Piet Norval

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Olympic medal record
Men's Tennis
Silver 1992 Barcelona Doubles

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 Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira Flag of the United States Ken Flach
Flag of the United States Robert Seguso
5–7, 7–6, 6–2
2. 22 March 1993 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Flag of the United States Mike Bauer Flag of Latvia Girts Dzelde
Flag of Croatia Goran Prpić
7–5, 7–6
3. 18 October 1993 Bolzano, Italy Carpet Flag of the Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of South Africa David Adams
Flag of Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 6–2
4. 9 May 1994 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of the United States Scott Melville Flag of Sweden Henrik Holm
Flag of Sweden Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–4
5. 25 July 1994 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Flag of the United States Scott Melville Flag of the Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–5
6. 15 July 1996 Newport, U.S. Grass Flag of South Africa Marius Barnard Flag of Australia Paul Kilderry
Flag of Australia Michael Tebbutt
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
7. 5 August 1996 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Flag of South Africa Marius Barnard Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman
Flag of Sweden Nicklas Kulti
7–5, 6–2
8. 3 August 1998 Umag, Croatia Clay Flag of the United Kingdom Neil Broad Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
9. 25 October 1999 Lyon, France Carpet Flag of Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Flag of Australia Sandon Stolle
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
10. 15 November 1999 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Flag of the United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Flag of the United States Scott Humphries
7–5, 6–3
11. 17 April 2000 Estoril, Portugal Clay Flag of the United States Donald Johnson Flag of South Africa David Adams
Flag of Australia Joshua Eagle
6–4, 7–5
12. 26 June 2000 Nottingham, England Grass Flag of the United States Donald Johnson Flag of South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States Rick Leach
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
13. 30 October 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Flag of the United States Donald Johnson Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer
Flag of Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
14. 17 December 2000 Doubles Championship, Bangalore Hard Flag of the United States Donald Johnson Flag of India Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India 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 Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira Flag of South Africa Pieter Aldrich
Flag of South Africa Danie Visser
6–4, 6–4
2. 3 August 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Spain Clay Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira Flag of Germany Boris Becker
Flag of Germany Michael Stich
7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
3. 12 July 1993 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of the Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of France Cédric Pioline
Flag of Switzerland Marc Rosset
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
4. 26 July 1993 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Flag of South Africa Gary Muller Flag of the Netherlands Tom Nijssen
Flag of the Czech Republic Cyril Suk
7–6, 6–3
5. 14 February 1994 Milan, Italy Carpet Flag of the Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of the Netherlands Tom Nijssen
Flag of the Czech Republic Cyril Suk
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
6. 18 April 1994 Nice, France Clay Flag of the Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of Spain Javier Sánchez
Flag of Australia Mark Woodforde
7–5, 6–3
7. 17 October 1994 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Flag of South Africa Gary Muller Flag of the Czech Republic Martin Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic Karel Nováček
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
8. 13 March 1995 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Flag of South Africa Gary Muller Flag of the United States Tommy Ho
Flag of New Zealand Brett Steven
6–4, 7–6
9. 2 October 1995 Palermo, Italy Clay Flag of the Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids Flag of Spain Àlex Corretja
Flag of France Fabrice Santoro
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
10. 22 April 1996 Barcelona, Spain Clay Flag of the United Kingdom Neil Broad Flag of Argentina Luis Lobo
Flag of Spain Javier Sánchez
6–1, 6–3
11. 24 June 1996 Nottingham, England Grass Flag of the United Kingdom Neil Broad Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Petchey
Flag of the United Kingdom Danny Sapsford
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
12. 7 October 1996 Lyon, France Carpet Flag of the United Kingdom Neil Broad Flag of the United States Jim Grabb
Flag of the United States Richey Reneberg
6–2, 6–1
13. 12 May 1997 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of the United Kingdom Neil Broad Flag of Argentina Luis Lobo
Flag of Spain Javier Sánchez
6–3, 7–6
14. 9 March 1998 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Flag of the United Kingdom Neil Broad Flag of the Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 6–3
15. 13 July 1998 Båstad, Sweden Clay Flag of South Africa Lan Bale Flag of Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Flag of Sweden Magnus Larsson
6–4, 6–2
16. 12 October 1998 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Flag of France Olivier Delaître
Flag of France Fabrice Santoro
6–3, 7–6
17. 11 January 1999 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Flag of the United States Alex O'Brien
Flag of the United States Jared Palmer
6–3, 6–4
18. 18 October 1999 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Flag of Germany David Prinosil
Flag of Australia Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–4
19. 6 March 2000 Santiago, Chile Clay Flag of South Africa Lan Bale Flag of Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Flag of Brazil Antonio Prieto
6–2, 6–4
20. 23 October 2000 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Flag of the United States Donald Johnson Flag of France Julien Boutter
Flag of France Fabrice Santoro
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
21. 6 November 2000 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Flag of the United States Donald Johnson Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl
3–6, 6–3, 6–4

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