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Pieter ("Piet") Norval (born April 7, 1970 in Bellville, Cape Town) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. The righthander 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: 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, and 3–6. Norval reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on June 19, 1989, when he became the number 125 of the world.
[edit] Titles (14)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (1) |
| ATP Masters Series (2) |
| ATP Tour (11) |
|
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (4) |
| Clay (5) |
| Grass (2) |
| Carpet (3) |
|
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
25 March 1991 |
Key Biscayne, U.S. |
Hard |
Wayne Ferreira |
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso |
5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| 2. |
22 March 1993 |
Casablanca, Morocco |
Clay |
Mike Bauer |
Girts Dzelde
Goran Prpić |
7–5, 7–6 |
| 3. |
18 October 1993 |
Bolzano, Italy |
Carpet |
Hendrik Jan Davids |
David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 4. |
9 May 1994 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Scott Melville |
Henrik Holm
Anders Järryd |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. |
25 July 1994 |
Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany |
Clay |
Scott Melville |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 7–5 |
| 6. |
15 July 1996 |
Newport, U.S. |
Grass |
Marius Barnard |
Paul Kilderry
Michael Tebbutt |
6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 7. |
5 August 1996 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
Hard |
Marius Barnard |
Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 8. |
3 August 1998 |
Umag, Croatia |
Clay |
Neil Broad |
Jiří Novák
David Rikl |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 9. |
25 October 1999 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet |
Kevin Ullyett |
Wayne Ferreira
Sandon Stolle |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 10. |
15 November 1999 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Kevin Ullyett |
Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 11. |
17 April 2000 |
Estoril, Portugal |
Clay |
Donald Johnson |
David Adams
Joshua Eagle |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 12. |
26 June 2000 |
Nottingham, England |
Grass |
Donald Johnson |
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 13. |
30 October 2000 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Carpet |
Donald Johnson |
Roger Federer
Dominik Hrbatý |
7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 14. |
17 December 2000 |
Doubles Championship, Bangalore |
Hard |
Donald Johnson |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
[edit] Runner-ups (21)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
6 April 1992 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
Hard |
Wayne Ferreira |
Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. |
3 August 1992 |
Barcelona Olympics, Spain |
Clay |
Wayne Ferreira |
Boris Becker
Michael Stich |
7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 3. |
12 July 1993 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Hendrik Jan Davids |
Cédric Pioline
Marc Rosset |
6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 4. |
26 July 1993 |
Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany |
Clay |
Gary Muller |
Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 5. |
14 February 1994 |
Milan, Italy |
Carpet |
Hendrik Jan Davids |
Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 6. |
18 April 1994 |
Nice, France |
Clay |
Hendrik Jan Davids |
Javier Sánchez
Mark Woodforde |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 7. |
17 October 1994 |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Carpet |
Gary Muller |
Martin Damm
Karel Nováček |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 8. |
13 March 1995 |
Indian Wells, U.S. |
Hard |
Gary Muller |
Tommy Ho
Brett Steven |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 9. |
2 October 1995 |
Palermo, Italy |
Clay |
Hendrik Jan Davids |
Àlex Corretja
Fabrice Santoro |
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 10. |
22 April 1996 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Neil Broad |
Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 11. |
24 June 1996 |
Nottingham, England |
Grass |
Neil Broad |
Mark Petchey
Danny Sapsford |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 12. |
7 October 1996 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet |
Neil Broad |
Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 13. |
12 May 1997 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Neil Broad |
Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 14. |
9 March 1998 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Carpet |
Neil Broad |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 15. |
13 July 1998 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Lan Bale |
Magnus Gustafsson
Magnus Larsson |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 16. |
12 October 1998 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Hard (i) |
Kevin Ullyett |
Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 17. |
11 January 1999 |
Doha, Qatar |
Hard |
Kevin Ullyett |
Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 18. |
18 October 1999 |
Vienna, Austria |
Hard (i) |
Kevin Ullyett |
David Prinosil
Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 19. |
6 March 2000 |
Santiago, Chile |
Clay |
Lan Bale |
Gustavo Kuerten
Antonio Prieto |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 20. |
23 October 2000 |
Toulouse, France |
Hard (i) |
Donald Johnson |
Julien Boutter
Fabrice Santoro |
7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 21. |
6 November 2000 |
Stuttgart Indoor, Germany |
Hard (i) |
Donald Johnson |
Jiří Novák
David Rikl |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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