Pieter Aldrich

Pieter ("Piet") Aldrich (born 7 September 1965) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam men's doubles titles (Australian Open and US Open)[1] and became the world No. 1 in doubles in 1990.

Pieter Aldrich

Country (sports)	South Africa
Residence	Vereeniging, South Africa
Born	(1965-09-07) 7 September 1965 Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1987
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$790,019
Singles
Career record	36–40
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 64 (21 November 1988)
Doubles
Career record	148–83
Career titles	9
Highest ranking	No. 1 (23 July 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1990)
French Open	QF (1990)
Wimbledon	F (1990)
US Open	W (1990)

Career

Aldrich won the first of nine career doubles titles in 1988 at Charleston, South Carolina.[2]

In 1990, Aldrich won the men's doubles titles at both the Australian Open and the US Open, partnering his fellow South African player Danie Visser. The pair were also doubles runners-up at Wimbledon that year.[3]

1990 also saw Aldrich win his first (and only) top-level singles title at Newport, Rhode Island.[4][5] His career-high ranking in singles was world No. 64, which he achieved in 1988.[6]

Aldrich won the final doubles title of his career in 1992 in Johannesburg.[7]

Career titles

Doubles (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	1988	Charleston, U.S.	Clay	Danie Visser	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken	7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	1988	Forest Hills, U.S.	Clay	Danie Visser	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	2.	1988	London Queen's Club, England	Grass	Danie Visser	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	2–6, 6–7
Runner-up	3.	1988	Stratton Mountain, U.S.	Hard	Danie Visser	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	4.	1989	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Danie Visser	Darren Cahill Wally Masur	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	1989	Stratton Mountain, U.S.	Hard	Danie Visser	Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur	3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Winner	2.	1989	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Danie Visser	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	7–6, 7–6
Runner-up	6.	1989	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Danie Visser	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	4–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	1989	San Francisco, U.S.	Hard (i)	Danie Visser	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	1989	Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet (i)	Danie Visser	Kevin Curren Eric Jelen	7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	1990	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Danie Visser	Pat Cash Mark Kratzmann	4–6, 5–7
Winner	5.	1990	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Danie Visser	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	1990	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Danie Visser	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	6–7, 6–7, 6–7
Winner	6.	1990	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Danie Visser	Per Henricsson Nicklas Utgren	6–3, 6–4
Winner	7.	1990	US Open, New York	Hard	Danie Visser	Paul Annacone David Wheaton	6–2, 7–6, 6–2
Winner	8.	1990	Berlin, Germany	Carpet	Danie Visser	Kevin Curren Patrick Galbraith	7–6, 7–6
Runner-up	9.	1992	San Francisco, U.S.	Hard (i)	Danie Visser	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	4–6, 5–7
Winner	9.	1992	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Danie Visser	Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	10.	1992	Nice, France	Clay	Danie Visser	Patrick Galbraith Scott Melville	1–6, 6–3, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	Career SR	Career W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	NH	A	A	3R	W	1R	3R	1 / 4	10–2
French Open	A	A	A	1R	A	QF	A	2R	0 / 3	4–3
Wimbledon	A	A	3R	QF	QF	F	A	1R	0 / 5	13–5
US Open	A	A	1R	1R	3R	W	A	A	1 / 4	6–3
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	2 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 3	2 / 16	N/A
Annual Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–3	6–2	19–2	0–1	3–3	N/A	33–13
Year-end ranking	793	406	141	16	12	1	278	73	N/A

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

References

1. "Peter Aldrich | Titles and Finals | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
2. "Starr Finds Son's Decomposed Body". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 8 July 1988. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
3. "Pieter Aldrich Gentlemen's Doubles Record" (PDF). Official Website of Wimbledon. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
4. "Aldrich wins Hall of Fame tennis tourney". United Press International. 15 July 1990. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
5. "RESULTS PLUS". The New York Times. 16 July 1990. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
6. "Peter Aldrich | Rankings History | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
7. "ATP Johannesburg Draw (Men's) - 1992". Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

External links

• Pieter Aldrich at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Pieter Aldrich at the International Tennis Federation