Aaron Krickstein
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Aaron Krickstein (born August 7, 1967, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) was an American professional tennis player from the years (1983-1996).
Career Highlights
Aaron reached his career high 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. Krickstein won 9 singles titles over the course of his injury plagued career:
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 Sundstrom (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.