Nicklas Timfjord (born 18 March 1977) is a former professional

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player from Sweden.

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. In 1996, Timfjord, along with

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and

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, 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. 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

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. 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

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. Timfjord had two further appearances at the Swedish Open, in

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and

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, losing in the first round on both occasions. He mainly participated on the

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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)

Doubles: (4)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Timfjord, Nicklas 1977 births Living people Swedish male tennis players Tennis players from Gothenburg