the year, Nicolas was ranked no. 134. 1996 was another inconsistent year for Pereira. He started the year well in Doha by qualifying, then beating world no. 5 Boris Becker 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 in round two. In March, Pereira again caused an upset when he beat world no. 1 Thomas Muster in straight sets at the Masters Series tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida. In July, Pereira won his second career ATP title when he beat Grant Stafford on the grass courts at Newport, Rhode Island. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on July 22, 1996 when he became the no. 74 player in the world. He represented Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Pereira finished the year ranked no. 110. Pereira retired in September 1997. ATP career finals Singles: 2 (2 titles) Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals Singles: 10 (5–5) Doubles: 14 (8–6) Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 3 (3 titles) Performance timelines Singles Doubles See also List of Grand Slam Boys' Singles champions External links 1970 births Living people French Open junior champions Olympic tennis players of Venezuela People from Salto, Uruguay Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Venezuelan male tennis players US Open (tennis) junior champions Wimbledon junior champions Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Tennis players at the 1995 Pan American Games Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela