Niclas Kroon

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Niclas Kroon
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1966-02-05) 5 February 1966 (age 58)
Karlstad, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired1996
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $448,124
Singles
Career record48–65
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 46 (11 December 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1988, 1989)
French Open 4R (1990)
Wimbledon 3R (1990)
US Open 1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record26–47
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 94 (27 February 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1988, 1989)
Wimbledon 1R (1988, 1989)
US Open 1R (1988)

Niclas Kroon (born 5 February 1966) is a former tennis player from Sweden. The right-hander turned pro in 1986 and reached his career-high singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World No. 46 in December 1989. His best performance at a Grand Slam came at the 1990 French Open, where he reached the fourth round.

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During his career, Kroon was known for the 'Vicht' salute as a form of celebration. [1] This was later adopted by Lleyton Hewitt, who bought the rights to the trademark after Kroon had mistakenly let it lapse. [2]

Career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 1989 Brisbane, Australia Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jul 1988 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Baur
Flag of Germany.svg Udo Riglewski
7–6, 3–6, 6–7

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References

  1. "Titta – vicht är den stulen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 31 December 2007.
  2. "C'mon Lleyton, That's a Bit Rich". The Courier-Mail. News. 23 December 2007. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009.