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April 1989
- In April 1989 at a WTA tournament in Hilton Head, Pierce became the youngest American player (prior to Jennifer Capriati in 1990) to make her debut on the professional tour, aged 14 years and 2 months.
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The following year, Pierce won her first Grand Slam title for France by defeating Sánchez Vicario in straight sets in the final of the 1995 Australian Open and lost just 30 games in the whole tournament in becoming the first Canadian-born tennis player to win a singles Grand Slam.
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- March 1989
- Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Mary Pierce was a complete natural. Two years after she first picked up a racquet, Pierce was ranked #2 in the country in the USTA girls singles 12-and-under division. By this time, under the supervision of her father and coach, Jim, Mary was on the court every day for at least six hours. In 1989, at the age of 14, Pierce became the youngest ...
May 27, 2019 · Full of grace these days, Mary Pierce again returns to Paris as an observer of the sport rather than a competitor. The last Frenchwoman to win the singles title at Roland Garros, in 2000, finds ...
May 25, 2020 · A measure of her talent was that he had handed her a racket for the first time at the relatively late age of 10, yet she became the youngest American to turn professional, at 14 years and two...
Jul 17, 2019 · Here’s a look at some of her career highlights. 1. The First Grand Slam. In 1994, Pierce’s steady ascent in the game saw her advance to her first major final at Roland Garros. Several months ...
May 27, 2016 · She was just starting to dabble on the pro tour at 16 years old, playing some $25,000 tournaments and some $50,000 tournaments. What I really liked about Mary was the power she possessed. She didn’t back up at all. She took the ball early. Her groundstrokes were very compact on both sides. Basically, she just hit the crap out of the ball!
Jun 6, 2019 · Tennis News; Tennis Stories; Almost two decades have passed since the last time a French player has won the home Grand Slam in singles -- and such a record will not be broken in 2019.The path to ...
