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Mary Pierce

Athlete

Born: French

Mary Caroline Pierce is a French former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in singles and in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Pierce won 18 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including two majors at the 1995 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open, and five Tier I singles events. Pierce was a finalist at a further four singles majors, and twice at the Tour Finals.

In doubles, Pierce won 10 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two major titles at the 2000 French Open in women's doubles partnering Martina Hingis, and at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles partnering Mahesh Bhupathi. She was also a runner-up in women's doubles at the 2000 Australian Open, partnering Hingis.

Pierce was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2019. She is the most recent Frenchwoman to win the French Open singles title.

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French tennis player

Mary Pierce's Historical Timeline

  1. Mary Pierce is born

    Mary Pierce, French athlete, known for french tennis player, was born on 1975-01-15. Mary Caroline Pierce is a French former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No.

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Mary Pierce was born on 1975-01-15 (French).
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French tennis player
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