1998
Beat Andre Agassi to win the Lipton Championships and claim the ATP No. 1 ranking, ending Pete Sampras' 102-week reign as the men's top-ranked player.

1996
Became the first Chilean to reach the top 10 and the first South American since Ecuador's Andres Gomez in 1991.

Prevailed at St. Polten, Austria in May and recorded runner-up finishes at Scottsdale in March and Barcelona in April.

Finished the year ranked No. 11 in the world.

1995
Was the first Chilean to finish in the top 25 since Hans Gildemeister ranked No. 14 in 1979.

1993
Finished as the No. 1 junior player in the world in 1993, winning the U.S. Open Junior singles title.