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
ResidenceVereeniging, South Africa
Born (1965-09-07) 7 September 1965
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1987
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$790,019
Singles
Career record36–40
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 64 (21 November 1988)
Doubles
Career record148–83
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 1 (23 July 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1990)
French OpenQF (1990)
WimbledonF (1990)
US OpenW (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
Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992Career SRCareer 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.


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