# 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 | 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
### 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 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
### 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 | 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 | 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

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### 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 | 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 | DNQ | 1R | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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

| 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 | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Year-end Championships |||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | RR | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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% |