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Mary Pierce Coaches Mauritius Kids After Father’s Death

6/7/2026

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Mary Pierce, who won the Open on June 10, 2000, embraced Christianity after a 2000 Indian Wells loss.
Mary Pierce launched the Mary Pierce Series, holding four $10,000 events in 2015 and three in 2016 in Mauritius, but paused it in 2017 when her father Jim Pierce was diagnosed with bladder cancer.
After Jim Pierce died in April 2026, Mary Pierce coaches children in Mauritius and awaits an International Tennis Federation (ITF) Transition Tour.

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Story summary

Mary Pierce, who won the Open on June 10, 2000, embraced Christianity after a 2000 Indian Wells loss.
Mary Pierce launched the Mary Pierce Series, holding four $10,000 events in 2015 and three in 2016 in Mauritius, but paused it in 2017 when her father Jim Pierce was diagnosed with bladder cancer.
After Jim Pierce died in April 2026, Mary Pierce coaches children in Mauritius and awaits an International Tennis Federation (ITF) Transition Tour.