Cédric Pioline (; 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), achieved in 2000. Pioline was the runner-up at the 1993 US Open and the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. He won five ATP Tour–level singles titles during 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. , 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).

Major finals

Grand Slam

Singles: 2 (0–2) ResultDateChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1993 US Open Hard Pete Sampras 4–6, 4–6, 3–6Loss 1997 Wimbledon Grass Pete Sampras 4–6, 2–6, 4–6

Masters Series

Singles: 3 (1–2) ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1993Monte Carlo Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–7(2–7), 0–6Loss 1998Monte Carlo Clay Carlos Moyà 3–6, 0–6, 5–7Win 2000Monte 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) Finals by surface Hard (1–4) Grass (1–1) Clay (2–2) Carpet (1–5)

ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 1992 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Pete Sampras 4–6, 2–6Loss 0–2 Apr 1993Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–7(2–7), 0–6Loss 0–3 Sep 1993US Open, New York City, U.S. Hard Pete Sampras 4–6, 4–6, 3–6Loss 0–4 Oct 1993 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Arnaud Boetsch 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6Loss 0–5 Oct 1993 Bolzano, Italy Carpet (i) Jonathan Stark 3–6, 2–6Loss 0–6 Oct 1993 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Pete Sampras 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 5–7Loss 0–7 Aug 1994 Long Island, U.S. Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 1–6, 2–6Loss 0–8 Feb 1996 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet (i) Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 3–6, 2–6Loss 0–9 Feb 1996 Marseille, France Hard (i) Guy Forget 5–7, 4–6Win 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 1997Wimbledon, London, UK Grass Pete Sampras 4–6, 2–6, 4–6Loss 2–11 Mar 1998London, UK Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5–7, 4–6Loss 2–12 Apr 1998Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Carlos Moyà 3–6, 0–6, 5–7Win 3–12 Jun 1999 Nottingham, UK Grass Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 7–5Win 4–12 Feb 2000Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Tim Henman 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)Win 5–12 Apr 2000Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 1 (1 win)

ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Jul 1993 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Marc Rosset Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval 6–3, 3–6, 7–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 1987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002 Career SR Career win–loss Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAA1R1R2R2R1R1RAA4R1R1R3RA0 / 107–10French OpenAA1R1R2R4R2R2R2RQF3RSF1R4R2R1R0 / 1422–14WimbledonAAAA2R2RQF1RQF4RF1RQF2R2R1R0 / 1224–12US OpenAAAA1R3RF3R2R3R4R1RSF3R1RQ10 / 1123–11Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 20 / 47N/AAnnual win–loss0–00–00–10–22–47–412–43–46–49–310–38–49–46–44–40–2N/A76–47 Year-end championshipsGrand Slam CupNot HeldAAA1RA1R1RQF1RANot Held0 / 51–5Grand Prix ATP Masters SeriesIndian WellsAAAAA2R1R1R1RAQF2R2R1R2RA0 / 97–9MiamiAAAAA4RA4RA3R2R3RA3R2R1R0 / 88–8Monte CarloAAA2RA1RF1R2RSF2RF1RW3R1R1 / 1225–11RomeAA1RA2R1R2R3R1R2R2R2R1R2R1RQ20 / 128–12HamburgAAAAA1RAAA2R1RA1RQF2RQ20 / 65–6CanadaAAAAAAAAA3RAAAAAA0 / 12–1CincinnatiAAAAA3R2R3R1R2R1R2R3RAAQ10 / 89–8StockholmAAAAAAA1RNot Masters Series0 / 10–1StuttgartNot HeldNot Masters SeriesAA3RA2RAANH0 / 22–2ParisAAAA1R2R2R3R2R2R2R1RQF2R1RA0 / 118–11Masters Series SRN/A0 / 10 / 20 / 70 / 50 / 70 / 50 / 70 / 80 / 60 / 71 / 60 / 60 / 21 / 69N/AAnnual win–lossN/A0–31–11–27–77–58–72–511–78–89–65–711–54–60–2N/A74–68 Year-end ranking9544612021185133105154212018141684119N/A

Best Grand Slam results details

Australian Open1998 Australian OpenRoundOpponentScore1R Fernando Meligeni6–4, 1–6, 6–5 ret.2R Jordi Burillo6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–33R Àlex Corretja (11)6–2, 6–1, 6–44R Petr Korda (6)4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

French Open1998 French OpenRoundOpponentScore1R Marcelo Filippini6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–42R Julien Boutter (Q)7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–43R Richard Krajicek (10)6–3, 6–2, 7–54R Marat Safin (Q)7–5, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4QF Hicham Arazi3–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3SF Àlex Corretja (14)3–6, 4–6, 2–6

Wimbledon Championships1997 WimbledonRoundOpponentScore1R Marcelo Charpentier5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–22R Javier FranaWalkover3R Wayne Ferreira (15)6–4, 6–3, 6–34R Brett Steven3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5QF Greg Rusedski6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3SF Michael Stich6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4F Pete Sampras (1)4–6, 2–6, 4–6

US Open1993 US Open (15th Seed)RoundOpponentScore1R David Prinosil6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–12R Jared Palmer6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–13R Mats Wilander (WC)6–4, 6–4, 6–44R Jim Courier (1)7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4QF Andrei Medvedev (8)6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2SF Wally Masur6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–1F Pete Sampras (2)4–6, 4–6, 3–6

Top 10 wins Season19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002TotalWins0002710223710126

#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore19921. Carlos Costa10Hilversum, NetherlandsClay1R6–3, 6–3662. Ivan Lendl9Bordeaux, FranceClayQF7–5, 6–45719933. Petr Korda5Monte Carlo, MonacoClay3R6–3, 6–0294. Stefan Edberg3Monte Carlo, MonacoClaySF6–4, 6–4295. Andriy Medvedev9Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass2R6–7(7–9), 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–4236. Michael Stich6Long Island, United StatesHard2R6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(8–6)157. Jim Courier1US Open, New York, United StatesHard4R7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4148. Andriy Medvedev8US Open, New York, United StatesHardQF6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2149. Goran Ivanišević9Antwerp, BelgiumCarpet (i)QF7–6(9–7), 6–011199410. Todd Martin9Long Island, United StatesHardQF7–6(7–3), 6–418199611. Yevgeny Kafelnikov8Monte Carlo, MonacoClay2R6–4, 6–32912. Marcelo Ríos10French Open, Paris, FranceClay4R6–4, 6–1, 6–219199713. Thomas Muster2Barcelona, SpainClay3R7–6(7–4), 6–43414. Michael Chang2Stuttgart, GermanyCarpet (i)2R7–5, 1–6, 6–425199815. Petr Korda2London, United KingdomCarpet (i)2R6–3, 6–31816. Gustavo Kuerten9Monte Carlo, MonacoClay3R7–6(8–6), 6–11617. Richard Krajicek10French Open, Paris, FranceClay3R6–3, 6–2, 7–517199918. Richard Krajicek10Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet (i)2R7–6(7–5), 7–6(11–9)1819. Richard Krajicek4Davis Cup, Nîmes, FranceClay (i)RR6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)2120. Yevgeny Kafelnikov3Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass3R3–6, 6–4, 1–0, ret.3921. Gustavo Kuerten5Davis Cup, Pau, FranceCarpet (i)RR6–3, 6–4, 6–42522. Carlos Moyá10Cincinnati, United StatesHard1R6–4, 6–12623. Pat Rafter4US Open, New York, United StatesHard1R4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–0, ret.2624. Gustavo Kuerten6US Open, New York, United StatesHardQF4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(16–14), 7–6(10–8)26200025. Nicolas Kiefer4Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i)QF2–6, 6–3, 7–515200226. Juan Carlos Ferrero3Marseille, FranceHard (i)QF6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–599

TV show 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.

WeekDancing styleMusicJudge pointsTotalRankingResultAlessandra MartinesJean-Marc GénéreuxChris Marques1Rumba Cha-Cha-Cha (face to face)"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele On the floor – Jennifer Lopez 6

N/A 4

N/A 3

N/A13/308/9Eliminated (35%)

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