Nicklas Timfjord

Nicklas Timfjord (born 18 March 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.[1]

Nicklas Timfjord
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceGothenburg, Sweden
Born (1977-03-18) 18 March 1977
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$40,564
Singles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 261 (14 Jul 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenQ1 (1997)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 518 (10 Feb 1997)

Career

As a junior, Timfjord reached a singles high of no. 11 in the world on the ITF Junior rankings and no. 10 in doubles.[2] In 1996, Timfjord, along with Thomas Johansson and Mårten Renström, represented Sweden in the European Men's Team Championships (formerly known as the King's Cup). He won all his singles matches, as well as his doubles matches with Renström, helping Sweden to win the title.[3]

He made his ATP main draw debut at the 1997 Swedish Open as a qualifier in the singles draw, losing to his compatriot, world number 36 and third seed Magnus Larsson. He and his partner, Henrik Andersson, also received a wild card into the Doubles draw, where they lost to the tournament third seeds, Mark Keil and Fernando Meligeni. Timfjord had two further appearances at the Swedish Open, in 1999 and 2000, losing in the first round on both occasions.[4]

He mainly participated on the Futures circuit, reaching five singles final and winning three titles and has a career high ATP singles ranking of 261 achieved on 14 July 2008. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 518 achieved on 10 February 1997.

ITF Futures Titles

Singles: (3)
No.    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. Sep 1998 Oslo, Norway F1 Carpet Jan Hermansson 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
2. Aug 1999 Parnu, Estonia F1 Clay Radim Zitko 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
3. Oct 2002 Jersey, Great Britain F10 Hard(I) Wesley Moodie 6–3, 7–6

Doubles: (4)
No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Aug 1998 Parnu, Estonia F1 Clay Henrik Andersson Lassi Ketola
Janne Ojala		 6–3, 7–5
2. Oct 1999 Leeds, Great Britain F1 Hard Björn Rehnquist Yves Allegro
Olivier Patience		 6–4, 7–6
3. May 2001 Newcastle, Great Britain F5 Clay Fredrik Lovén Steven Randjelovic
Robert Samuelsson		 6–3, 6–0
4. May 2002 Esslingen, Germany F2 Clay Kalle Flygt Pavel Snobel
Tomas Zib		 6–4, 6–3

References
  1. "Nicklas Timfjord| Player Stats". ATP Tour. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "Nicklas Timfjord". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1997). ITF World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. p. 210. ISBN 9780002187145.
  4. "Nicklas Timfjord | Player Activity". ATP Tour. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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