Mary Pierce
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| Country (sports) |
 France |
|---|---|
| Residence |
Sarasota, Florida, USA Mauritius |
| Born |
15 January 1975 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | March 1989 |
| Retired | 26 October 2006 (last match) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 9,793,119 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 511–237 (68.32%) |
| Career titles | 18 WTA, 2 ITF |
| 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 | |
| Tour Finals | F (1997, 2005) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 197–116 |
| Career titles | 10 WTA, 4 ITF |
| 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) |
| 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 Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a French-American retired tennis professional who played on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. Born in Canada, she is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States and played for France 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 last French player, male or female, to win the latter title. 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, partnering with Mahesh Bhupathi. Pierce won 18 WTA singles titles and 10 WTA doubles titles, including five Tier I singles events. She also twice reached the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships, most recently in 2005.
Pierce was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Yannick Adjani and Jim Pierce. Her mother is French and her father an American, qualifying Pierce for citizenship in all three countries. She was raised in the United States. She represented France in international tennis competitions many times. She speaks English and French fluently. She was previously briefly engaged to baseball player Roberto Alomar in 1999 and later to Air France pilot David Emmanuel Ades, but broke off both engagements.
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