Pieter Aldrich
# 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.

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### 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 | DNQ | DNQ | RR | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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% |
