Nicklas Kulti
Nicklas Kulti (born 22 April 1971, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Kulti was ranked the World No. 1 junior tennis player in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior titles, and finishing runner-up at the US Open.
In 1990, 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 before being knocked-out by Henri Leconte.
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.[1]
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 US$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.
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Doubles titles (13)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1992 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet |  Magnus Larsson |
 Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | 1992 | San Marino | Clay | Mikael Tillström |
 Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 3. | 1994 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Magnus Larsson |
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 4. | 1996 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Jonas Björkman |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Menno Oosting |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 5. | 1996 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Jonas Björkman |
 Byron Black Sandon Stolle |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 6. | 1997 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | Jonas Björkman |
 Scott Davis Kelly Jones |
6–2, 7–6 |
| 7. | 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Mikael Tillström |
Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 8. | 1998 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet | Mikael Tillström |
 Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 9. | 1998 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Mikael Tillström |
Chris Haggard Peter Nyborg |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 10. | 2000 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Mikael Tillström |
Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle |
6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 11. | 2000 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Mikael Tillström |
 Mahesh Bhupathi David Prinosil |
7–6, 7–6 |
| 12. | 2000 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Mikael Tillström |
Andrea Gaudenzi Diego Nargiso |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 13. | 2000 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet |  Max Mirnyi |
Paul Haarhuis Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-ups (12)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1994 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Mikael Tillström |
Jan Apell Jonas Björkman |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 2. | 1994 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Lars-Anders Wahlgren |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–0, 7–5 |
| 3. | 1995 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Magnus Larsson |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 4. | 1996 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet | Peter Nyborg |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. | 1996 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Jonas Björkman |
Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. | 1996 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Jonas Björkman |
Marius Barnard Piet Norval |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 7. | 1996 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Jonas Björkman |
Byron Black Grant Connell |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | 1997 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Jonas Björkman |
Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 9. | 1997 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Jonas Björkman |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 10. | 1998 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Fredrik Bergh |
Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 11. | 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Mikael Tillström |
David Adams Jeff Tarango |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 12. | 1999 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Michael Kohlmann |
David Adams Jeff Tarango |
6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | F | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | 3R | QF | 0 / 9 | 19–9 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | QF | QF | QF | 1R | SF | A | 0 / 6 | 14–6 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 3R | 2R | F | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 7 | 15–7 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 29 | N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 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 | N/A | 55–29 |
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | |
| Miami | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | SF | A | 3R | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | |
| Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | A | W | 2R | F | SF | 1R | A | QF | A | 1 / 6 | 13–5 | |
| Rome | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Hamburg | NME | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
| Canada | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
| Cincinnati | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | NME | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | |
| Paris | NME | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | A | W | A | 1 / 5 | 6–4 | |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 29 | N/A | |
| Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 10–4 | 1–3 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | N/A | 39–27 | |
| Year End Ranking | 484 | 271 | 206 | 592 | 213 | 489 | 23 | 50 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 155 | N/A |
A = did not attend tournament
References
External links
- Boetsch thrills France
- Nicklas Kulti at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Nicklas Kulti at the Davis Cup
| v · d · eAustralian Open boys' singles champions |
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1969 Allan McDonald • 1970 John Alexander • 1971 Cliff Letcher • 1972 Paul Kronk • 1973 Paul McNamee • 1974 Harry Brittain • 1975 Brad Drewett • 1976 Ray Kelly • 1977 (Jan) Brad Drewett • 1977 (Dec) Ray Kelly • 1978 Pat Serret • 1979 Greg Whitecross • 1980 Craig Miller • 1981 Jorgen Windahl • 1982 Mark Kratzmann • 1983 Stefan Edberg • 1984 Mark Kratzmann • 1985 Shane Barr • 1987 Jason Stoltenberg • 1988 Johan Anderson • 1989 Nicklas Kulti • 1990 Dirk Dier • 1991 Thomas Enqvist • 1992 Grant Doyle • 1993 James Baily • 1994 Ben Ellwood • 1995 Nicolas Kiefer • 1996 Björn Rehnquist • 1997 Daniel Elsner • 1998 Julien Jeanpierre • 1999 Kristian Pless • 2000 Andy Roddick • 2001 Janko Tipsarević • 2002 Clement Morel • 2003 Marcos Baghdatis • 2004 Gaël Monfils • 2005 Donald Young • 2006 Alexandre Sidorenko • 2007 Brydan Klein • 2008 Bernard Tomic • 2009 Yuki Bhambri • 2010 Tiago Fernandes • 2011 Jiří Veselý |
| v · d · eWimbledon (Open Era) boys' singles champions |
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1968 John Alexander · 1969 Byron Bertram · 1970 Byron Bertram · 1971 Robert Kreiss · 1972 Björn Borg · 1973 Billy Martin · 1974 Billy Martin · 1975 Chris Lewis · 1976 Heinz Günthardt · 1977 Van Winitsky · 1978 Ivan Lendl · 1979 Ramesh Krishnan · 1980 Thierry Tulasne · 1981 Matt Anger · 1982 Pat Cash · 1983 Stefan Edberg · 1984 Mark Kratzmann · 1985 Leonardo Lavalle · 1986 Eduardo Vélez · 1987 Diego Nargiso · 1988 Nicolás Pereira · 1989 Nicklas Kulti · 1990 Leander Paes · 1991 Thomas Enqvist · 1992 David Škoch · 1993 Răzvan Sabău · 1994 Scott Humphries · 1995 Olivier Mutis · 1996 Vladimir Voltchkov · 1997 Wesley Whitehouse · 1998 Roger Federer · 1999 Jürgen Melzer · 2000 Nicolas Mahut · 2001 Roman Valent · 2002 Todd Reid · 2003 Florin Mergea · 2004 Gaël Monfils · 2005 Jérémy Chardy · 2006 Thiemo de Bakker · 2007 Donald Young · 2008 Grigor Dimitrov · 2009 Andrey Kuznetsov · 2010 Márton Fucsovics · 2011 Luke Saville |