Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | Rivière Noire, Mauritius |
Born | Montreal, Canada | 15 January 1975
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | March 1989 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $9,793,119 |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2019 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 511–237 |
Career titles | 18 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (30 January 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1995) |
French Open | W (2000) |
Wimbledon | QF (1996, 2005) |
US Open | F (2005) |
Other tournaments | |
Grand Slam Cup | QF (1999) |
Tour Finals | F (1997, 2005) |
Olympic Games | QF (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 197–116 |
Career titles | 10 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (10 July 2000) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2000) |
French Open | W (2000) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2002, 2004) |
US Open | SF (1999) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (1996, 2004) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1993) |
French Open | QF (1990, 1992) |
Wimbledon | W (2005) |
US Open | SF (1995) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (1997, 2003) |
Hopman Cup | F (1998) |
Mary Caroline Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a French former professional tennis player. Born in Canada to an American father and a French mother, Pierce holds citizenship of all three countries but represented France internationally in team competitions and the Olympics.
Pierce won four Grand Slam titles: two in singles, one in doubles and one in mixed doubles. She reached six Grand Slam singles finals, most recently at the US Open and French Open in 2005. Her Grand Slam singles titles came at the 1995 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open; Pierce is the most recent French player, male or female, to win the latter title.[1] She won the doubles event at the 2000 French Open with Martina Hingis as her partner, and reached an additional Grand Slam women's doubles final at the 2000 Australian Open, also partnering Hingis. She also won the mixed doubles event at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi. Pierce won 18 singles titles and 10 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including five Tier I singles events. She also twice reached the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2019.