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 ...

This July, Pierce, 44, will find a new home at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., where she will be inducted alongside Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia and Li Na of China.

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Elsewhere in the piece, Pierce writes, "From 18 to 25, I saw my dad once, when I won the Australian Open at age 20 [in 1995]. Other than that, I didn't see him.

PARIS — A ceremony to honor Mary Pierce, the last Frenchwoman to win the title at Roland-Garros 25 years ago, has been scrapped because she can't attend, French Open organizers said on Wednesday.

Today, Mary Pierce is as fit as a fiddle and stays in contact with me, always asking if I need anything. Yes, I am sure some of you will say I could have been a little softer in my letter.

PARIS -- Two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce isn't ready to hang up her racket just yet. Despite being sidelined by a knee injury since 2006, the Frenchwoman told sports daily L'Equipe that ...

PARIS — Two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce isn’t ready to hang up her racket just yet. Despite being sidelined by a knee injury since 2006, the Frenchwoman told sports daily L’Equipe ...

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Mary Pierce faces six months out of action after collapsing with a knee injury at the Generali Ladies event in Linz, Austria, on Thursday. The 31-year-old Frenchwoman fell heavily after her left knee ...

In 1989, Pierce became the youngest American girl to turn professional, just three years after first picking up a racket. Performance related. Jim Pierce reputedly physically and verbally abused Mary ...