
| 18. | Richard Krajicek | 10 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | 2R | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$ | 18 |
| 19. | Richard Krajicek | 4 | Davis Cup, Nîmes, France | Clay (i) | RR | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ | 21 |
| 20. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 3R | 3–6, 6–4, 1–0, ret. | 39 |
| 21. | Gustavo Kuerten | 5 | Davis Cup, Pau, France | Carpet (i) | RR | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | 25 |
| 22. | Carlos Moyá | 10 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–1 | 26 |
| 23. | Pat Rafter | 4 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 1R | 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–0, ret. | 26 |
| 24. | 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. | Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | QF | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 | 15 |
| 2002 ||||||||
| 26. | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 3 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | QF | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5 | 99 |