Norwegian tennis player (born 2006)
Nicolai Budkov KjærITF name | Nicolai Budkov Kjaer |
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Country (sports) | Norway |
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Born | (2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 (age 18) Oslo, Norway |
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Prize money | US $5,135 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 731 (16 September 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 731 (16 September 2024) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open Junior | SF (2024) |
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French Open Junior | 1R (2024) |
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Wimbledon Junior | W (2024) |
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US Open Junior | F (2024) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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Australian Open Junior | QF (2024) |
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French Open Junior | W (2024) |
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Wimbledon Junior | QF (2024) |
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US Open Junior | SF (2024) |
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Team competitions |
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Davis Cup | 1–2 |
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Last updated on: 16 September 2024. |
Nicolai Budkov Kjær (born 1 September 2006) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 731, achieved on 16 September 2024. He also has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1, achieved on 15 July 2024.
Early life
Nicolai Budkov Kjær was born to a Norwegian father and an Estonian mother.[1] He lives in Bygdøy, Oslo, and trains at Oslo Tennisarena and Wang Toppidrett.[2][3]
Junior career
He won the 2024 Wimbledon Championships boys' singles title, the first Norwegian to do so.[4][5] He also won the 2024 French Open boys' doubles title alongside Joel Schwärzler, also the first for a Norwegian.[6]
Professional career
In February 2024, he replaced Dominic Thiem at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Oslo, the ninth edition of the tournament.[7][8] The following month, he won his first professional title at the $15k Antalya Series. He subsequently made his debut in the top 1000 of the ATP rankings at No. 897.[9][10] He was the first Norwegian to do so since Casper Ruud in 2016.
Kjær represents Norway at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 1–2. He made his debut in September 2023 against Peru.[11] In September 2024, Kjær recorded his first Davis Cup victory, with a win over Portuguese Jaime Faria, who was ranked 157 at the time.
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Mar 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Niels Visker | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Yanaki Milev | 6–1, 6–0 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mees Röttgering | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2024 | US Open | Hard | Rafael Jódar | 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(1–10) |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
National representation
Davis Cup (2 defeats)
Group membership | World Group (0–0) | WG play-off (0–0) | Group I (0–2) | Group II (0–0) | Group III (0–0) | Group IV (0–0) | | Matches by surface | Hard (0–0) | Clay (0–2) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | | Matches by type | Singles (0–2) | Doubles (0–0) | |
References
- ^ Tomás Rico, Andrés (17 July 2024). "This is Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, junior Wimbledon champion in 2024". Punto de Break. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Lübeck, Even (21 April 2023). "Det norske supertalentet trente med verdensstjerner i Monaco: – Evig takknemlig". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Tønder, Rune (31 March 2023). "Supertalentet Nicolai Kjær sikter mot Grand Slams - Tennis Norge". Tennis Norge (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Goodall, Lee (14 July 2024). "Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Renata Jamrichova make history". Wimbledon. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ McLean, Ross (14 July 2024). "Budkov Kjaer wins Wimbledon and challenges Ruud to round of golf". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Hennie, Kristian (8 June 2024). "Norsk jubeldag i Paris: Budkov Kjær sikret Roland-Garros-tittel". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Dunn, Carrie (10 February 2024). "Ruud leads UTS Oslo Final Four". Ultimate Tennis Showdown. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Dunn, Carrie (10 February 2024). "UTS Oslo: Ruud finishes group stage unbeaten despite valiant Kjaer". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Rigal, Joseph (2 April 2024). "Norway's Budkov Kjaer wins first pro title at M15 Antalya". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Solland Staveland, Sigurd (31 March 2024). "Nicolai (17) forbauser: – Utrolig". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Opphus, Joakim (17 September 2023). "Norsk stortalent fikk seniordebuten – møtte Perus beste mann". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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