Piet Norval
Appearance
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Cape Town, South Africa |
Born | Cape Town, South Africa | 7 April 1970
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $1,832,303 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–12 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 125 (19 June 1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 329–300 |
Career titles | 14 |
Highest ranking | No. 16 (16 January 1995) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1997) |
French Open | QF (1993) |
Wimbledon | SF (1991) |
US Open | QF (1998) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1999) |
Medal record |
Pieter ("Piet") Norval (born 7 April 1970) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. His most notable achievement was winning the mixed doubles at the French Open in 1999. The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he partnered Wayne Ferreira. The pair won the silver medal, after losing the final to Boris Becker and Michael Stich from Germany. Norval reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 19 June 1989, when he became the no. 125 of the world.
Retirement
[edit]After retiring in 2001 from professional tennis, Norval set up and currently runs a tennis academy in Hartbeespoort.[1]
Major finals
[edit]Olympic finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Silver | 1992 | Barcelona Olympics | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Year-end championships finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1–0)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2000 | Bangalore | Hard | 7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4 |
Career finals
[edit]Doubles: 35 (14–21)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Mar 1991 | Key Biscayne, USA | Hard | 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 1. | Apr 1992 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 2. | Aug 1992 | Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Win | 2. | Mar 1993 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | 7–5, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 3. | Jul 1993 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 4. | Jul 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Win | 3. | Oct 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 5. | Feb 1994 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 6. | Apr 1994 | Nice, France | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Win | 4. | May 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | 5. | Jul 1994 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | 7–6, 7–5 | ||
Loss | 7. | Oct 1994 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 8. | Mar 1995 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | 4–6, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 9. | Oct 1995 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 10. | Apr 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 11. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 6. | Jul 1996 | Newport, USA | Grass | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Win | 7. | Aug 1996 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 12. | Oct 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 13. | May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 14. | Mar 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 15. | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 8. | Aug 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 16. | Oct 1998 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 17. | Jan 1999 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 18. | Oct 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 9. | Oct 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 | ||
Win | 10. | Nov 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 19. | Mar 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 11. | Apr 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Win | 12. | Jun 2000 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 20. | Oct 2000 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | 6–7, 6–4, 6–7 | ||
Win | 13. | Oct 2000 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 21. | Nov 2000 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 14. | Dec 2000 | Year-end championships, Bangalore, India | Hard | 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 9–10 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 10 | 9–10 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | SF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 18–11 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 9–10 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 42 | N/A |
Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | N/A | 45–41 |
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990 |
A | 1R | QF | A | A | F | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | |||
Miami | A | W | SF | A | A | 2R | A | SF | SF | 2R | 3R | A | 1 / 7 | 16–6 | ||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | ||||
Rome | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | ||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | W | 1R | 2R | F | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 1 / 8 | 14–7 | ||||
Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | ||||
Cincinnati | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | ||||
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | A | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | ||||
Paris | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | ||||
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 70 | N/A | |||
Annual win–loss | N/A | 0–0 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 2–6 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 4–6 | 14–9 | 7–8 | 3–8 | 10–9 | 0–0 | N/A | 71–68 | |||
Year-end ranking | 870 | 336 | 334 | 503 | 89 | 19 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 43 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 1292 | N/A |
References
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[edit]Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Afrikaner people
- South African male tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players for South Africa
- Olympic silver medalists for South Africa
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- French Open champions