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Cédric Pioline
French tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cédric Pioline (French: [sedʁik pjɔlin]; 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.[1][2][3] 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[update], he has been the tournament director of the Paris Masters, and plays on the ATP Champions Tour.
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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]
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Major finals
Grand Slam
Singles: 2 (0–2)
Masters Series
Singles: 3 (1–2)
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ATP career finals
Singles: 17 (5 titles, 12 runners-up)
Doubles: 1 (1 win)
Singles performance timeline
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.
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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 |
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TV show
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
- 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 | Total | Ranking | Result | ||
Alessandra Martines | Jean-Marc Généreux | Chris Marques | ||||||
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%) |
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