Swedish tennis player
Nicklas Kulti Country (sports) Sweden Residence Stockholm , SwedenBorn (1971-04-22 ) 22 April 1971 (age 50) Stockholm, Sweden Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 1989 Retired 2000 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 3,186,946Career record 154–182 Career titles 3 0 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 32 (3 May 1993) Australian Open 3R (1989 , 1994 , 1996 ) French Open QF (1992 ) Wimbledon 2R (1992 , 1997 ) US Open 2R (1993 , 1994 ) Career record 238–145 Career titles 13 6 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 11 (29 September 1997) Australian Open 3R (1997 , 1999 , 2000 ) French Open F (1995 ) Wimbledon SF (2000 ) US Open F (1997 ) Australian Open QF (1999 ) French Open 3R (2000 ) Wimbledon 2R (2000 ) US Open QF (2000 ) Davis Cup W (1997 , 1998 )Last updated on: 18 December 2021.
Nicklas Kulti (born 22 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He was born in Stockholm .
Tennis career [ ]
Juniors [ ]
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 [ ]
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 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 [ ]
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) [ ]
Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1988
US Open
Hard
Nicolas 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 [ ]
Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups) [ ]
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) [ ]
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 Repiblic
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 [ ]
Singles: 1 (0–1) [ ]
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
Stephane Simian
4–6, 6–7
Doubles: 7 (6–1) [ ]
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 Tillstrom
Jan Apell Mike Bauer
7–6, 6–4
Win
3–1
Apr 1995
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Challenger
Clay
Mikael Tillstrom
Nicolas Kiefer Michael Stich
7–5, 7–5
Win
4–1
May 1995
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
Mikael Tillstrom
Shelby Cannon Stefan Kruger
6–4, 6–4
Win
5–1
Jul 1995
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Mikael Tillstrom
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 [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) Won; (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)
Singles [ ]
Doubles [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
External links [ ]
Australian Open boys' singles champions
Wimbledon (Open Era) boys' singles champions
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
2012 Filip Peliwo
2013 Gianluigi Quinzi
2014 Noah Rubin
2015 Reilly Opelka
2016 Denis Shapovalov
2017 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
2018 Tseng Chun-hsin
2019 Shintaro Mochizuki
2020 No competition (due to the COVID-19 pandemic )
2021 Samir Banerjee