Pieter ("Piet") Norval (born 7 April 1970) is a former

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from

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, who turned professional in 1988. His most notable achievement was winning the mixed doubles at the French Open in 1999. The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the

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, where he partnered

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. The pair won the silver medal, after losing the final to

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and

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from Germany. Norval reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 19 June 1989, when he became the no. 125 of the world.

Retirement

After retiring in 2001 from professional tennis, Norval set up and currently runs a tennis academy in

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Major finals

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)

Year-end championships finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Career finals

Doubles: 35 (14–21)

Doubles performance timeline

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Norval, Piet 1970 births Living people Afrikaner people South African male tennis players Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for South Africa Olympic silver medalists for South Africa Olympic medalists in tennis Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics French Open champions Tennis players from Cape Town