| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
|---|---|
| Residence | Cape Town,South Africa |
| Born | (1970-04-07)7 April 1970 (age 55) |
| 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 formertennis player fromSouth 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 the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, where he partneredWayne Ferreira. The pair won the silver medal, after losing the final toBoris Becker andMichael Stich from Germany. Norval reached his highest singlesATP-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 inHartbeespoort.[1]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1992 | Barcelona Olympics | Clay |  Wayne Ferreira (RSA) |  Boris BeckerMichael Stich | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2000 | Bangalore | Hard |  Donald Johnson |  Mahesh BhupathiLeander Paes | 7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4 |
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Mar 1991 | Key Biscayne, USA | Hard |  Wayne Ferreira | Ken FlachRobert Seguso | 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | Apr 1992 | Johannesburg,South Africa | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | Pieter AldrichDanie Visser | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Aug 1992 | Summer Olympics,Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Wayne Ferreira | Boris BeckerMichael 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 NijssenCyril 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 HolmAnders Järryd | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Jul 1994 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Scott Melville | Jacco EltinghPaul Haarhuis | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 1994 | Ostrava,Czech Republic | Carpet | Gary Muller | Martin DammKarel 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 CorretjaFabrice Santoro | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Apr 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  Neil Broad |  Luis LoboJavier Sánchez | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | Neil Broad | Mark PetcheyDanny Sapsford | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | Jul 1996 | Newport, USA | Grass | Marius Barnard | Paul KilderryMichael Tebbutt | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | Aug 1996 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Marius Barnard | Jonas BjörkmanNicklas Kulti | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12. | Oct 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Neil Broad | Jim GrabbRichey Reneberg | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 13. | May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Neil Broad | Luis LoboJavier Sánchez | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 14. | Mar 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Neil Broad | Jacco EltinghPaul Haarhuis | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15. | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Lan Bale | Magnus GustafssonMagnus Larsson | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | Aug 1998 | Umag,Croatia | Clay | Neil Broad | Jiří NovákDavid Rikl | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16. | Oct 1998 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  Kevin Ullyett | Olivier DelaîtreFabrice Santoro | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 17. | Jan 1999 | Doha,Qatar | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Alex O'BrienJared Palmer | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 18. | Oct 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett | David PrinosilSandon Stolle | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | Oct 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Kevin Ullyett | Wayne FerreiraSandon Stolle | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 10. | Nov 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett | Jan-Michael GambillScott Humphries | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 19. | Mar 2000 | Santiago,Chile | Clay | Lan Bale |  Gustavo KuertenAntonio Prieto | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | Apr 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Donald Johnson | David AdamsJoshua Eagle | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 12. | Jun 2000 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | Donald Johnson | Ellis FerreiraRick Leach | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 20. | Oct 2000 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Donald Johnson | Julien BoutterFabrice 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 NovákDavid Rikl | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14. | Dec 2000 | Year-end championships,Bangalore, India | Hard | Donald Johnson | Mahesh BhupathiLeander 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 | |
