| Intro | South African tennis player |
| Is |
Athlete Tennis player |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 7 April 1970, Cape Town |
| Age: | 50 years |
| Star sign | Aries |
| Residence | Cape Town |
Pieter (“Piet”) Norval (born 7 April 1970) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander 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. Norval reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 19 June 1989, when he became the no. 125 of the world.
Major finals
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Silver | 1992 | Barcelona Olympics | Clay | Wayne Ferreira |
Boris Becker Michael Stich |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Year-End Championships finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 2000 | Bangalore | Hard | Donald Johnson |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4 |
Career finals
Doubles: 35 (14–21)
- Wins (14)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 25 March 1991 | Key Biscayne, USA | Hard | Wayne Ferreira |
Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 6 April 1992 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Wayne Ferreira |
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 3 August 1992 | Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Wayne Ferreira |
Boris Becker Michael Stich |
6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 March 1993 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Mike Bauer |
Ģirts Dzelde Goran Prpić |
7–5, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 July 1993 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids |
Cédric Pioline Marc Rosset |
3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 26 July 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Gary Muller |
Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 18 October 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet | Hendrik Jan Davids |
David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 14 February 1994 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Hendrik Jan Davids |
Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk |
6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 18 April 1994 | Nice, France | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids |
Javier Sánchez Mark Woodforde |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 9 May 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Scott Melville |
Henrik Holm Anders Järryd |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 25 July 1994 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Scott Melville |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 17 October 1994 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet | Gary Muller |
Martin Damm Karel Nováček |
4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 13 March 1995 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | Gary Muller |
Tommy Ho Brett Steven |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 2 October 1995 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids |
Àlex Corretja Fabrice Santoro |
7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 22 April 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Neil Broad |
Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 24 June 1996 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | Neil Broad |
Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford |
7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 15 July 1996 | Newport, USA | Grass | Marius Barnard |
Paul Kilderry Michael Tebbutt |
6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 5 August 1996 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Marius Barnard |
Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 7 October 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Neil Broad |
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 12 May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Neil Broad |
Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 9 March 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Neil Broad |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 13 July 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Lan Bale |
Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 3 August 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Neil Broad |
Jiří Novák David Rikl |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 12 October 1998 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett |
Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 11 January 1999 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Kevin Ullyett |
Alex O’Brien Jared Palmer |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 18 October 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett |
David Prinosil Sandon Stolle |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 25 October 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Kevin Ullyett |
Wayne Ferreira Sandon Stolle |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 15 November 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett |
Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 6 March 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Lan Bale |
Gustavo Kuerten Antonio Prieto |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 17 April 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Donald Johnson |
David Adams Joshua Eagle |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 12. | 26 June 2000 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | Donald Johnson |
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 23 October 2000 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Donald Johnson |
Julien Boutter Fabrice Santoro |
6–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Winner | 13. | 30 October 2000 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Donald Johnson |
Roger Federer Dominik Hrbatý |
7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 6 November 2000 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Donald Johnson |
Jiří Novák David Rikl |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 17 December 2000 | Year-End Championships, Bangalore, India | Hard | Donald Johnson |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held