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) 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 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)

Career

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

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.

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

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

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 wins, 1 loss)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) ATP 500 Series (0–0) ATP 250 Series (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (1–0) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
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)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (2–1) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–1) ATP 500 Series (1–0) ATP 250 Series (6–8)

Finals by surface Hard (5–6) Clay (2–2) Grass (0–2) Carpet (2–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (6–9) Indoors (3–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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)

Legend ATP Challenger (1–1) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
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)

Legend ATP Challenger (2–0) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

Key

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 %
Grand Slam tournaments
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 %
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 %
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%

External links

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