Piet Norval
Pieter ("Piet") Norval (born 7 April 1970) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. 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.
| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Residence | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Born | 7 April 1970 Cape Town, South Africa |
| 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
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Major finals
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Silver | 1992 | Barcelona Olympics | Clay |  |
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Year-End Championships finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 2000 | Bangalore | Hard |  |
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7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4 |
Career finals
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | Apr 1992 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | |
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Aug 1992 | Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | Mar 1993 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | |
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7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Jul 1993 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay |  |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 4. | Jul 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | |
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6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | Oct 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet | |
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | Feb 1994 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 6. | Apr 1994 | Nice, France | Clay | |
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | May 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Jul 1994 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | |
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7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 1994 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet | |
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4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Mar 1995 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | |
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4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9. | Oct 1995 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | |
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7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Apr 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  |
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | |
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7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | Jul 1996 | Newport, USA | Grass | |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | Aug 1996 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | |
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12. | Oct 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet | |
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 13. | May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 14. | Mar 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | |
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6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15. | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | |
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | Aug 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16. | Oct 1998 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  |
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3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 17. | Jan 1999 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 18. | Oct 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | Oct 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet | |
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4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 10. | Nov 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | |
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 19. | Mar 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | |
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | Apr 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | |
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 12. | Jun 2000 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 20. | Oct 2000 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Win | 13. | Oct 2000 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | |
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7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 21. | Nov 2000 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | |
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14. | Dec 2000 | Year-End Championships, Bangalore, India | Hard | |
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7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles performance timeline
| 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 Slams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
External links
- Piet Norval at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Piet Norval at the International Tennis Federation
- Piet Norval at the Davis Cup
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