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| Krickstein set and still holds ATP records for being the youngest player ever to win a match on the tour at age 16, and for being the youngest player to ever break the top 10 at age 17. | Krickstein set and still holds ATP records for being the youngest player ever to win a match on the tour at age 16, and for being the youngest player to ever break the top 10 at age 17. | ||
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Aaron Krickstein (born August 2, 1967) is an American former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour who competed from 1983 to 1996. He currently competes on the Outback Champions Series Over-30 tour.
Career highlights
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Krickstein reached his career high ATP ranking of World No. 6, on February 26, 1990. He spent five years in the world's Top 10 over the course of his 13 years on Tour.
He won the American National Under 16 championship in 1982, and was the US National Junior Tennis Association Champion in the 18s in 1983.
Krickstein set and still holds ATP records for being the youngest player ever to win a match on the tour at age 16, 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. Krickstein won nine singles titles over the course of an injury-plagued career, including stress fractures and injuries suffered from a car accident.
During the course of his career, Krickstein had wins over Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Mats Wilander, Boris Becker, Ivan Lendl, and Stefan Edberg.
Singles (9)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | October 10, 1983 | Tel Aviv | Hard | Cristoph Ziph (Germany) | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 2. | July 16, 1984 | Boston | Clay | Jose-Luis Clerc (Argentina) | 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 3. | September 10, 1984 | Tel Aviv | Hard | Shahar Perkis (Israel) | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 4. | September 17, 1984 | Geneva | Clay | Henrik Sundström (Sweden) | 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 5. | January 9, 1989 | Sydney | Hard | Andrei Cherkasov (Russia) | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 6. | September 18, 1989 | Los Angeles | Hard | Michael Chang (USA) | 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 7. | October 17, 1989 | Tokyo | Carpet | Carl-Uwe Steeb (Germany) | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 8. | March 30, 1992 | Johannesburg | Hard | Alexander Volkov (Russia) | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 9. | March 29, 1993 | San Francisco | Carpet | Grant Stafford (South Africa) | 6-3, 7-6(7) |
Famous Matches
Krickstein was known for his mental toughness and tenaciousness, and possibly due to that, many of his most famous matches went the distance. In his first appearance at the U.S. Open, he outlasted both Stefan Edberg and Vitas Gerulaitis in five-set matches. He won 28 times in five-set matches, losing only 8 times (11 times he won from two sets down).
But his most famous match was a defeat at the hands of Jimmy Connors. Krickstein was 0-7 lifetime against Connors, and until that match in the round of 16 at the 1991 US Open, had never even managed to take a set from Connors. In a see-saw battle, Krickstein succumbed, 6-3, 6-7(10), 6-1, 3-6, 6-7(4), despite leading 5-2 in the final set.
Davis Cup
He was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1985-1987, 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.