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Nicolai Budkov Kjær

Nicolai Budkov Kjær (born 1 September 2006) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 594, achieved on 25 November 2024. He also has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1, achieved on 15 July 2024.

Nicolai Budkov Kjær
ITF nameNicolai Budkov Kjaer
Country (sports) Norway
Born (2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 (age 18)
Oslo, Norway
Prize moneyUS $7,060
Singles
Career record2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 594 (25 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 594 (25 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2024)
French Open Junior1R (2024)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2024)
US Open JuniorF (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorQF (2024)
French Open JuniorW (2024)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2024)
US Open JuniorSF (2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup2–2
Last updated on: 22 November 2024.

Kjær represents Norway at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 2–2.

Early life

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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

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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

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in September 2023, Budkov Kjær made his Davis Cup debut against Peru.[7]

In February 2024, he replaced Dominic Thiem at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Oslo, the ninth edition of the tournament.[8][9] 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.[10][11] He was the first Norwegian to do so since Casper Ruud in 2016. Also in February, Kjær recorded his first Davis Cup win, over Latvian Davis Rolis, and in September his second, with a win over Portuguese Jaime Faria, who was ranked No. 157 at the time.[1]

In November 2024, Budkov Kjær defeated former Top 10 player Pablo Carreño Busta at the 2024 Montemar Challenger.[citation needed]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 2 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ITF WTT (2–1)
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
Loss 2–1 Dec 2024 M25 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay   Mika Brunold 2-6, 6–7(7–9)

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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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)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2024 French Open Clay   Joel Schwärzler   Federico Cinà
  Rei Sakamoto 		6–4, 7–6(7–3)

National representation

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Davis Cup (2 defeats)

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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)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 1–4; 16–17 September 2023; Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru; World Group I play-offs; clay surface
Loss 1 II Singles   Peru Juan Pablo Varillas 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2 V Singles Ignacio Buse 2–6, 6–4, [9–11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tomás Rico, Andrés (17 July 2024). "This is Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, junior Wimbledon champion in 2024". Punto de Break. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ Lübeck, Even (21 April 2023). "Det norske supertalentet trente med verdensstjerner i Monaco: – Evig takknemlig". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Tønder, Rune (31 March 2023). "Supertalentet Nicolai Kjær sikter mot Grand Slams - Tennis Norge". Tennis Norge (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ Goodall, Lee (14 July 2024). "Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Renata Jamrichova make history". Wimbledon. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ McLean, Ross (14 July 2024). "Budkov Kjaer wins Wimbledon and challenges Ruud to round of golf". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ Hennie, Kristian (8 June 2024). "Norsk jubeldag i Paris: Budkov Kjær sikret Roland-Garros-tittel". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ Opphus, Joakim (17 September 2023). "Norsk stortalent fikk seniordebuten – møtte Perus beste mann". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ Dunn, Carrie (10 February 2024). "Ruud leads UTS Oslo Final Four". Ultimate Tennis Showdown. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ Dunn, Carrie (10 February 2024). "UTS Oslo: Ruud finishes group stage unbeaten despite valiant Kjaer". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ Rigal, Joseph (2 April 2024). "Norway's Budkov Kjaer wins first pro title at M15 Antalya". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  11. ^ Solland Staveland, Sigurd (31 March 2024). "Nicolai (17) forbauser: – Utrolig". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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