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  Krickstein Upsets Edberg
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Aaron Krickstein called on some trusty old rackets Monday and did something he hadn't done for five years.
Unseeded Krickstein defeated No. 6 seed Stefan Edberg of Sweden 6-7 (6-8), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 after a three-hour, 43-minute center court struggle at the Australian Open tennis championships.
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www.moscowtimes.ru /stories/1995/01/24/052.html   (149 words)

  
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Aaron turned pro at the age of 16 and became the youngest player to win a Tour singles title: he was 16 years and 2 months old.
Krickstein was nicknamed "Marathon Man" because of his ability to come from behind; he had an amazing 10 career wins from 0-2 set defecits and a career 28-8 record in 5-set matches.
Although Krickstein was one of the world's best players while still only a teenager, he suffered stress fractures in both feet and had knee and wrist problems in 1985 and 1986; still, he remained among the world's top thirty players in both years.
www.jewsinsports.org /profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=27   (536 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Ever in fallback position
Krickstein won the same title, same place, 11 years later as a 16-year-old over Jose-Luis Clerc when the surface was clay.
Krickstein, one of the first huge-forehand-belting kids out of Nick Bollettieri's Florida boot camp, saved the Davis Cup for the US in 1990 as a last-minute recruit to replace dropout Andre Agassi, a spoiled punk at that time (well before his altruistic, civic-minded evolution).
Krickstein beat Milan Srejber and, in the decisive match, Petr Korda during the tense 4-1 win over Czechoslovakia in Prague, keeping the US afloat en route to the championship.
www.boston.com /sports/articles/2003/09/02/ever_in_fallback_position   (768 words)

  
 Aaron Krickstein at 1995 U.S. Open, Tennis; August 28, 1995; ASAPSports FastScripts; Sports Interviews, Quotes, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
AARON KRICKSTEIN: You try and concentrate, I think, on the present, but also, it is hard not to.
Aaron, I don't know if you were asked this, you are sort of the five-set king here.
AARON KRICKSTEIN: No, I mean, maybe when it comes to a fifth set I know my record, but I definitely don't try and play three, four hours and let it go down to a fifth set.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/1995usopen/082895AK.html   (861 words)

  
 Aaron Krickstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aaron Krickstein (born August 7, 1967) is an American former professional tennis player who competed from 1983 to 1996.
Krickstein was known for his mental toughness, and possibly due to that, many of his most famous matches went the distance.
Krickstein 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 Connors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aaron_Krickstein   (299 words)

  
 Interview w/Aaron Krickstein - Talk Tennis
Fourteen years later, Krickstein prefers not to watch those inevitable rain-delay reruns, when he is eternally 24, hurtling toward tortuous defeat in a fifth-set tie break.
Connors once told me that the Krickstein match was the most fun he'd ever had at the Open, or on any tennis stage.
Krickstein just happened to be in the picture for Connors's primal scream of a last hurrah.
tt.tennis-warehouse.com /showthread.php?t=46517   (793 words)

  
 Canadian Jewish News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Krickstein was a world top 10 tennis player from 1983 to 1994 and ranked as high as sixth in 1990.
Pressel’s great-grandfather was conservative Rabbi Joseph Krickstein, who had a pulpit in Ann Arbor, Mich. Herb Krickstein excelled in baseball and was given a tryout by the Detroit Tigers, but turned down the offer of a major league baseball contract to become a pre-med student.
Thus, Krickstein was more than a token grandfather to young Pressel, but a zayde who has taken both a role as a loving grandparent as well as an instructor in golf.
www.cjnews.com /viewarticle.asp?id=7218   (1111 words)

  
 Canadian Jewish News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
For Krickstein, this is the second time he's grooming a young athlete into a star.
He was pivotal in the success of his son, tennis star Aaron Krickstein (Morgan's uncle), moulding him to become a world top 10 player from 1983 to 1994.
Aaron Krickstein holds the record for being the youngest player ever to win a men's pro title when he won a tournament in Tel Aviv in 1983.
www.cjnews.com /pastissues/01/july12-01/sports/sports2.htm   (899 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Golf Plus - Notebook: Herb Krickstein - Thursday May 24, 2001 09:58 AM
Krickstein's granddaughter Morgan wasn't even a teenager when she qualified for the Open.
A month later Aaron won a tournament in Tel Aviv to become the youngest singles champion ever on the ATP Tour, and he went on to win eight other titles during an injury-filled career.
Krickstein, who coached Aaron before sending him to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy at age 16, admits he made mistakes with his son, errors he says he will not repeat with Morgan, who leads a normal life away from the golf course.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /golf/plus/2001/05/28   (674 words)

  
 InsideOut Sports & Entertainment presents The Outback Champions Series
The 38-year-old Krickstein may be best known for bursting onto the ATP Tour as a teenager and establishing a reputation as a tenacious player willing to wage five-set battles and for being a key player in Jimmy Connors' festive 39th birthday party.
Aaron Krickstein: Her career really took off when I was 33 and she was 12.
Aaron Krickstein: Tougher now because the guys are bigger and stronger and I think 19 and 20 is the new age group.
championsseriestennis.com /index.php?newsid=83&page=news   (709 words)

  
 InsideOut Champions Cup Boston
He still holds two records on the ATP Tour: He is the youngest player to win on Tour at age 16 and the youngest to reach the world Top 10...
Krickstein was a semifinalist at the 1989 U.S. Open; a semifinalist at the 1995 Australian Open; and a quarterfinalist at the 1990 U.S. Open, losing to Boris Becker after defeating Patrick Rafter.
Aaron achieved this highest rank in singles - No. 6 - in 1990.
www.championsseriestennis.com /boston/index.php?page=player4   (197 words)

  
 The Palisades The Championships at The Palisades
Krickstein was one of the most highly decorated junior champions in the history of U.S. tennis.
Krickstein was a semifinalist at the 1989 U.S. Open and the 1995 Australian Open.
Aaron achieved this highest rank in singles — No. 6 — in 1990.
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 - toledoblade.com -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
His son, Aaron, Pressel's uncle, at age 16 was the youngest singles champion on the ATP tour.
Krickstein, who lived in Detroit for 35 years, was once offered a chance to try out for the Tigers.
Krickstein and Morgan's grandmother, Evelyn, were Pressel's only family at the Open because her sister, Madison, 13, was playing in a junior tournament in Florida.
toledoblade.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050703/SPORTS05/507030380   (1064 words)

  
 Bob Larson's Tennis News | Memphis seniors Friday results
Aaron Krickstein kicked off the early session recovering from his loss to Todd Martin on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Pat Cash.
Krickstein looked much more confident in his Friday’s match, and Cash seemed as though he may have been hampered by an ankle injury sustained in his match with Magnus Larsson on Thursday.
Krickstein rallied from a 40-15 deficit to hold serve in the first game of set one.
www.tennisnews.com /exclusive.php?pID=14004   (898 words)

  
 Aaron Krickstein at 1993 U.S. Open Championship; Tennis; August 30, 1993; ASAPSports FastScripts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
AARON KRICKSTEIN: That was kind of a fluke injury.
AARON KRICKSTEIN: I think it is tough; especially at this tournament, I don't think this is the tournament to start using something like that, especially on the show court, if they are going to use it they should on all of the courts.
AARON KRICKSTEIN: Yeah, I mean definitely, when I am not feeling that comfortable with my game and I am not feeling really confident, then I tend to play my way into it.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/1993usopen/083093AK.html   (1115 words)

  
 Morgan Pressel, at 12, competed in Roanoke's Scott Roberson Memorial tournament - Roanoke.com
Meanwhile, Herb Krickstein stood back and proudly watched his granddaughter grow up in front of his eyes.
Krickstein is not about to let that happen.
In 1984, Aaron Krickstein, at age 16, became the youngest player to win an ATP event and reached the top 10 in the world rankings.
www.roanoke.com /sports/golf/26283.html   (724 words)

  
 Andy Roddick Foundation » Scheduled Celebrities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Krickstein was nicknamed the “Marathon Man” because of his ability to come from behind; he had an amazing 10 career wins from 0-2 set deficits and a career 28-8 record in 5-set matches.
Krickstein captured 9 titles, joining pros Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Brad Gilbert in a great era of tennis during the late 80’s and early 90’s.
Krickstein was also an integral member on the US Davis Cup team, participating in five ties over four years.
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 washingtonpost.com: Pierce Overpowers Sanchez Vicario in Australian Open
If Krickstein had not quit with Agassi in front, 6-4, 6-4, 3-0, the end of the match would have been postponed until today.
Krickstein, 27, called the ATP trainer on court twice and was clearly bothered by injuries.
Krickstein said the groin pull was in the right leg, where his hamstring had been bothering him for several days.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/1995/95ten11.htm   (880 words)

  
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Aaron krickstein was the youngest player to win a pro tennis tournament
Aaron krickstein Aaron turned pro at the age of 16 and became the youngest player to win a Tour singles title: he was 16 years and 2 months old.
In 1983, Krickstein, under the tutelage of his father, Herb (who now manages the youngest male player ever to win a professional tennis tournament.
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 Teen star Pressel prepares for next test   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It was Krickstein who introduced Pressel to golf, letting her tag along to the range when she was 8.
Aaron Krickstein, Pressel's uncle, dominated the junior ranks in the early 1980s, turned pro at 16 and a few months later became the youngest winner of an ATP event.
Kathy Krickstein Pressel, seven years older than Aaron, won a Big Ten championship at Michigan and spent nearly 20 years as a teaching pro, including a stint at the famed Nick Bollettieri academy.
www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=31039   (1888 words)

  
 ESPN Classic - Jimbo turned back the clock at the '91 Open
In fact, Connors was celebrating his 39th birthday when he confronted 24-year-old Aaron Krickstein in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
Jimbo was the fan favorite, having already come back from a two sets to none deficit in the first round against Patrick McEnroe and then winning his next two matches.
After losing the first set to Krickstein 6-3, Connors, playing with a surgically rebuilt wrist, took the second with a dramatic 10-8 win in the tiebreaker.
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 SPORTS PEOPLE: TENNIS; Krickstein May Sit Out - New York Times
LEAD: The sore right arm that bothered Aaron Krickstein at the recent French Open championships will apparently keep the eighth-seeded American from competing at Wimbledon.
Krickstein was forced to default his first-round match on Tuesday at the Open at Manchester, England.
The sore right arm that bothered Aaron Krickstein at the recent French Open championships will apparently keep the eighth-seeded American from competing at Wimbledon.
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 Excite - Page Six
The hugely successful broadcaster "threw his racket at least three times and hurled a tennis ball over the stands and into a parking lot," said one annoyed spectator.
McEnroe also cursed some Krickstein fans - calling them "[bleeping] [bleep]holes." "On match point, [McEnroe] only acknowledged that his racket touched the ball - rendering the point over in Krickstein’s favor - after being questioned by his opponent.
Krickstein’s ball had originally been called ‘out,' " our source reports.
entertainment.excite.com /celebgossip/pgsix/id/03_11_2002_5.html   (183 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Preteen out for fun, makes cut for Women's Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Pressel's caddie Monday was someone familiar with spectacular success at an early age — her uncle, former tennis pro Aaron Krickstein, who remains the youngest American to win an ATP Tour event.
Her parents, Kathy and Mike Pressel, are realtors in Boca Raton, Fla. Her grandfather is Herb Krickstein, a semi-retired doctor who summers in Grosse Pointe, Mich., and winters in Boca Raton.
Krickstein burst on the tennis scene in 1983, at age 16, when he beat Vitas Gerulaitis in the U.S. Open third round.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/lpga/2001-05-16-pressel.htm   (1172 words)

  
 Marco Island Sun Times - Becker, Korda, Krickstein headline Nuveen Tennis event
I cannot remember the exact year when American Aaron Krickstein upset top seed Stefan Edberg at the US Open during one of the worst windstorms in New York.
The match seemed to be endless, with Krickstein prevailing in five long sets.
Even in defeat, Krickstein was the perfect sportsman on court.
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 GolfDigest.com - The fire of the LPGA's fuel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
What confuses Krickstein and Pressel is the ambiguity of the decision rendered by Ty Votaw in his final months of office -- why let her go to Q School and not be a member of the tour?
As a teenager, he was a tennis phenom, losing to John McEnroe in the semifinals of the U.S. Open in 1983 and becoming, at 16, the youngest singles champion on the ATP Tour.
Now 38, his career cut short by injuries, Aaron Krickstein is the director of tennis at St. Andrews CC.
www.golfdigest.com /newsandtour/insider/index.ssf?/newsandtour/insider/20051012insider.html   (1464 words)

  
 Free Aaron Krickstein Links & Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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 Baby Names: Aaron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Traits: Aaron is described as a small, nice-looking man who is honest, hardworking, and responsible--an effective leader with a quiet manner.
Aaron is someone who can be the light of someones life...they can make it all better...Aaron is often someone who you can never be mad at and he is very understanding and is always very aware of what is going on.
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