Mary Pierce

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Pierce made her professional debut at the tender age of 14, a record that stood until Jennifer Capriati broke it at the Hilton Head tournament in 1989. She made a minimal impact on tour until she cracked the top ten for the first time in 1994. The next year Pierce made waves when she was victorious in Melbourne at the Australian Open and she became the first French woman to capture a Major win since 1967. The dream of winning for her native France however, was finally realized in 2000 when Pierce won at Roland Garros in Paris. Pierce had never received universal acceptance in the country of her mother due to her residence in Florida, but the entire nation celebrated the win en masse. Pierce was born in Montreal to Yannick and Jim Pierce. Yannick is French and Jim is American, qualifying Mary for citizenship in all three countries. She was raised in the United States. She has represented France in international tennis competitions many times. She speaks English and French fluently. Mary was previously engaged to baseball player Roberto Alomar and then later to Air France pilot David Emmanuel Ades, but broke off both engagements.