Pieter Aldrich
South African tennis player
| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
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| Residence | Vereeniging, South Africa |
| Born | (1965-09-07) 7 September 1965 (age 58) 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 1 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 64 (21 November 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1989, 1990) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1988, 1989) |
| US Open | 3R (1988, 1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 148–83 |
| Career titles | 9 2 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| 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) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (1990) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1992) |
| French Open | 3R (1990) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1990) |
| US Open | SF (1989) |
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.
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]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 wins, 1 loss)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1990 | Australian Open | Hard |  Danie Visser |  Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | Danie Visser |  Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 1990 | US Open | Hard | Danie Visser | Paul Annacone David Wheaton | 6–2, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1990 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass |  Darren Cahill | 7–6(12–10), 1–6, 6–1 |
Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 1988 | Charleston, United States | Grand Prix | Clay | Danie Visser |  Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 1988 | Forest Hills, United States | Grand Prix | Clay | Danie Visser | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 1988 | Queen's, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | Danie Visser | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 1988 | Stratton Mountain, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Danie Visser | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jan 1989 | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Danie Visser | Darren Cahill Wally Masur | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 1989 | Stratton Mountain, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Danie Visser | Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–5 | Aug 1989 | Indianapolis, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Danie Visser | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Aug 1989 | Cincinnati, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Danie Visser | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Oct 1989 | San Francisco, United States | Grand Prix | Carpet | Danie Visser | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 1989 | Frankfurt, Germany | Grand Prix | Carpet | Danie Visser | Kevin Curren  Eric Jelen | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jan 1990 | Sydney, Australia | World Series | Hard | Danie Visser | Pat Cash Mark Kratzmann | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–7 | Jan 1990 | Melbourne, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Danie Visser | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Jul 1990 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Danie Visser | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6–7, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 6–8 | Jul 1990 | Stuttgart, Germany | Championship Series | Clay | Danie Visser |  Per Henricsson Nicklas Utgren | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–8 | Sep 1990 | Flushing Meadows, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Danie Visser | Paul Annacone David Wheaton | 6–2, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–8 | Oct 1990 | Berlin, Germany | World Series | Carpet | Danie Visser | Kevin Curren Patrick Galbraith | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Feb 1992 | San Francisco, United States | World Series | Hard | Danie Visser | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 9–9 | Apr 1992 | Johannesburg, South Africa | World Series | Hard | Danie Visser | Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Apr 1992 | Nice, France | World Series | Clay | Danie Visser | Patrick Galbraith Scott Melville | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1989 | Cape Town, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Christo Van Rensburg | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1989 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Challenger | Grass | Wayne Ferreira | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1989 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Challenger | Grass | Danie Visser | David Adams Dean Botha | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 1992 | Indian Wells, United States | Challenger | Hard | Danie Visser | Mike Briggs Trevor Kronemann | 7–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 2R | 2R | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||||||
| US Open | A | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% | |||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Miami | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | |||||||||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | W | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 1 / 4 | 10–3 | 77% | ||||||||||
| French Open | A | 1R | A | QF | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R | QF | QF | F | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 13–5 | 72% | ||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | W | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | 70% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 2–2 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 20–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2 / 16 | 34–14 | 71% | ||||||||||
| Year-end Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | DNQ | RR | Did not qualify | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||||||||
| Miami | A | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% | ||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | SF | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | ||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | 1R | F | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | ||||||||||
| Paris | A | QF | SF | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 15–6 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 20 | 23–20 | 53% | ||||||||||
Mixed Doubles
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | QF | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | SF | QF | A | A | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% | ||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 3–2 | 7–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | 57% | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Peter Aldrich | Titles and Finals | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Starr Finds Son's Decomposed Body". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 8 July 1988. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Pieter Aldrich Gentlemen's Doubles Record" (PDF). Official Website of Wimbledon. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Aldrich wins Hall of Fame tennis tourney". United Press International. 15 July 1990. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "RESULTS PLUS". The New York Times. 16 July 1990. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Peter Aldrich | Rankings History | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "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
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Tennis world No. 1 men's doubles players
- Current ATP world No. 1 in bold, as of week of 8 April 2024[update]
- ATP rankings was introduced on 1 March 1976
- Bob Hewitt (1976 – 6 w)
- Raúl Ramírez (1976/1977 – 62 w)
- Frew McMillan (1977/1979 – 85 w)
- Tom Okker (1979 – 11 w)
- John McEnroe (1979/1989 – 269 w)
- Stan Smith (1981 – 8 w)
- Paul McNamee (1981 – 3 w)
- Peter Fleming (1982/1984 – 17 w)
- Tomáš Šmíd (1984/1985 – 34 w)
- Anders Järryd (1985/1992 – 107 w)
- Robert Seguso (1985/1988 – 62 w)
- Ken Flach (1985/1986 – 5 w)
- Stefan Edberg (1986/1987 – 15 w)
- Yannick Noah (1986/1987 – 19 w)
- Slobodan Živojinović (1986 – 7 w)
- Andrés Gómez (1986 – 13 w)
- Emilio Sánchez (1989 – 6 w)
- Jim Grabb (1989/1993 – 13 w)
- Jim Pugh (1989/1990 – 26 w)
- Danie Visser (1990 – 27 w)
- Rick Leach (1990 – 9 w)
- Pieter Aldrich (1990 – 19 w)
- David Pate (1991 – 25 w)
- John Fitzgerald (1991/1992 – 40 w)
- Todd Woodbridge (1992/2001 – 204 w)
- Kelly Jones (1992 – 1 w)
- Mark Woodforde (1992/2000 – 83 w)
- Richey Reneberg (1993 – 5 w)
- Patrick Galbraith (1993/1994 – 4 w)
- Grant Connell (1993/1994 – 17 w)
- Paul Haarhuis (1994/1999 – 71 w)
- Byron Black (1994 – 8 w)
- Jonathan Stark (1994 – 6 w)
- Jacco Eltingh (1995/1998 – 63 w)
- Mahesh Bhupathi (1999 – 4 w)
- Leander Paes (1999/2000 – 39 w)
- Jared Palmer (2000/2002 – 39 w)
- Alex O'Brien (2000 – 5 w)
- Jonas Björkman (2000/2005 – 74 w)
- Donald Johnson (2002 – 20 w)
- Mark Knowles (2002/2005 – 65 w)
- Daniel Nestor (2002/2012 – 108 w)
- Max Mirnyi (2003/2012 – 57 w)
- Bob Bryan (2003/2015 – 439 w)
- Mike Bryan (2003/2019 – 506 w)
- Nenad Zimonjić (2008/2010 – 40 w)
- Marcelo Melo (2015/2018 – 56 w)
- Jamie Murray (2016 – 9 w)
- Nicolas Mahut (2016/2017 – 39 w)
- Henri Kontinen (2017 – 26 w)
- Łukasz Kubot (2018 – 19 w)
- Mate Pavić (2018/2022 – 57 w)
- Juan Sebastián Cabal (2019/2020 – 29 w)
- Robert Farah (2019/2021 – 68 w)
- Nikola Mektić (2021 – 3 w)
- Joe Salisbury (2022 – 26 w)
- Rajeev Ram (2022/2023 – 9 w)
- Wesley Koolhof (2022/2023 – 34 w)
- Neal Skupski (2022/2023 – 35 w)
- Austin Krajicek (2023/2024 – 26 w)
- Rohan Bopanna (2024 – 8 w)
- Matthew Ebden (2024 – 1 w)
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