1987 Pearce started off his new season playing doubles, reaching four finals. Three of those were on the
Grand Prix tennis circuit. He won his first final in January at the
Auckland, with partner
Kelly Jones. En route he defeated players such as
Milan Šrejber and
Mark Woodforde to win the title. His year continued on a high note, making it to the quarter-finals of the
Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor and the
Lorraine Open and the semi-finals of the
Japan Open Tennis Championships. Later he reached the finals at the
OTB Open with partner
Jim Pugh, losing to
Gary Donnelly and
Gary Muller 6–7, 2–6. A month later he made it to the final in
New Haven with partner
Gilad Bloom of
Israel as the #1 seed, losing to the #2 seed
Glenn Layendecker and
Glenn Michibata 6–3, 4–6, 2–6.
1990 The highlight of Pearce's single career was his appearance in the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon Championship. Pearce was an unseeded player, and one of three Americans in the quarter-finals (
Brad Gilbert and
Kevin Curren being the others). En route he beat
Ronnie Båthman (6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3),
Shuzo Matsuoka (7–6, 7–5, 6–3),
Milan Šrejber (6–3, 6–3, 6–1), and
Mark Woodforde (6–4, 6–4, 6–4) to face
Ivan Lendl, the #1 seed of the tournament, where he lost (4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6).
1991 ==Personal life==