Cedric Pioline - Tennis player -

October 30, 1996: The day Cedric Pioline showed the Paris public the finger, 26 years before being named tournament director

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an iconic moment in tennis. Today, we go back to 1996 to witness how Frenchman Cedric Pioline, defeated by Yevgeny Kafelnikov at the Paris-Bercy Masters, showed his own crowd the finger as he left the court

Alexandre Sokolowski

October 30, 2024

August 31, 1999: The day Pat Rafter was forced to give up his crown in the opening round of the US Open

Hampered by a painful shoulder and an in-form Cedric Pioline, Pat Rafter retired in the deciding set in the first round of the US Open on this day in 1999, leaving the court to a flurry of boos from the crowd

Alexandre Sokolowski

August 31, 2024

April 23, 2000: The day Cedric Pioline won his only ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo

Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 23, 2000, Frenchman Cedric Pioline took out Dominik Hrbaty at the Monte-Carlo Masters to claim his only ATP Masters 1000 title

Alexandre Sokolowski

April 23, 2024

Bercy, Djokovic, Rune, race to Turin: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters (but never had time to find out) – updated with the draw and Alcaraz exit

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Paris Masters, from former champs to ticket prices and the order of play

Bren Gray

November 1, 2023

Cedric Pioline at the 2022 Paris Masters

No plans to sell the license but considering other cities in France: Pioline on the future of the Paris Masters

Paris Masters TD Cedric Pioline talks about the challenges facing the event in the coming years

Haresh Ramchandani

November 7, 2022