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More cheers and no jeers for the "French" Mary Pierce - Page 3© Michael Cecilio
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Jun 19, 2000
And so confirms the reemergence of one of the game's most enigmatic players. She was always around, always competing with the best, but could never actually beat the best when it mattered the most. How to explain Mary's sudden success seems so complex, yet Mary herself puts it down to translating the peace she finds off the court onto the court. That inner peace she finds with the success of her relationship with her brother-turned-coach David Pierce, her relationship with fiance Detroit Red Wings baseballer Roberto Alomar, and her relationship with Catholicism and with the higher power above. She is certainly a happier player and person than she was in her days as an anguished teen, when she was pressured by a domineering father who expected no less than the best and pressured by the tennis world who expected her to become the next Steffi Graf or Monica Seles. Nowadays, Mary tries to extricate herself from all of the pressures that may be in a highly-strung, high-intensity game by remaining calm on-court and fighting hard for each point, no matter what the score is. It has been a lot of hard work, and a lot of sweat, and a lot of tears. But Mary Pierce has finally done it! She has vindicated herself to the volatile French crowd by fighting for one of the most prized trophies in the sport. Not only is she at one with the French crowd, who are now proud to call her one of their own, but she is at one with herself, achieving the ultimate dream of her rollercoaster career by winning her hometown Grand Slam. And doing so in remarkable fashion, exactly the way Mary Pierce loves to do things!
French Open at Roland Garros, Paris
May 29-June 11, 2000
Red Clay surface, Grand Slam event
Prize Money: US$10.25 million
Winner's Prize: US$594,000
1999 Champion: Steffi Graf (GER)
2000 Champion: Mary Pierce (FRA) STATUS OF THE SEEDS (RANK)
1. Martina HINGIS (1) - SEMI FINALIST [lost to 6-Mary Pierce 6-4 5-7 6-2]
2. Lindsay DAVENPORT (2) - FIRST ROUND loser [lost to Dominique van Roost 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3]
3. Monica SELES (3) - QUARTER FINALIST [lost to 6-Mary Pierce 4-6 6-3 6-4]
4. Venus WILLIAMS (4) - QUARTER FINALIST [lost to 8-Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-0 1-6 6-2]
5. Conchita MARTINEZ (5) - FINALIST [lost to 6-Mary Pierce 6-2 7-5]
6. Mary PIERCE (7) - WINNER
7. Nathalie TAUZIAT (6) - THIRD ROUND loser [lost to Chanda Rubin 6-4 7-6(3)]
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