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Cédric Pioline

Country (sports)	France
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Prize money	US$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)
Last updated on: 18 October 2006.

Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) is a retired professional tennis player from France 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 was particularly noted for his topspin backhand. He is one of only a few players to have reached the top ten in the ATP rankings without ever winning a tournament (along with Marcos Baghdatis in 2006). Pioline was ranked as high as World No. 5 in 2000.

Pioline won five singles titles in his career, the biggest coming 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, Pioline became a tennis administrator. Currently, he is the tournament director of the ATP Masters Series event in Paris and plays on the senior ATP tour.

Grand Slam singles finals

Runner-ups (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1993	US Open	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1997	Wimbledon	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–2, 6–4

Titles (6)

Singles (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in 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, The Netherlands	Hard	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)

Doubles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1.	5 July 1993	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Marc Rosset	Hendrik Jans Davids Piet Norval	6–3, 3–6, 7–6

Singles runner-ups (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in 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	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, 1–6, 7–5
7.	29 August 1994	Long Island, U.S.	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	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

External links

• Cédric Pioline at the Association of Tennis Professionals

• French tennis players
• People from Hauts-de-Seine
• 1969 births
• Living people