Pieter Aldrich
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Vereeniging, South Africa |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 7 September 1965
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) |
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]
Career titles[]
Doubles (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)[]
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1988 | Charleston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | 1988 | Forest Hills, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 2. | 1988 | London Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 3. | 1988 | Stratton Mountain, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 4. | 1989 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1989 | Stratton Mountain, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Win | 2. | 1989 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1989 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 1989 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | 1989 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | 1990 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 5. | 1990 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | 1990 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 6. | 1990 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 1990 | US Open, New York | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 8. | 1990 | Berlin, Germany | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 9. | 1992 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 9. | 1992 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 10. | 1992 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Doubles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Career SR | Career W-L |
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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 |
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[]
- South African male tennis players
- Tennis players from Johannesburg
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Afrikaner people
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- US Open (tennis) champions