This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 68.43.76.78 (talk) at 01:17, 20 February 2006 (→Career Highlights). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 01:17, 20 February 2006 by 68.43.76.78 (talk) (→Career Highlights)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Aaron Krickstein (born August 7, 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a former Jewish-American professional tennis player from the years (1983-1996).
Career Highlights
Aaron reached his career high ATP ranking of World No. 6, on February 26, 1990. He was the US National Junior Tennis Association Champion in 1983. 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 9 singles titles over the course of his injury plagued career.
Aaron 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 Aaron'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.
Krickstein's niece is golfer Morgan Pressel.
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) | 6-2, 1-6, 2-6, 2-6 |
| 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 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 5 set matches.
Unfortunately, arguably his most famous match was a defeat at the hands of his tennis nemesis, Jimmy Connors. Aaron 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 Jimmy. 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.
Categories: