Her level of play vs Graf at the French in 1994 (and in all previous matches until she choked the finals) is on par with today’s best levels. Unreal for that time. I had never seen Graf being overpowered like this. Not even Seles did. Graf had horrible losses before and after (vs ASV and Coetzer) but they were due to her inability to keep the ball within the court while being outmaneuvered, not to being overpowered.
@@dariomondini1655 you’re right. Graf did change that in 1995 with playing many more down the line backhands. It was very obvious in her last match vs Pierce at the paris open. She won that one fairly easily after 2 losses in 3 matches in 1994.
Mary Pierce was so wonderful to watch. She was both elegant and powerful. All of her movements on the court was so clean and finished. She really had a lot of style.
This was such a huge win for Mary. She had just lost the French final to Arantxa after that incredible run. Arantxa was a very tough player to face in a final. Arantxa's 4 GS titles came against Graf (2), Seles (1), and Mary (1). Coincidentally her 8 losses came at the hands of those same 3 players. If Mary was connecting with her shots, then you were going to lose; that's all there was to it.
You’re so right. On her A game she could beat anyone. Can’t think of another player who beat ASV 6-1 6-0 Hingis 6-0 6-0, Graf 6-2 6-2, serena 6-2 6-1, Davenport 6-3 6-0, Seles 6-1 6-1 and also had convincing wins vs Hénin, clijsters, venus.
@@juju1305 Pierce was Seles' pigeon pre-stabbing and administered some thorough beatdowns to her. Pierce took 2 game from her in a semi on carpet and 2 and 2 on Paris hardcourts in 93
Pierce was such a great player. She was so interesting to watch. She played imaginative, and at times witty, tennis with angles and tonnes of natural power! One of the game's great talents. As many have said: Mary could beat anyone on her day - even Serena said that. When her game, body and mind were in harmony she could be unplayable: she's destroyed, at one time or another, all of the great tennis players she's faced in her career.
JR 1986 Happy to disagree :) I just feel she actually did well to grab what she did at the majors as play at the top is half a mental game in playing your best when it matters most. That’s not to say I don’t think she was a good player, I just feel more big wins would have made her a great. Sabatini had the same issue; insanely talented but just couldn’t get to grips with the mental part of her game and only managed to win the US Open ‘90. Also didn’t help that Sabatini grew up in tennis the same time as Graf.
I wouldn't say she destroyed Monica, they're matches were pretty competitive. If anything Seles handed her two pretty bad losses one almost being a double bagel.
Mary Pierce was so hot with that tennis dress. She played awesome once she got rid of the nerves. Mary Pierce deserves to be inducted into the a International Tennis Hall of Fame this year.
Mary was my great idol, she could have won 5 big slam if she had not been wounded so often. I once met Mary who signed a card with a very nice word. Her faith in God is unwavering and she is an exceptional woman. May God bless her
YAGOUB-ROUBA Nourredine Steffi Graf was my idol but Mary Pierce was a close second. She was amazing and wonderful to watch. To this day I still watch my recorded matches of her on video. She should be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame this year, she deserves it. Did you vote for her?
YAGOUB-ROUBA Nourredine i loved her too. I think nerves cost her the 1994 French finals (and 2005 too, had she played her game she’d have sent Hénin packing like she did a few months later at the USO)
A great tactical match from Pierce - you can see that's she's regularly moonballing to Arantxa's forehand. Arantxa had something of a technical fault with her forehand that meant she often couldn't do much with a high bouncing ball to her forehand. Towards the end of the match it really does break down
I’ve always enjoyed watching Mary play. She had such power but also femininity, which created a nice style I think. So happy she made into the Hall of Fame, as she deserves it!
Between her strange father and injuries it's so sad that Mary Pierce didn't have a long uninterrupted period of time where she could just play tennis at the peak of her powers. The women around at that time knew that all things being equal if she was on forget about it Mary Pierce was going to win. I have so much admiration for the strength of character she had having to overcome the actions of her brutal father. Mary Pierce should have won at least 5 to 10 grand slams. What a talent. I remember her beating Steffi Graf and at the time you had the feeling that Graf had no chance. A tip of the hat to Mary Pierce, not only for what she did but for what might have been.
Vicario is very quick that's her defense,chasing the balls away from her, but her attacks were not consistent waiting for Pierce to make an errors but Pierce was just perfect of making just a few errors..
Besides Venus and Serena nobody smacked that ball harder then Pierce. She had a solid serve too and became a complete player as her net game improved a lot. If not for injuries I think Pierce would have won 5 or 6 slams but 2 GS wins and 6 finals is a damn good career. I loved watching her fuss with her pony tail and sneaker taps on clay etc….. She was a princess at times but from what I have learned about Pierce she is a good person with a strong spiritual center and an all around good person. She was always fun to watch!!
Garbine Muguruza reminds me so much of Mary Peirce. Both talented players with 2 GS titles only to be plagued by injuries. Ever since that knee injury Peirce had, thats a such a hard one to swallow.
POWERFUL AND SUPER RANKING PLAYER IN THIS GAME........... BOTH PLAYERS IS ENERGY FULL, STAMINA FULL, STRONG FULL, TECHNICAL FULL, PRACTICE FULL AND POWERFUL....... .......... POWERFUL AND STRONG FULL GAME............. BUT WINER IS WONDERFUL...........
Marie Pierce was the best tennis player from France .. she had an extremely strong forehand and she was one of few tennis players who take risks and hit very hard .. but she wasn't lucky at all like all other players .. she used to threaten all the top players and defeat them and played many finals but lost them
Pierce should have won so much more, I don' understand how she ended up with only 2 meager slams and a bunch of tournaments. She should have dominated after Monica's stabbing
I agree. My take is that her game was too one-dimensional: POWER tennis. When she was on, she was unstoppable. But when she was off, she couldn't really rely on other means. I would have loved to see her more at the net and for her to set up points more patiently instead of trying to obliterate every ball.
Tress Braga I think.you're right. Incredible firepower and technique from Pierce but she was never a truly great mover, and wasn't the best at grinding out a result when she wasn't at her absolute mover.
She was far too inconsistent and did not have the movement or fitness to reliably challenge Graf. She was never going to dominate and she was certainly not going to consistently beat Steffi.
Mary was so great. That forehand was savage!!!! Too bad she only played well & put everything all together in one tournament every 5 years... how did mary do against seles?
Mary Pierce is one of the nominees for the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the fans can vote this year as to who gets inducted. If you are a fan of hers and believe she deserves to be inducted go to the Website and vote for her.
It's funny b/c Arantxa was a tough out for Mary most of the time but here Arantxa wasn't on her game as much and Mary was in Godmode. When Mary Pierce was in Godmode, you just know it's over and that's that.
OMG... I cannot stand Arantxa! She questioned way too many lines in her career to the point that it was annoying beyond belief! So glad Mary blew her off the court here!
Yeah agreed . Arantxa won most of the early matches but Mary dominated the later ones . Except the 1997 Wimbledon match where ASV killed her . Mary didn’t play well on grass
Que manera de luchar de Arantxa, llegando a bolas que otras darían por perdidas. A coraje no le ganaba nadie pese a su baja estatura, lo que le hacía desesperar a sus rivales y realizar hazañas impensables.
I'm sorry, but those who say arantxa is ugly, look at mary's face!! looks like a praying mantis... but yes, pierce's shots were more effective and tchnical, but nobody gives the top for free, so arantxa deserves at least a bit of respect.
Mary did have firepower and Mary is a FABULOUS person but man, an ugly, ugly game. I would marvel at her legendary inconsistencies from match to match. You can tell no one liked to play her because no one knew who was going to show up. Arantxa could be a graceful loser but only to a few like Stefanie Graf, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, Jana Novotna, Mary Joe Fernandez and players she respected and that respected her. I wouldn't even put Gabriela Sabatini in the mix because Arantxa KNEW she could beat Gabriela any day of the week and ALWAYS KNEW she's a better player than Gabriela. Even Chris Evert got snubbed in round 3 at 1988 Roland Garros by Arantxa...lol.
I kind of agree with you here - She wasn't too bad with speed, but her footwork was so cramped and she was way too close in the ball range that she had to twist her body into these weird positions to get her shot. If it wasn't for her power on the baseline and her ability to drive her opponents into the corners, then she maybe wouldn't have won. She had way more tenacity back then, but her game really improved after this win - right up to the 2000 win at Roland Garros.
Martina Hingis owned Aranxta. Their head to head was 18-2. She beat ASV for first time in 1996, a bit over a year after this match. Hingis v Pierce was less one sided. The h2h was 10-6 in Martina's favour.
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1995! And she's still hitting it harder than players in 2021. Mary Pierce, what a legend.
Her level of play vs Graf at the French in 1994 (and in all previous matches until she choked the finals) is on par with today’s best levels. Unreal for that time. I had never seen Graf being overpowered like this. Not even Seles did. Graf had horrible losses before and after (vs ASV and Coetzer) but they were due to her inability to keep the ball within the court while being outmaneuvered, not to being overpowered.
@@juju1305 yes, but Graf played only on right side... When people like Seles realized it, she started to loose...
@@dariomondini1655 you’re right. Graf did change that in 1995 with playing many more down the line backhands. It was very obvious in her last match vs Pierce at the paris open. She won that one fairly easily after 2 losses in 3 matches in 1994.
And using a racquet that was ancient even then - the original Wilson pro staff from 1984.
Mary Pierce was so wonderful to watch. She was both elegant and powerful. All of her movements on the court was so clean and finished. She really had a lot of style.
So hot also, I loved her!😍
Arantxa too 🤪!
I always liked Mary Pierce, so down to earth, and fun to watch with all that fire power!
This was such a huge win for Mary. She had just lost the French final to Arantxa after that incredible run. Arantxa was a very tough player to face in a final. Arantxa's 4 GS titles came against Graf (2), Seles (1), and Mary (1). Coincidentally her 8 losses came at the hands of those same 3 players. If Mary was connecting with her shots, then you were going to lose; that's all there was to it.
You’re so right. On her A game she could beat anyone. Can’t think of another player who beat ASV 6-1 6-0 Hingis 6-0 6-0, Graf 6-2 6-2, serena 6-2 6-1, Davenport 6-3 6-0, Seles 6-1 6-1 and also had convincing wins vs Hénin, clijsters, venus.
@@juju1305 Pierce was Seles' pigeon pre-stabbing and administered some thorough beatdowns to her. Pierce took 2 game from her in a semi on carpet and 2 and 2 on Paris hardcourts in 93
@@pepinopolice6928 they had a very tough match on Barcelona 1992 though.
Pierce was such a great player. She was so interesting to watch. She played imaginative, and at times witty, tennis with angles and tonnes of natural power! One of the game's great talents. As many have said: Mary could beat anyone on her day - even Serena said that. When her game, body and mind were in harmony she could be unplayable: she's destroyed, at one time or another, all of the great tennis players she's faced in her career.
Hogarth Brown absolutely true, and generally then got destroyed by a player ranked much lower......I feel she was lucky to get the slams she got
JR 1986 Happy to disagree :)
I just feel she actually did well to grab what she did at the majors as play at the top is half a mental game in playing your best when it matters most. That’s not to say I don’t think she was a good player, I just feel more big wins would have made her a great.
Sabatini had the same issue; insanely talented but just couldn’t get to grips with the mental part of her game and only managed to win the US Open ‘90. Also didn’t help that Sabatini grew up in tennis the same time as Graf.
I wouldn't say she destroyed Monica, they're matches were pretty competitive. If anything Seles handed her two pretty bad losses one almost being a double bagel.
Mary Pierce was so hot with that tennis dress. She played awesome once she got rid of the nerves. Mary Pierce deserves to be inducted into the a International Tennis Hall of Fame this year.
Hâte it WHEN you CAN’T see the score
cannot agree more with you, I hate it as well!
Mary pierce was a very elegant and fenomenal tenis player one of my favorites with amanda coatzer
Sweet memory with mary pierce @AO'95.. 😊☺😙😘😍 miss u mary...
both Sanchez and Pierce should have won a few more grand slams.
Mary was my great idol, she could have won 5 big slam if she had not been wounded so often. I once met Mary who signed a card with a very nice word. Her faith in God is unwavering and she is an exceptional woman. May God bless her
YAGOUB-ROUBA Nourredine Steffi Graf was my idol but Mary Pierce was a close second. She was amazing and wonderful to watch. To this day I still watch my recorded matches of her on video. She should be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame this year, she deserves it. Did you vote for her?
YAGOUB-ROUBA Nourredine i loved her too. I think nerves cost her the 1994 French finals (and 2005 too, had she played her game she’d have sent Hénin packing like she did a few months later at the USO)
PIERCE SHOULD WIN MORE GRAND SLAM TITLES...SUCH A JOYFUL GAME PLAYING STYLE..MY TOP 3 WTA FAVOURITES 😍
I like Mary Pierce, she was such an elegant player....and down to earth, im glad she won at least a couple of grand slams...
Shane Marten she also won the 2000 French Open doubles and 2005 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles
A great tactical match from Pierce - you can see that's she's regularly moonballing to Arantxa's forehand. Arantxa had something of a technical fault with her forehand that meant she often couldn't do much with a high bouncing ball to her forehand. Towards the end of the match it really does break down
I’ve always enjoyed watching Mary play. She had such power but also femininity, which created a nice style I think.
So happy she made into the Hall of Fame, as she deserves it!
Sweet memory with pierce @ausieopen'95.. miss u mary...☺😀😙
Between her strange father and injuries it's so sad that Mary Pierce didn't have a long uninterrupted period of time where she could just play tennis at the peak of her powers. The women around at that time knew that all things being equal if she was on forget about it Mary Pierce was going to win.
I have so much admiration for the strength of character she had having to overcome the actions of her brutal father.
Mary Pierce should have won at least 5 to 10 grand slams. What a talent. I remember her beating Steffi Graf and at the time you had the feeling that Graf had no chance.
A tip of the hat to Mary Pierce, not only for what she did but for what might have been.
Mery pearsisgreat and beautiful like ketova
Marvellous match from pierce .
Pierce’s power is astonishing. Makes Serena’s seem tame. If only she could have been more consistent.
Vicario is very quick that's her defense,chasing the balls away from her, but her attacks were not consistent waiting for Pierce to make an errors but Pierce was just perfect of making just a few errors..
Muchísimas igualdad entre ambas, de 10 enfrentamientos , ambas ganaron 5 partidos.
Great rallies from these two, congrats to Pierce!
After watching some classic matches of Mary Pierce, I get a feeling that she was one of Petra Kvitova's idols.
Very elegant tennis and she was so gracefull in the court.
She is a very important piece in tennis history.
Mary i love youuuuuu
Besides Venus and Serena nobody smacked that ball harder then Pierce. She had a solid serve too and became a complete player as her net game improved a lot. If not for injuries I think Pierce would have won 5 or 6 slams but 2 GS wins and 6 finals is a damn good career. I loved watching her fuss with her pony tail and sneaker taps on clay etc….. She was a princess at times but from what I have learned about Pierce she is a good person with a strong spiritual center and an all around good person. She was always fun to watch!!
All hard courts were green back then and that was normal, but they look so weird today not being blue.
Mary puissante, gracieuse et élégante, l'esthétique dans le tennis.
Pierce is just so fierce in court!👍❤️😊
Goran ivanisevic and Mary Pierce my best tennis player.
Mine too.
Garbine Muguruza reminds me so much of Mary Peirce. Both talented players with 2 GS titles only to be plagued by injuries. Ever since that knee injury Peirce had, thats a such a hard one to swallow.
It’s interesting that Arantxa’s grand slam finals were either to beat or to be beaten by Pierce, Seles and Graf. 😂
Jacques Hsu i had never noticed that. But yes lol she lost to all 3 and beat all 3.
Gotta give her credit for that. No one else beat both Graf and Seles in slam finals.
What did you expect - to beat Rafa, Nole and Roger?
Very good point indeed..
Favourite tennis player of all time. Mesmerising.
So good!!
ASV looked pretty glum at The Handshake.
great arancha¡¡ great mary pierce what a characters¡ sanchez vicario had such a character in court
very brave¡ the kerber of wta today
Pierce Power! I was so happy she won this. Love these two remain great friends ❤
Mary turned into Marymount here as a Major Championship.
POWERFUL AND SUPER RANKING PLAYER IN THIS GAME...........
BOTH PLAYERS IS ENERGY FULL, STAMINA FULL, STRONG FULL, TECHNICAL FULL, PRACTICE FULL AND POWERFUL....... ..........
POWERFUL AND STRONG FULL GAME.............
BUT WINER IS WONDERFUL...........
Mary should have been number 1 at least for a few weeks. But she was not consistent enough :-(
Que linda era mary pierce
Hubo Puntos 👉🎯➡Muy Buenos ... Pese al resultado, fué un Buen Partido.
Marie Pierce was the best tennis player from France .. she had an extremely strong forehand and she was one of few tennis players who take risks and hit very hard .. but she wasn't lucky at all like all other players .. she used to threaten all the top players and defeat them and played many finals but lost them
Pierce should have won so much more, I don' understand how she ended up with only 2 meager slams and a bunch of tournaments. She should have dominated after Monica's stabbing
I agree. My take is that her game was too one-dimensional: POWER tennis. When she was on, she was unstoppable. But when she was off, she couldn't really rely on other means. I would have loved to see her more at the net and for her to set up points more patiently instead of trying to obliterate every ball.
Tress Braga I think.you're right. Incredible firepower and technique from Pierce but she was never a truly great mover, and wasn't the best at grinding out a result when she wasn't at her absolute mover.
@Scott M Yes, agreed. She could be competitive with anyone on her day but she could be off and her fitness was hit and miss.
She was far too inconsistent and did not have the movement or fitness to reliably challenge Graf. She was never going to dominate and she was certainly not going to consistently beat Steffi.
I guess the answer is that her "B" game could be pretty awful at times. It was all or nothing with her.
ASV 2 finals in a row and both times got completely destroyed.
Not really relevant. She won two between those (FO and USO 1994, both against the players she lost to at the AO 94 and 95).
Mary Pierce is awesome to watch
Pierce has all the power and shot-making skills. She beat the backboard-type player.
Mary Pierce is my favorite of all time but Arantxa was also a hard hitter.
I have so much respect for ASV as a player and as a person. But I wonder if she could crack top 50 if she was playing these days
Mary was so great. That forehand was savage!!!! Too bad she only played well & put everything all together in one tournament every 5 years...
how did mary do against seles?
4 wins, 5 losses
I loved Mary's power shots!
Mary pierce was the Sharapova of her time
Arantxa was better than most pushers of today but except Halep.
Arantxa tenía que ganar 🏆 este Partido pero a Pierce le salió todo Bien 👍. Lástima Arantxa.
Peak Pierce ❤️
Mary Pierce is one of the nominees for the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the fans can vote this year as to who gets inducted. If you are a fan of hers and believe she deserves to be inducted go to the Website and vote for her.
Scott M awesome
Her 2005 run was amazing
jamesdavidkmoss yes it was
Mary is the best
Was Mary Pierce really known as an “actress” on-court? I have never thought of her that way.
Does anyone else think if Monica Seles had come back jan 95 she could of taken this AO?
Cuanta potencia tenía Mary Pierce! Y Arantxa era puro tanlento y velocidad. Aunque Mery también tenía tenis. No era solo una jugadora de potencia
Iga Swiatek reminds me of Mary Pierce so much nowadays
Mary did a way better job keeping the ball to the forehand during this final than she did at the French Open final.
Why in Highlights score is not shown.
It takes away charm
Mary Piece is the best French player in a while!
It's funny b/c Arantxa was a tough out for Mary most of the time but here Arantxa wasn't on her game as much and Mary was in Godmode. When Mary Pierce was in Godmode, you just know it's over and that's that.
This was a huge upset.
OMG... I cannot stand Arantxa! She questioned way too many lines in her career to the point that it was annoying beyond belief! So glad Mary blew her off the court here!
Agreed just too much fire power from Pierce
Because with the exception of Madison Brengle, Sara Errani and Aga, almost everyone has a lot of power and their conditioning has gone up.
And she was always sticking that little finger up in the air. ALWAYS!
She is beyond annoying lolz
Joe Momma the only person who questioned more line calls was Capriati
Vicario,can give some headaches to Graf if they play but she had difficulty defeating Mary Pierce or Monica Seles...
ASV had a much better record against Pierce than she did Graf. Seles was definitely a harder match up for her.
Yeah agreed . Arantxa won most of the early matches but Mary dominated the later ones . Except the 1997 Wimbledon match where ASV killed her . Mary didn’t play well on grass
🙂
Que manera de luchar de Arantxa, llegando a bolas que otras darían por perdidas. A coraje no le ganaba nadie pese a su baja estatura, lo que le hacía desesperar a sus rivales y realizar hazañas impensables.
Mary was a “doll”. The definition of femininity!
Marry i miss u.
Marry pierce is a great player
Arantxa N1
Really didnt like ASV , she would always call the lines before the judges
I think these girls were friends at one time 😂
0:26 t1ts bounce
Mary was listed as a French player. But to me, she was and always will be American.
Who's the women who comments??? She had a serious problem with Mary...
Pierce proves grunting does not equal power.
Mary was hottest women's player at time - a lot of females were jealous
I completely agree, she really was so beautiful, great body, loved her!😍
I'm sorry, but those who say arantxa is ugly, look at mary's face!! looks like a praying mantis... but yes, pierce's shots were more effective and tchnical, but nobody gives the top for free, so arantxa deserves at least a bit of respect.
If time machines were real pierce could compete today. Sanchez wouldn't even be top 100. 🙄
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Mary did have firepower and Mary is a FABULOUS person but man, an ugly, ugly game. I would marvel at her legendary inconsistencies from match to match. You can tell no one liked to play her because no one knew who was going to show up. Arantxa could be a graceful loser but only to a few like Stefanie Graf, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, Jana Novotna, Mary Joe Fernandez and players she respected and that respected her. I wouldn't even put Gabriela Sabatini in the mix because Arantxa KNEW she could beat Gabriela any day of the week and ALWAYS KNEW she's a better player than Gabriela. Even Chris Evert got snubbed in round 3 at 1988 Roland Garros by Arantxa...lol.
I kind of agree with you here - She wasn't too bad with speed, but her footwork was so cramped and she was way too close in the ball range that she had to twist her body into these weird positions to get her shot. If it wasn't for her power on the baseline and her ability to drive her opponents into the corners, then she maybe wouldn't have won. She had way more tenacity back then, but her game really improved after this win - right up to the 2000 win at Roland Garros.
If Mary's game is ugly what about Arantxa's ?
Si le jeu de Mary est laid celui d'Arantxa est épouvantable.
Испанка,такая внешне не вкусная....)
Very sloppy, scared tennis from both players. Hingis would've made a complete fool of either one of these ladies.
Very unlikely. Pierce beat Hingis 6-0 6-0 at the Canadian open 6 months after this.
The Forehead?
Hingis was also like 10.
Martina Hingis owned Aranxta. Their head to head was 18-2. She beat ASV for first time in 1996, a bit over a year after this match.
Hingis v Pierce was less one sided. The h2h was 10-6 in Martina's favour.
I never liked Mary Pierce, there was something about her that I just did not like
Princesa del tenis femenino!!!