Piet Norval

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Piet Norval
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Cape Town, South Africa
Born (1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 54)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,832,303
Singles
Career record4–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 125 (19 June 1989)
Doubles
Career record329–300
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 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
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Doubles

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.

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Retirement

After retiring in 2001 from professional tennis, Norval set up and currently runs a tennis academy in Hartbeespoort. [1]

Major finals

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Silver 1992 Barcelona Olympics ClaySouth African Olympic Flag.svg  Wayne Ferreira  (RSA) Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6

Year-end championships finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2000 Bangalore Hard Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4

Career finals

Doubles: 35 (14–21)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Year-end championships (1)
ATP Masters Series (2)
ATP Championship Series (1)
ATP Tour (10)
Titles by surface
Hard (4)
Clay (5)
Grass (2)
Carpet (3)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Mar 1991 Key Biscayne, USAHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Wayne Ferreira Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
5–7, 7–6, 6–2
Loss1.Apr 1992 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Wayne Ferreira Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pieter Aldrich
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser
4–6, 4–6
Loss2.Aug 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Wayne Ferreira Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich
6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win2.Mar 1993 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bauer Flag of Latvia.svg Ģirts Dzelde
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Prpić
7–5, 7–6
Loss3.Jul 1993 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset
3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss4.Jul 1993 Stuttgart, GermanyClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Muller Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Nijssen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
6–7, 3–6
Win3.Oct 1993 Bolzano, ItalyCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg David Adams
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 6–2
Loss5.Feb 1994 Milan, ItalyCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Nijssen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Loss6.Apr 1994 Nice, FranceClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
5–7, 3–6
Win4.May 1994 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–4
Win5.Jul 1994 Stuttgart, GermanyClay Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–5
Loss7.Oct 1994 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Muller Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček
4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss8.Mar 1995 Indian Wells, USAHard Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Muller Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Ho
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven
4–6, 6–7
Loss9.Oct 1995 Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss10.Apr 1996 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez
1–6, 3–6
Loss11.Jun 1996 Nottingham, UKGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Petchey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Sapsford
7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win6.Jul 1996 Newport, USAGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kilderry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Tebbutt
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win7.Aug 1996 Los Angeles, USAHard Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
7–5, 6–2
Loss12.Oct 1996 Lyon, FranceCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg
2–6, 1–6
Loss13.May 1997 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez
3–6, 6–7
Loss14.Mar 1998 Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 3–6
Loss15.Jul 1998 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of South Africa.svg Lan Bale Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Larsson
4–6, 2–6
Win8.Aug 1998 Umag, Croatia Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss16.Oct 1998 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–7
Loss17.Jan 1999 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
3–6, 4–6
Loss18.Oct 1999 Vienna, AustriaHard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
3–6, 4–6
Win9.Oct 1999 Lyon, FranceCarpet Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win10.Nov 1999 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett Flag of the United States.svg Jan-Michael Gambill
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries
7–5, 6–3
Loss19.Mar 2000 Santiago, Chile Clay Flag of South Africa.svg Lan Bale Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten
Flag of Brazil.svg Antonio Prieto
2–6, 4–6
Win11.Apr 2000 Estoril, PortugalClay Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle
6–4, 7–5
Win12.Jun 2000 Nottingham, UKGrass Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss20.Oct 2000 Toulouse, FranceHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson Flag of France.svg Julien Boutter
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win13.Oct 2000 Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Loss21.Nov 2000 Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win14.Dec 2000 Year-end championships, Bangalore, IndiaHard Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
7–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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 SRCareer win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open NHAAAAA 2R 3R 3R 1R 2R QF 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 109–10
French Open AAAAA 1R 3R QF 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R A0 / 109–10
Wimbledon AAAA 3R SF 1R 3R 1R 3R 1R QF 3R 3R 2R A0 / 1118–11
US Open AAAA 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R A0 / 119–10
Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 10 / 42N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–00–00–04–25–25–48–41–42–41–47–45–44–43–40–1N/A45–41
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Were Not

ATP Masters Series

Before 1990
A1RQFAAFA2R1RA1RA0 / 67–6
Miami AWSFAA2RASFSF2R3RA1 / 716–6
Monte Carlo AAA1R2R2R2RQF1R2R1RA0 / 86–8
Rome AAA1RQF1R1R1R1R1R2RA0 / 83–8
Hamburg AAA1RW1R2RFQF2R2RA1 / 814–7
Montreal/Toronto AAAAAA2R1RA2RSFA0 / 45–4
Cincinnati AQF1R1R1R2R2R2R1R1R1RA0 / 105–10
Stuttgart (Stockholm) A2R2RQF2R1R1R1R1R1RFA0 / 107–10
Paris A1RQF1R2R1RASFQF1R1RA0 / 98–9
Masters Series SRN/A0 / 01 / 50 / 50 / 61 / 60 / 80 / 60 / 90 / 80 / 80 / 90 / 02 / 70N/A
Annual win–lossN/A0–08–48–52–69–56–84–614–97–83–810–90–0N/A71–68
Year-end ranking87033633450389193936184337282925231292N/A

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References

  1. "Piet "Pietie" Norval, Olimpic Doubles Silver Medalist".