Swedish tennis player
Nicklas Kulti Country (sports) SwedenResidence Stockholm , SwedenBorn (1971-04-22 ) 22 April 1971 (age 53) Stockholm, SwedenHeight 1.92 m (6 ft 3+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 1989 Retired 2000 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$3,186,946 Career record 154–182 Career titles 3 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 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 .
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 .
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 [ edit ] Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[ edit ] Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)[ edit ] 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)[ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
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
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.