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Aaron Krickstein

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Grosse Pointe, Michigan U.S.
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1996
Plays	Right
Prize money	US$3,710,447
Singles
Career record	395–256
Career titles	9
Highest ranking	No. 6 (February 26, 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1995)
French Open	4R (1985, 1994)
Wimbledon	4R (1989, 1995)
US Open	SF (1989)
Doubles
Career record	10–19
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 196 (February 25, 1985)
Last updated on: March 14, 2008.

Aaron Krickstein (born August 2, 1967) is an American former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour who competed from 1983 to 1996. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he currently competes on the Outback Champions Series Over-30 tour.

Krickstein reached his career high ATP ranking of World No. 6, on February 26, 1990. He achieved this ranking on the back of wins in Sydney and Los Angeles, as well as his best ever results at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

Career

Junior

Krickstein began playing tennis when he was six years old.

He became an active competitor on the high school tennis scene during his teens, and still holds the Michigan record for most consecutive match wins in at this level (56); he played for University Liggett School . He also won the American National Under 16 championship in 1982.

While still only 16, he was the US National Junior Tennis Association Champion, Clay Champion, and USTA National Champion in the 18s in 1983.

Professional

Krickstein set and still holds ATP records for being the youngest player ever to win a singles title on the ATP Tour (at age 16, 2 months after his 16th birthday, in Tel Aviv), and for being the youngest player to ever break the top 10 (at age 17).

His best finishes in a Grand Slam event were at the 1989 US Open, and the Australian Open in 1995, where he reached the semifinals.

He had a record of 10 career wins from 0–2 set deficits. Krickstein was nicknamed "Marathon Man" because of his ability to come from behind.

He had an injury-plagued career, which included stress fractures in both feet, knee and wrist problems in 1985 and 1986, and injuries suffered when he was side-swiped by a New York City taxi in 1987.

He defeated a number of top players when they were at the very top of their game. He beat Ivan Lendl (world #1) in 1990, Michael Stich (#2 and 4) in 1994 and 1991, #3 Stefan Edberg in 1988 and Boris Becker in 1992, #4 Mats Wilander in 1984, and # 5 Jimmy Arias in 1984 and Sergi Bruguera in 1994. He also amassed wins over Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.

Krickstein was able to hold a place in the world's Top 10 for five years over the course of his 13 years on Tour.

Davis Cup

He was a member of the United States Davis Cup team from 1985-87, and also was a member of the 1990 squad. He compiled a 6–4 record in singles play during Davis Cup ties. The highlight of Krickstein's Davis Cup career came in 1990 when he scored two hard-fought victories in a World Group Quarterfinal tie against Czechoslovakia, leading his team to a 4–1 win.

Miscellaneous

• Krickstein's niece is golfer Morgan Pressel. In May 2001, she became the youngest female to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at the age of 12, and at 18, became the youngest LPGA major winner (2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship).

• Krickstein, who is Jewish, is the grandson of a rabbi.

ATP Tour titles

Singles (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	October 10, 1983	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Cristoph Ziph	7–6, 6–3
2.	July 16, 1984	Boston, United States	Clay	José-Luis Clerc	7–6, 3–6, 6–4
3.	September 10, 1984	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Shahar Perkiss	6–4, 6–1
4.	September 17, 1984	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Henrik Sundström	6–7, 6–1, 6–4
5.	January 9, 1989	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Andrei Cherkasov	6–4, 6–2
6.	September 18, 1989	Los Angeles, United States	Hard	Michael Chang	2–6, 6–4, 6–2
7.	October 17, 1989	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Carl-Uwe Steeb	6–2, 6–2
8.	March 30, 1992	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Alexander Volkov	6–4, 6–4
9.	March 29, 1993	Durban, South Africa	Hard	Grant Stafford	6–3, 7–6(7)

References

1. Great Jews in Sports

External links

• Aaron Krickstein at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
• Aaron Krickstein at the Davis Cup
• Outback Champions Series bio
• Jews in Sports bio

• American tennis players
• Jewish tennis players
• Jewish American sportspeople
• People from Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Living people
• 1967 births