Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player 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's career-high singles ranking was world No. 5, achieved in 2000.
Pioline won five singles titles in his career, the biggest at the ATP Masters Series event in Monte Carlo in 2000 – his last 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 1996 and 2001. After retiring from tennis, he became a tennis administrator. As of October 2008, he is the tournament director of the ATP Masters Series event in Paris and plays on the senior ATP 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.
Other
In 2011 Pioline was one of the contestants during the second season of the TV show Danse avec les stars.Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
Masters Series finals
Singles: 3 (1–2)
ATP career finals
Singles: 17 (5 titles, 12 runners-up)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1992 | Lyon, France | Carpet |  Pete Sampras | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1993 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay |  Sergi Bruguera | 6–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 1993 | US Open, New York City, U.S. | Hard | Pete Sampras | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Oct 1993 | Toulouse, France | Hard |  Arnaud Boetsch | 6–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet | Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Oct 1993 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Pete Sampras | 6–7, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–7 | Aug 1994 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7–5, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–8 | Feb 1996 | Zagreb, Croatia | Carpet |  Goran Ivanišević | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–9 | Feb 1996 | Marseille, France | Hard | Guy Forget | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–9 | Mar 1996 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet |  Kenneth Carlsen | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–9 | Apr 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay |  Bohdan Ulihrach | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–10 | Jul 1997 | Wimbledon, London, UK | Grass | Pete Sampras | 4–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–11 | Mar 1998 | London, UK | Carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–12 | Apr 1998 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Carlos Moyà | 3–6, 0–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–12 | Jun 1999 | Nottingham, UK | Grass |  Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–12 | Feb 2000 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard |  Tim Henman | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 5–12 | Apr 2000 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay |  Dominik Hrbatý | 6–4, 7–6, 7–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 win)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1993 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay |  Marc Rosset |  Hendrik Jan Davids  Piet Norval | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |