Piet Norval


Pieter Norval 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)

Year-End Championships finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Career finals

Doubles: 35 (14–21)


ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Mar 1991Key Biscayne, USAHard Wayne Ferreira Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
5–7, 7–6, 6–2
Loss1.Apr 1992Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Wayne Ferreira Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser
4–6, 4–6
Loss2.Aug 1992Summer Olympics, Barcelona, SpainClay Wayne Ferreira Boris Becker
Michael Stich
6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win2.Mar 1993Casablanca, MoroccoClay Mike Bauer Ģirts Dzelde
Goran Prpić
7–5, 7–6
Loss3.Jul 1993Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Hendrik Jan Davids Cédric Pioline
Marc Rosset
3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss4.Jul 1993Stuttgart, GermanyClay Gary Muller Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk
6–7, 3–6
Win3.Oct 1993Bolzano, ItalyCarpet Hendrik Jan Davids David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 6–2
Loss5.Feb 1994Milan, ItalyCarpet Hendrik Jan Davids Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk
6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Loss6.Apr 1994Nice, FranceClay Hendrik Jan Davids Javier Sánchez
Mark Woodforde
5–7, 3–6
Win4.May 1994Hamburg, GermanyClay Scott Melville Henrik Holm
Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–4
Win5.Jul 1994Stuttgart, GermanyClay Scott Melville Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–5
Loss7.Oct 1994Ostrava, Czech RepublicCarpet Gary Muller Martin Damm
Karel Nováček
4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss8.Mar 1995Indian Wells, USAHard Gary Muller Tommy Ho
Brett Steven
4–6, 6–7
Loss9.Oct 1995Palermo, ItalyClay Hendrik Jan Davids Àlex Corretja
Fabrice Santoro
7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss10.Apr 1996Barcelona, SpainClay Neil Broad Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
1–6, 3–6
Loss11.Jun 1996Nottingham, UKGrass Neil Broad Mark Petchey
Danny Sapsford
7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win6.Jul 1996Newport, USAGrass Marius Barnard Paul Kilderry
Michael Tebbutt
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win7.Aug 1996Los Angeles, USAHard Marius Barnard Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti
7–5, 6–2
Loss12.Oct 1996Lyon, FranceCarpet Neil Broad Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg
2–6, 1–6
Loss13.May 1997Hamburg, GermanyClay Neil Broad Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
3–6, 6–7
Loss14.Mar 1998Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Neil Broad Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 3–6
Loss15.Jul 1998Båstad, SwedenClay Lan Bale Magnus Gustafsson
Magnus Larsson
4–6, 2–6
Win8.Aug 1998Umag, CroatiaClay Neil Broad Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss16.Oct 1998Basel, SwitzerlandHard Kevin Ullyett Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–7
Loss17.Jan 1999Doha, QatarHard Kevin Ullyett Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer
3–6, 4–6
Loss18.Oct 1999Vienna, AustriaHard Kevin Ullyett David Prinosil
Sandon Stolle
3–6, 4–6
Win9.Oct 1999Lyon, FranceCarpet Kevin Ullyett Wayne Ferreira
Sandon Stolle
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win10.Nov 1999Stockholm, SwedenHard Kevin Ullyett Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries
7–5, 6–3
Loss19.Mar 2000Santiago, ChileClay Lan Bale Gustavo Kuerten
Antonio Prieto
2–6, 4–6
Win11.Apr 2000Estoril, PortugalClay Donald Johnson David Adams
Joshua Eagle
6–4, 7–5
Win12.Jun 2000Nottingham, UKGrass Donald Johnson Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss20.Oct 2000Toulouse, FranceHard Donald Johnson Julien Boutter
Fabrice Santoro
6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win13.Oct 2000Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet Donald Johnson Roger Federer
Dominik Hrbatý
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Loss21.Nov 2000Stuttgart, GermanyHard Donald Johnson Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win14.Dec 2000Year-End Championships, Bangalore, IndiaHard Donald Johnson Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
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