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 US Open in 1993 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. Pioline 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)
Titles (6)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP Tour (5) |
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)
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 |
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