Niclas Kroon

Niclas Kroon
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte 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 Open3R (1988, 1989)
French Open4R (1990)
Wimbledon3R (1990)
US Open1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record26–47
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 94 (27 February 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988, 1989)
Wimbledon1R (1988, 1989)
US Open1R (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.

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)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1989 Brisbane, Australia Hard Australia Mark Woodforde 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1988 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Stefan Edberg West Germany Patrick Baur
West Germany Udo Riglewski 		7–6, 3–6, 6–7

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.