SUMMARY: This is
Pete's first year on the pro circuit. He played only in North American
tournaments. He played in his first Grand Slam tournament (US Open) and
lost in the first round to Jaime Yzaga. His best result is a semifinal
appearance in Schenectady.
1989
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 18-19
ATP Tournaments Played : 19
Hard : 13-11
Carpet
: 1-3
Clay
: 2-3
Grass
: 2-2
Year-End Ranking : 81
Prize Money
: ??
SUMMARY: First full
year on the tour. He played in the four Grand Slam tournaments, and his
best result was the US Open where he reached the Fourth Round. He lost
in the first round of the Australian Open and Wimbledon, and the second
round of the French Open.
1990
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 51-17
ATP Tournaments Played : 21
Hard
: 27-8
Carpet :
18-6
Clay
: 0-1
Grass : 6-2
Year-End Ranking : 5
Prize Money
: $2,900,057
SUMMARY: Won his
first tour title in Philadelphia. He became the youngest US OPEN
champion. CHAMPION: Philadelphia, Manchester, US Open, Grand Slam
Cup SEMIFINALS: Milan, Montreal, Los Angeles, Stockholm QUARTERFINALS: Sydney Outdoor, Key Biscayne,
Indianapolis
1991
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 52-19
ATP Tournaments Played : 20
Hard : 25-7
Carpet : 19-6
Clay : 3-3
Grass : 5-3
Year-End Ranking : 6
Prize Money
: $1,908,413
SUMMARY: Lost defense
of his US Open title in the quarterfinals to Jim Courier. He said he was
"relieved to get the monkey of his back". This remark was
greeted with criticisms by the likes of Courier and Connors. Won the ATP
Tour World Championship. He played Davis Cup for the first time, against
France in the finals, and lost both his singles matches. CHAMPION: Los Angeles, Lyon, ATP Tour World
Championship FINALS: Philadelphia, Manchester, Cincinnati, Paris
Indoor SEMIFINALS: Orlando, Sydney Indoor QUARTERFINALS: US Open, Stockholm
1992
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 72-19
ATP Tournaments Played : 19
Hard
: 25-5
Carpet
: 18-4
Clay
: 22-8
Grass
: 7-2
Year-End Ranking : 3
Prize Money
: $1,995,087
SUMMARY: Made a major
breakthrough in the Wimbledon Championships by reaching the semifinals
after winning only one match the past three years. He won five titles
including the Super Nine event in Cincinnati. He made the finals of the
US Open where he lost to Stefan Edberg. This is the match that he said
turned his career around, the match that made him realize that
"being in the finals is not good enough". CHAMPION: Philadelphia, Kitzbühel, Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, Lyon FINALS: Atlanta, US Open SEMIFINALS: Nice, Rome, Wimbledon, Stockholm, ATP Tour
World Championships, Grand Slam Cup QUARTERFINALS: Memphis, Key Biscayne, French Open,
Queen's, Barcelona Olympics
1993
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 85-16
ATP Tournaments Played : 22
Hard : 43-6
Carpet : 21-5
Clay : 14-4
Grass : 7-1
Year-End Ranking : 1
Prize Money
: $4,579,325
SUMMARY:
Reached the no.1 ranking for the first time after winning the Hong Kong
event in April. Won two of the four grand slams (Wimbledon and US Open). CHAMPION: Sydney Outdoor, Key Biscayne, Tokyo, Hong
Kong, Wimbledon, US Open, Lyon, Antwerp FINALS: ATP Tour World Championship SEMIFINALS: Australian Open, Philadelphia, Altanta,
Rome, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Grand Slam Cup QUARTERFINALS: French Open, Indianapolis, Paris Indoor
1994
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss Record: 77-12
ATP Tournaments Played : 17
Hard : 37-3
Carpet : 17-6
Clay : 12-2
Grass : 11-1
Year-End Ranking : 1
Prize Money
: $4,857,812
SUMMARY: Dominated
the circuit winning ten titles including the grand slam events,
Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships. First player since Ivan
Lendl in 1987 to hold the no.1 ranking for the whole calendar year.
Injury sustained in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup affected his
summer hardcourt season. He went to the US Open not playing in a
tournament for six weeks and lost to Jaime Yzaga in the fourth round,
but not before proving to everyone how hard he fights during matches. CHAMPION: Sydney Outdoor, Australian Open, Indian
Wells, Key Biscayne, Osaka, Tokyo, Rome, Wimbledon, Antwerp, ATP Tour
World Championship FINALS: Queen's, Grand Slam Cup SEMIFINALS: Stockholm QUARTERFINALS: French Open, Paris Indoor
1995
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 72-16
ATP Tournaments Played : 20
Hard : 37-6
Carpet : 16-5
Clay : 7-5
Grass : 12-0
Year-End Ranking : 1
Prize Money
: $5,415,066
SUMMARY:
A year that saw a great rivalry with Andre Agassi. These two met five
times, all in the finals of either a grand slam event or a super nine
tournament. Lost the Australian Open to Agassi but got even during the
US Open. Won third straight Wimbledon. CHAMPION: Indian Wells, Queens, Wimbledon, US Open,
Paris Indoor FINALS: Australian Open, Key Biscayne, Toronto, Lyon SEMIFINALS: Memphis, Hamburg, Indianapolis, Essen, ATP
Tour World Championship QUARTERFINALS: Cincinnati, Grand Slam Cup
1996
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 65-11
ATP Tournaments Played : 17
Hard : 46-4
Carpet : 10-3
Clay : 5-3
Grass : 4-1
Year-End Ranking : 1
Prize Money
: $3,702,919
SUMMARY:
An emotional year due to the death of his coach and best friend, Tim
Gullikson. He was in danger of going without a slam title for the first
time since 1992, but showed his will and heart to win the US Open,
highlighted by his quarterfinal match against Alex Corretja. CHAMPION: San Jose, Memphis, Hong Kong, Tokyo,
Indianapolis, US Open, Basel, ATP Tour World Championship FINALS: Stuttgard SEMIFINALS: Key Biscayne, French Open QUARTERFINALS: Indian Wells, Wimbledon, Cincinnati
1997
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 55-12
ATP Tournaments Played : 16
Hard : 35-5
Carpet : 10-2
Clay : 2-4
Grass : 8-1
Year-End Ranking : 1
Prize Money
: $6,498,311
SUMMARY: Started off
the year in great fashion, winning his first three tournaments including
his second Australian Open. Had an unsuccessful clay court season, but
rebounded by winning Wimbledon and the ATP Tour World Championships,
both for the fourth time. CHAMPION: Australian Open, San Jose, Philadelphia,
Wimbledon, Cincinnati, Grand Slam Cup, Paris Indoor, ATP Tour World
Championship SEMIFINALS: Key Biscayne QUARTERFINALS: Queen's
1998
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 61-17
ATP Tournaments Played : 22
Hard : 30-10
Carpet : 14-3
Clay : 9-3
Grass : 8-1
Year-End Ranking : 1
Prize Money
: $3,931,497
SUMMARY: Held the
no.1 spot for all but six weeks of the year. A little bit inconsistent,
but he managed to set a record by holding the year-end no.1 ranking for
six consecutive years. Won just four titles but won in all surfaces -
hard, clay, grass and carpet. CHAMPION: Philadelphia, Altanta, Wimbledon, Vienna FINALS: San Jose, Cincinnati, Paris Open SEMIFINALS: US Open, Stuttgart, ATP Tour World
Championship QUARTERFINALS: Australian Open, Montreal, Lyon
1999
RECORD, STATISTICS, RESULTS
Won-Loss
Record: 40-8
ATP Tournaments Played : 14
Hard : 23-5
Carpet : 1-0
Clay : 4-3
Grass : 12-0
Year-End Ranking : 3
Prize Money
: $2,816,406
SUMMARY: Only
completed 10 tournaments and won 5 of those. Equalled record for most
Grand Slams with 12, broke the record for most weeks at no.1 with a
total of 276 weeks, equalled record for most World Championship titles
with 5. CHAMPION: Queen's, Wimbledon, Los Angeles, Cincinnati,
ATP Tour World Champhionship SEMIFINALS: Sybase QUARTERFINALS: Key Biscayne, Indianapolis