Nicklas Kulti

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 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.

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.

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	Template:Flagicon Nicolás Pereira	1–6, 2–6
Win	1989	Australian Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	6–2, 6–3
Win	1989	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1989	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon 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	[[1990 Czechoslovak Open|Template:Dts]]	Prague, Czech Republic	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jordi Arrese	6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win	1–1	[[1991 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Adelaide, Australia	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michael Stich	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win	2–1	[[1993 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Adelaide, Australia	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Christian Bergström	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	2–2	[[1993 Copenhagen Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Copenhagen, Denmark	World Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy	5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	2–3	[[1996 AT&T Challenge – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Atlanta, United States	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karim Alami	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–3	[[1996 Gerry Weber Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Halle, Germany	World Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–4	[[1999 Gerry Weber Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Halle, Germany	World Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon 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	[[1992 Copenhagen Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Copenhagen, Denmark	World Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson	Template:Flagicon Hendrik Jan Davids Template:Flagicon Libor Pimek	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–0	[[1992 Internazionali di Tennis di San Marino – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	San Marino, San Marino	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Cristian Brandi Template:Flagicon Federico Mordegan	6–2, 6–2
Win	3–0	[[1994 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Masters Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek	3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss	3–1	[[1994 Swedish Open|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Jan Apell Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	2–6, 3–6
Loss	3–2	[[Kuala Lumpur Open|Template:Dts]]	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	World Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Lars-Anders Wahlgren	Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis	0–6, 5–7
Loss	3–3	[[1995 French Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Paris, France	Grand Slam	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson	Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis	7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win	4–3	[[1996 European Community Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Antwerp, Nelgium	Championship Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov Template:Flagicon Menno Oosting	6–4, 6–4
Loss	4–4	[[1996 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	St. Petersburg, Russia	World Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Peter Nyborg	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy	3–6, 4–6
Win	5–4	[[1996 India Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	New Delhi, India	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	Template:Flagicon Byron Black Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	5–5	[[1996 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Masters Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira Template:Flagicon Jan Siemerink	6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	5–6	[[1996 Infiniti Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Los Angeles, United States	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	Template:Flagicon Marius Barnard Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	5–7, 2–6
Loss	5–7	[[1996 Pilot Pen International – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	New Haven, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	Template:Flagicon Byron Black Template:Flagicon Grant Connell	4–6, 4–6
Win	6–7	[[1997 AT&T Challenge|Template:Dts]]	Atlanta, United States	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	Template:Flagicon Scott Davis Template:Flagicon Kelly Jones	6–2, 7–6
Win	7–7	[[1997 Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson Template:Flagicon Magnus Gustafsson	6–0, 6–3
Loss	7–8	[[1997 RCA Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Indianapolis, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	Template:Flagicon Michael Tebbutt Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	1–6, 1–6
Loss	7–9	[[1995 French Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	New York, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek	76–7, 3–6
Win	8–9	[[1998 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	St. Petersburg, Russia	World Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Marius Barnard Template:Flagicon Brent Haygarth	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss	8–10	[[1998 Paegas Czech Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Prague, Czech Republic	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Fredrik Bergh	Template:Flagicon Wayne Arthurs Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann	1–6, 1–6
Win	9–10	[[1998 Stockholm Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Stockholm, Sweden	International Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard Template:Flagicon Peter Nyborg	7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	9–11	[[1999 Investor Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango	6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss	9–12	[[1999 Bournemouth International – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann	Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7)
Win	10–12	[[2000 Torneo Godó – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Barcelona, Spain	Championship Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle	6–2, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5)
Win	11–12	[[2000 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Halle, Germany	International Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon David Prinosil	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Win	12–12	[[2000 Wideyes Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	International Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Andrea Gaudenzi Template:Flagicon Diego Nargiso	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	13–12	[[2000 Paris Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Paris, France	Masters Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi	Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Dts	Rennes, France	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Stéphane 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	Template:Dts	Pescara, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson	Template:Flagicon Fredrik Nilsson Template:Flagicon David Engel	2–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Copenhagen, Denmark	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson	Template:Flagicon Alex Antonitsch Template:Flagicon Ronnie Båthman	6–3, 6–2
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Indian Wells, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Jan Apell Template:Flagicon Mike Bauer	7–6, 6–4
Win	3–1	Template:Dts	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiefer Template:Flagicon Michael Stich	7–5, 7–5
Win	4–1	Template:Dts	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Shelby Cannon Template:Flagicon Stefan Kruger	6–4, 6–4
Win	5–1	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	Template:Flagicon Bill Behrens Template:Flagicon Brendan Curry	7–6, 6–4
Win	6–1	Template:Dts	Indian Wells, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michael Tebbutt	Template:Flagicon Scott Davis Template:Flagicon Kelly Jones	6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Performance timelines

Singles

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	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	1R	3R	2R	QF	1R	2R	Q3	1R	1R	Q1	A	A	0 / 8	8–8	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	Q3	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	2R	Q2	A	Q2	0 / 6	2–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	Q1	A	1R	A	0 / 7	2–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage
Year-end Championships
Grand Slam Cup	NH	DNQ		1R	Did not qualify							NH	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	1R	Q2	A	2R	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	1R	A	A	A	4R	2R	Q3	A	4R	A	A	A	0 / 4	6–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	A	1R	A	1R	1R	Q2	Q3	1R	Q2	A	A	0 / 4	0–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	A	A	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	A	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q1	0 / 4	2–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	Q2	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris	A	A	3R	1R	Q1	Q1	A	Q3	Q1	A	A	A	0 / 2	2–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage

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	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	1R	A	A	2R	F	QF	2R	1R	SF	3R	QF	0 / 9	19–9	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	Q1	A	Q1	A	A	2R	A	QF	QF	QF	1R	SF	A	0 / 6	14–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	SF	3R	1R	F	3R	1R	3R	A	0 / 7	15–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage
National Representation
Olympic Games	Not Held			A	Not Held			1R	Not Held			1R	NH	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals	Did not qualify							RR	Did not qualify					0 / 1	1–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	2R	A	QF	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	3–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	3R	A	SF	A	3R	0 / 4	7–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	W	2R	F	SF	1R	A	QF	A	1 / 6	13–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	2–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	A	0 / 2	2–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	3–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	2–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 3	0–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	2R	QF	A	W	A	1 / 5	7–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage

Mixed doubles

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

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