Inoue briefly ascended to be the No. 1 ranked player on tour in December 1990 before finishing the season ranked 6th.
ɪnˈaʊ bɹˈiːfli ɐsˈɛndᵻd təbi ðə nˈoʊ. wˈʌn ɹˈæŋkt plˈeɪɚɹ ˌɔn tˈʊɹ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti bᵻfˌoːɹ fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə sˈiːzən ɹˈæŋkt sˈɪksθ.