Country (sports) | South Africa |
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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.
After retiring in 2001 from professional tennis, Norval set up and currently runs a tennis academy in Hartbeespoort. [1]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Silver | 1992 | Barcelona Olympics | Clay | Wayne Ferreira (RSA) | Boris Becker Michael Stich | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2000 | Bangalore | Hard | Donald Johnson | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4 |
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Mar 1991 | Key Biscayne, USA | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 1. | Apr 1992 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | Aug 1992 | Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Wayne Ferreira | Boris Becker Michael Stich | 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Mar 1993 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Mike Bauer | Ģirts Dzelde Goran Prpić | 7–5, 7–6 |
Loss | 3. | Jul 1993 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids | Cédric Pioline Marc Rosset | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Loss | 4. | Jul 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Gary Muller | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | Oct 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet | Hendrik Jan Davids | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | Feb 1994 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Hendrik Jan Davids | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 6. | Apr 1994 | Nice, France | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids | Javier Sánchez Mark Woodforde | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | May 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Scott Melville | Henrik Holm Anders Järryd | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | Jul 1994 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Scott Melville | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 7. | Oct 1994 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet | Gary Muller | Martin Damm Karel Nováček | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Loss | 8. | Mar 1995 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | Gary Muller | Tommy Ho Brett Steven | 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 9. | Oct 1995 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids | Àlex Corretja Fabrice Santoro | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 10. | Apr 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Neil Broad | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | Neil Broad | Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | Jul 1996 | Newport, USA | Grass | Marius Barnard | Paul Kilderry Michael Tebbutt | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | Aug 1996 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Marius Barnard | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 12. | Oct 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Neil Broad | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 13. | May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Neil Broad | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 14. | Mar 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Neil Broad | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 15. | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Lan Bale | Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8. | Aug 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Neil Broad | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 16. | Oct 1998 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 17. | Jan 1999 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 18. | Oct 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett | David Prinosil Sandon Stolle | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | Oct 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Kevin Ullyett | Wayne Ferreira Sandon Stolle | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 10. | Nov 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett | Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 19. | Mar 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Lan Bale | Gustavo Kuerten Antonio Prieto | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | Apr 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Donald Johnson | David Adams Joshua Eagle | 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 12. | Jun 2000 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | Donald Johnson | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 20. | Oct 2000 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Donald Johnson | Julien Boutter Fabrice Santoro | 6–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
Win | 13. | Oct 2000 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Donald Johnson | Roger Federer Dominik Hrbatý | 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 21. | Nov 2000 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Donald Johnson | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14. | Dec 2000 | Year-end championships, Bangalore, India | Hard | Donald Johnson | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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 |
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