Piet Norval
South African tennis player
Country (sports) | South Africa | ||||||||
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Residence | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||
Born | (1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 54) 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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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
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)
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 |
Year-end championships finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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 |
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 | 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 |
Doubles performance timeline
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
- ^ "Piet "Pietie" Norval, Olimpic Doubles Silver Medalist".
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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(national)
- 1902: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1903: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1904: Kate Gillou / Max Decugis
- 1905: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1906: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1907: A. Péan / Robert Wallet
- 1908: Kate Gillou / Max Decugis
- 1909: Jeanne Matthey / Max Decugis
- 1910: Marguerite Mény / Édouard Mény de Marangue
- 1911: Marguerite Broquedis / André Gobert
- 1912: Daisy Speranza / William Laurentz
- 1913: Daisy Speranza / William Laurentz
- 1914: Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis
- 1915–1919: No competition (World War I)
- 1920: Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis
- 1921: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1922: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1923: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1924: Marguerite Broquedis / Jean Borotra
(international)
- 1925: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1926: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1927: Marguerite Broquedis Bordes / Jean Borotra
- 1928: Eileen Bennett / Henri Cochet
- 1929: Eileen Bennett / Henri Cochet
- 1930: Cilly Aussem / Bill Tilden
- 1931: Betty Nuthall / Pat Spence
- 1932: Betty Nuthall / Fred Perry
- 1933: Margaret Scriven / Jack Crawford
- 1934: Colette Rosambert / Jean Borotra
- 1935: Lolette Payot / Marcel Bernard
- 1936: Billie Yorke / Marcel Bernard
- 1937: Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra
- 1938: Simonne Mathieu / Dragutin Mitić
- 1939: Sarah Palfrey Fabyan / Elwood Cooke
- 1940–1945: No competition (World War II)
- 1946: Pauline Betz / Budge Patty
- 1947: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
- 1948: Patricia Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný
- 1949: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
- 1950: Barbara Scofield / Enrique Morea
- 1951: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1952: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1953: Doris Hart / Vic Seixas
- 1954: Maureen Connolly / Lew Hoad
- 1955: Darlene Hard / Gordon Forbes
- 1956: Thelma Coyne Long / Luis Ayala
- 1957: Věra Pužejová / Jiří Javorský
- 1958: Shirley Bloomer / Nicola Pietrangeli
- 1959: Yola Ramírez Ochoa / William Knight
- 1960: Maria Bueno / Robert Howe
- 1961: Darlene Hard / Rod Laver
- 1962: Renée Schuurman / Robert Howe
- 1963: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1964: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1965: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1966: Annette Van Zyl / Frew McMillan
- 1967: Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
- 1968: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1969: Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
- 1970: Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt
- 1971: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1972: Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kim Warwick
- 1973: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1974: Martina Navrátilová / Iván Molina
- 1975: Fiorella Bonicelli / Thomas Koch
- 1976: Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick
- 1977: Mary Carillo / John McEnroe
- 1978: Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil
- 1979: Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt
- 1980: Anne Smith / Billy Martin
- 1981: Andrea Jaeger / Jimmy Arias
- 1982: Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd
- 1983: Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher
- 1984: Anne Smith / Dick Stockton
- 1985: Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt
- 1986: Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach
- 1987: Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario
- 1988: Lori McNeil / Jorge Lozano
- 1989: Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen
- 1990: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jorge Lozano
- 1991: Helena Suková / Cyril Suk
- 1992: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mark Woodforde
- 1993: Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy
- 1994: Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting
- 1995: Larisa Neiland / Todd Woodbridge
- 1996: Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana
- 1997: Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 1998: Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob
- 1999: Katarina Srebotnik / Piet Norval
- 2000: Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams
- 2001: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomas Carbonell
- 2002: Cara Black / Wayne Black
- 2003: Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan
- 2004: Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet
- 2005: Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro
- 2006: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2007: Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram
- 2008: Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan
- 2009: Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
- 2010: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2011: Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky
- 2012: Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2013: Lucie Hradecká / František Čermák
- 2014: Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Jean-Julien Rojer
- 2015: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Mike Bryan
- 2016: Martina Hingis / Leander Paes
- 2017: Gabriela Dabrowski / Rohan Bopanna
- 2018: Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
- 2019: Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Desirae Krawczyk / Joe Salisbury
- 2022: Ena Shibahara / Wesley Koolhof
- 2023: Miyu Kato / Tim Pütz
- 2024: Laura Siegemund / Édouard Roger-Vasselin