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Nicklas Kulti

Nicklas Kulti (born 22 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He was born in Stockholm.

Nicklas Kulti
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
Born (1971-04-22) 22 April 1971 (age 53)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$3,186,946
Singles
Career record154–182
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 32 (3 May 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1989, 1994, 1996)
French OpenQF (1992)
Wimbledon2R (1992, 1997)
US Open2R (1993, 1994)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam Cup1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record238–145
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 11 (29 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1997, 1999, 2000)
French OpenF (1995)
WimbledonSF (2000)
US OpenF (1997)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1999)
French Open3R (2000)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US OpenQF (2000)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1997, 1998)
Last updated on: 18 December 2021.

Tennis career

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Juniors

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Kulti was ranked No. 1 in the junior world singles rankings in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior titles, and finishing runner-up at the US Open.

Pro tour

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In 1991, Kulti won his first top-level singles title at Adelaide. He won a total of three tour singles titles during his professional career. He also won 13 top-level doubles titles, including the Monte Carlo Masters in 1994 (partnering Magnus Larsson) and the Paris Masters in 2000 (partnering Max Mirnyi). Kulti was a men's doubles runner-up at the French Open in 1995 (with Larsson) and the US Open in 1997 (with Jonas Björkman). Kulti's best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1992 French Open, where he reached the quarter-finals by defeating John McEnroe, Markus Zillner, Michael Chang and Diego Pérez before being knocked-out by Henri Leconte.[1]

Kulti was a member of the Swedish teams which won the Davis Cup in both 1997 and 1998 (partnering Björkman to win doubles rubbers in the final on both occasions). He was also on the team which finished runners-up in the Davis Cup in 1996. In the fifth and deciding match against Frenchman Arnaud Boetsch, Kulti was a late replacement for the injured Stefan Edberg. In a 4-hour and 46-minute thriller, Boetsch saved three matchpoints and finally overcame Kulti, 7–6, 2–6, 4–6, 7–6, 10–8.[2]

Kulti's career-high rankings were World No. 32 in singles (in 1993), and World No. 11 in doubles (in 1997). His career prize-money totalled $3,186,946. He retired from the professional tour in 2000. He runs the Good to Great Tennis Academy together with Magnus Norman and Mikael Tillström.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1988 US Open Hard   Nicolás Pereira 1–6, 2–6
Win 1989 Australian Open Hard   Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–3
Win 1989 Wimbledon Grass   Todd Woodbridge 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1989 US Open Hard   Jonathan Stark 4–6, 1–6

ATP career finals

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Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (3–3)
Indoors (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1990 Prague, Czech Republic World Series Clay   Jordi Arrese 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Jan 1991 Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard   Michael Stich 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win 2–1 Jan 1993 Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard   Christian Bergström 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Mar 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark World Series Carpet   Andrei Olhovskiy 5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Apr 1996 Atlanta, United States World Series Clay   Karim Alami 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Jun 1996 Halle, Germany World Series Grass   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Jun 1999 Halle, Germany World Series Grass   Nicolas Kiefer 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 25 (13 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (2–1)
ATP Championship Series (2–2)
ATP World Series (9–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (6–6)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (4–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (8–10)
Indoors (5–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 1992 Copenhagen, Denmark World Series Carpet   Magnus Larsson   Hendrik Jan Davids
  Libor Pimek 		6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Aug 1992 San Marino, San Marino World Series Clay   Mikael Tillström   Cristian Brandi
  Federico Mordegan 		6–2, 6–2
Win 3–0 Apr 1994 Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series Clay   Magnus Larsson   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek 		3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 3–1 Jan 1994 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay   Mikael Tillström   Jan Apell
  Jonas Björkman 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–2 Oct 1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Carpet   Lars-Anders Wahlgren   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis 		0–6, 5–7
Loss 3–3 Jun 1995 Paris, France Grand Slam Clay   Magnus Larsson   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis 		7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win 4–3 Feb 1996 Antwerp, Nelgium Championship Series Carpet   Jonas Björkman   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Menno Oosting 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Mar 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia World Series Carpet   Peter Nyborg   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Andrei Olhovskiy 		3–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Apr 1996 New Delhi, India World Series Hard   Jonas Björkman   Byron Black
  Sandon Stolle 		4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–5 Apr 1996 Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series Clay   Jonas Björkman   Ellis Ferreira
  Jan Siemerink 		6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 5–6 Mar 1996 Los Angeles, United States World Series Hard   Jonas Björkman   Marius Barnard
  Piet Norval 		5–7, 2–6
Loss 5–7 Aug 1996 New Haven, United States Championship Series Hard   Jonas Björkman   Byron Black
  Grant Connell 		4–6, 4–6
Win 6–7 May 1997 Atlanta, United States World Series Clay   Jonas Björkman   Scott Davis
  Kelly Jones 		6–2, 7–6
Win 7–7 May 1997 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay   Mikael Tillström   Magnus Larsson
  Magnus Gustafsson 		6–0, 6–3
Loss 7–8 Aug 1997 Indianapolis, United States Championship Series Hard   Jonas Björkman   Michael Tebbutt
  Mikael Tillström 		1–6, 1–6
Loss 7–9 Aug 1997 New York, United States Grand Slam Hard   Jonas Björkman   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek 		76–7, 3–6
Win 8–9 Feb 1998 St. Petersburg, Russia World Series Carpet   Mikael Tillström   Marius Barnard
  Brent Haygarth 		3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 8–10 May 1998 Prague, Czech Republic World Series Clay   Fredrik Bergh   Wayne Arthurs
  Andrew Kratzmann 		1–6, 1–6
Win 9–10 Nov 1998 Stockholm, Sweden International Series Hard   Mikael Tillström   Chris Haggard
  Peter Nyborg 		7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 9–11 Jul 1999 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay   Mikael Tillström   David Adams
  Jeff Tarango 		6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 9–12 Sep 1999 Bournemouth, United Kingdom World Series Clay   Michael Kohlmann   David Adams
  Jeff Tarango 		3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7)
Win 10–12 Apr 2000 Barcelona, Spain Championship Series Clay   Mikael Tillström   Paul Haarhuis
  Sandon Stolle 		6–2, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5)
Win 11–12 Jun 2000 Halle, Germany International Series Grass   Mikael Tillström   Mahesh Bhupathi
  David Prinosil 		7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Win 12–12 Jul 2000 Båstad, Sweden International Series Clay   Mikael Tillström   Andrea Gaudenzi
  Diego Nargiso 		4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 13–12 Nov 2000 Paris, France Masters Series Carpet   Max Mirnyi   Paul Haarhuis
  Daniel Nestor 		6–4, 7–5

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

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Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1993 Rennes, France Challenger Carpet   Stéphane Simian 4–6, 6–7

Doubles: 7 (6–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (6–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1989 Pescara, Italy Challenger Clay   Magnus Larsson   Fredrik Nilsson
  David Engel 		2–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 1–1 Nov 1989 Copenhagen, Denmark Challenger Carpet   Magnus Larsson   Alex Antonitsch
  Ronnie Båthman 		6–3, 6–2
Win 2–1 Mar 1995 Indian Wells, United States Challenger Hard   Mikael Tillström   Jan Apell
  Mike Bauer 		7–6, 6–4
Win 3–1 Apr 1995 Monte Carlo, Monaco Challenger Clay   Mikael Tillström   Nicolas Kiefer
  Michael Stich 		7–5, 7–5
Win 4–1 May 1995 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay   Mikael Tillström   Shelby Cannon
  Stefan Kruger 		6–4, 6–4
Win 5–1 Jul 1995 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay   Mikael Tillström   Bill Behrens
  Brendan Curry 		7–6, 6–4
Win 6–1 Mar 1997 Indian Wells, United States Challenger Hard   Michael Tebbutt   Scott Davis
  Kelly Jones 		6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 3R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R 3R 2R Q1 Q1 1R 0 / 10 10–10 50%
French Open 1R 3R 2R QF 1R 2R Q3 1R 1R Q1 A A 0 / 8 8–8 50%
Wimbledon Q3 A 1R 2R 1R 1R A 1R 2R Q2 A Q2 0 / 6 2–6 25%
US Open A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R Q1 A 1R A 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Win–loss 2–2 2–2 1–4 6–4 2–4 4–4 1–2 2–4 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 0 / 31 22–31 42%
Year-end Championships
Grand Slam Cup NH DNQ 1R Did not qualify NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A 1R Q2 A 2R A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Miami 1R A A A 4R 2R Q3 A 4R A A A 0 / 4 6–4 60%
Monte Carlo A A 1R A 1R 1R Q2 Q3 1R Q2 A A 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Hamburg A A 1R A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Rome A A 2R 1R 2R 1R A A A Q1 A Q1 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canada A A A A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A A A 1R A 1R Q2 A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Paris A A 3R 1R Q1 Q1 A Q3 Q1 A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 3–4 0–2 3–3 1–6 0–0 0–2 4–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 21 11–21 34%

Doubles

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Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 1R 1R 3R 1R 3R 3R 2R 0 / 7 7–7 50%
French Open A A 1R A A 2R F QF 2R 1R SF 3R QF 0 / 9 19–9 68%
Wimbledon Q1 A Q1 A A 2R A QF QF QF 1R SF A 0 / 6 14–6 70%
US Open A A A A A SF 3R 1R F 3R 1R 3R A 0 / 7 15–7 68%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 6–3 7–3 6–4 11–4 5–4 6–4 10–4 4–2 0 / 29 55–29 65%
National Representation
Olympic Games Not Held A Not Held 1R Not Held 1R NH 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR Did not qualify 0 / 1 1–2 33%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A Q1 2R A QF A A A A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Miami A A A A A A 2R A 3R A SF A 3R 0 / 4 7–4 64%
Monte Carlo A A A A A W 2R F SF 1R A QF A 1 / 6 13–5 72%
Hamburg A A A A A QF A A A A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Rome A A A A A A A A A 2R A 2R A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canada A A A A A A A SF A A A A A 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Cincinnati A A A A A 1R A QF A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Paris A A A A A 2R A 1R 2R QF A W A 1 / 5 7–4 64%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 8–3 1–3 8–4 6–4 3–4 4–2 7–3 1–1 2 / 26 39–24 62%

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A QF A 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
French Open A 2R 3R 2R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Wimbledon A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open 1R A QF A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–1 3–2 4–3 1–2 0 / 8 8–8 50%

References

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  1. ^ Sally Jenkins (15 June 1992). "Down And Dirty". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 76, no. 23. pp. 24–29.
  2. ^ "Tennis: Boetsch thrills France". The Independent. 2 December 1996. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
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