H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Jeff Tarango vs Nicklas Kulti H2H: 2-1

Jeff Tarango holds a 2–1 lead over Nicklas Kulti in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jeff Tarango leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Nicklas Kulti leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nicklas Kulti won the 1999 Libéma Open round of 16 3-6 7-5 6-4.

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Jeff Tarango
USA Age 57 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Nicklas Kulti
SWE Age 55 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicklas Kulti #137 3-6 7-5 6-4 Jeff Tarango #98 Match data Jun 18, 1999* R16 Libéma Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Jeff Tarango #63 3-6 7-5 6-3 Nicklas Kulti #53 Match data Oct 7, 1993* R32 Toulouse ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Jeff Tarango #73 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 Nicklas Kulti #51 Match data Aug 18, 1993* R64 Indianapolis ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jeff Tarango #1,001 #42 877 1,788 240 294 44.9% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Nicklas Kulti #977 #32 826 1,821 150 179 45.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Jeff Tarango Nicklas Kulti
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1988 3–4 42.9% #176 1,543 0 0
18 1987 1–2 33.3% #377 1,507 0 0 1989 7–9 43.8% #118 1,584 0 0
19 1988 7–6 53.8% #96 1,598 0 0 1990 15–11 57.7% #51 1,747 0 0
20 1989 10–11 47.6% #137 1,647 0 0 1991 18–24 42.9% #80 1,656 0 1
21 1990 11–17 39.3% #131 1,607 0 0 1992 18–23 43.9% #79 1,611 0 1
22 1991 16–23 41.0% #106 1,613 0 0 1993 27–24 52.9% #46 1,683 0 2
23 1992 28–24 53.8% #45 1,694 0 2 1994 20–26 43.5% #99 1,676 0 2
24 1993 24–26 48.0% #91 1,670 0 2 1995 6–8 42.9% #165 1,639 0 2
25 1994 23–27 46.0% #78 1,655 0 2 1996 14–16 46.7% #64 1,634 0 3
26 1995 18–24 42.9% #76 1,654 0 2 1997 9–17 34.6% #154 1,579 0 3
27 1996 14–18 43.8% #106 1,619 0 2 1998 3–3 50.0% #290 1,603 0 3
28 1997 31–29 51.7% #49 1,693 0 2 1999 10–9 52.6% #118 1,633 0 3
29 1998 24–29 45.3% #73 1,660 0 2 2000 0–5 0.0% #421 1,559 0 3
30 1999 21–24 46.7% #55 1,685 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 2000 11–25 30.6% #112 1,517 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 2001 1–8 11.1% #323 1,452 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 2002 0–1 0.0% #730 1,447 0 2 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Jeff Tarango Nicklas Kulti
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
18 1987 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2 3 5 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1988 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1990 1 3 4 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
20 1989 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 7 6 13 53.8% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
21 1990 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 4 9 13 30.8% 10 8 18 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
22 1991 11 14 25 44.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
23 1992 17 11 28 60.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1994 12 13 25 48.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
24 1993 14 16 30 46.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1995 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1994 18 18 36 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1996 5 10 15 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 1 6 83.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1995 7 14 21 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1997 7 8 15 46.7% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1996 8 7 15 53.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1998 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1997 20 13 33 60.6% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1999 0 4 4 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1998 19 18 37 51.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 1999 6 11 17 35.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2000 2 14 16 12.5% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2001 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 167 313 46.6% 49 59 108 45.4% 14 27 41 34.1% 31 41 72 43.1% — 54 73 127 42.5% 53 59 112 47.3% 14 13 27 51.9% 29 34 63 46.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 411/468 of Jeff Tarango's and 252/280 of Nicklas Kulti's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Jeff Tarango Nicklas Kulti
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 39/42 2.9 2.5 56.0% 68.8% 50.5% 55.6% 43.7% 60.6% 38.6%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 40/41 3.8 2.6 59.5% 70.2% 49.0% 50.1% 37.9% 61.6% 39.3%
22 1991 32/39 1.9 5.1 65.8% 64.8% 46.6% 56.0% 48.7% 58.5% 37.0% 1993 46/51 4.9 3.1 56.1% 72.0% 49.9% 58.2% 39.3% 62.4% 36.8%
23 1992 47/52 3.5 3.5 63.1% 67.5% 47.8% 56.6% 42.3% 60.3% 38.7% 1994 39/46 5.1 2.4 57.2% 72.3% 49.6% 59.3% 40.3% 62.4% 36.0%
24 1993 43/50 3.7 4.6 56.6% 68.4% 47.0% 59.2% 45.1% 59.1% 38.5% 1995 13/14 6.8 2.8 52.0% 76.3% 53.0% 64.6% 44.4% 65.0% 39.0%
25 1994 40/50 3.6 2.2 62.1% 65.8% 51.8% 56.4% 46.6% 60.6% 39.0% 1996 27/30 7.2 3.8 58.6% 74.3% 49.9% 63.4% 39.5% 64.5% 36.8%
26 1995 38/42 4.2 3.7 62.9% 70.3% 49.3% 54.4% 44.8% 62.3% 37.0% 1997 24/26 7.1 4.7 53.7% 75.0% 46.7% 63.0% 32.6% 62.1% 34.5%
27 1996 28/32 5.2 3.2 61.9% 68.0% 50.2% 54.3% 39.3% 61.4% 38.0% 1998 5/6 7.8 3.8 47.9% 84.3% 53.6% 76.4% 25.0% 68.5% 32.6%
28 1997 54/60 3.8 3.5 62.3% 69.2% 51.5% 52.2% 45.0% 62.3% 38.9% 1999 15/19 7.0 4.7 54.7% 73.8% 46.1% 57.2% 37.8% 61.1% 35.7%
29 1998 47/53 4.0 4.2 57.7% 67.9% 52.0% 51.3% 46.8% 61.1% 40.1% 2000 4/5 8.0 6.0 52.6% 70.6% 37.1% 61.1% 19.8% 54.8% 32.6%
30 1999 42/45 4.9 4.1 60.6% 67.1% 46.1% 61.0% 43.2% 58.9% 38.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2000 33/36 4.6 5.3 58.1% 68.9% 47.5% 56.9% 42.2% 60.1% 36.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2001 7/9 3.3 2.1 62.4% 61.8% 52.7% 53.7% 51.2% 58.4% 34.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 411/534 3.9 3.9 61.0% 67.8% 49.2% 55.7% 44.6% 60.5% 38.2% — 252/329 5.2 3.2 56.3% 72.4% 49.3% 58.4% 38.9% 62.3% 37.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Jeff Tarango Nicklas Kulti
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1544 129.5 — — — — -4 +26 — 47.1% -0.12 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.72
18 1987 1508 108.5 — — — — +34 — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.19 1989 1584 125.7 — — — — -17 +11 — 42.9% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.42
19 1988 1598 124.9 — — — — +37 — — 51.4% -0.26 4–3 (57%) 4–0 (100%) — -0.05 1990 1747 143.3 — — — — -93 -13 — 53.7% +0.33 3–1 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.04
20 1989 1648 118.8 — — — — +7 — -102 46.4% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.12 1991 1657 134.7 -0.06 +0.03 0.980 49.6% +1 +1 — 44.8% -0.17 4–9 (31%) 5–10 (33%) — -1.75
21 1990 1607 120.5 — — — — +6 -46 -69 42.0% -0.54 4–6 (40%) 3–5 (38%) — +0.35 1992 1612 138.5 +0.13 +0.37 1.025 50.2% -4 +108 — 47.9% -0.10 6–11 (35%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.36
22 1991 1613 132.3 -1.93 -1.26 0.892 48.2% +24 -37 — 41.8% -0.47 8–7 (53%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.07 1993 1684 141.0 +1.24 -0.26 0.979 49.6% +21 -5 — 52.0% -0.13 7–8 (47%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.65
23 1992 1694 139.2 -0.84 +0.16 0.974 49.7% +28 -96 -139 50.4% +0.10 15–6 (71%) 10–14 (42%) — -1.21 1994 1677 146.6 +1.15 -1.53 0.958 49.3% +55 -21 — 48.0% -0.24 7–14 (33%) 7–9 (44%) — -2.66
24 1993 1670 136.1 -1.01 -0.06 0.942 49.0% +18 -8 — 45.9% -0.28 12–6 (67%) 2–6 (25%) — -1.60 1995 1640 120.1 +1.85 -0.53 1.112 51.8% +24 +47 — 46.9% +0.09 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.38
25 1994 1655 132.9 -1.13 +0.92 0.992 50.0% +24 -22 — 46.1% -0.03 6–7 (46%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.47 1996 1635 123.0 +2.52 -1.04 1.037 50.5% -63 +19 -11 48.8% +0.01 4–6 (40%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.43
26 1995 1654 144.2 +0.56 -0.03 0.982 49.5% +7 -14 -104 43.3% -0.18 4–6 (40%) 7–10 (41%) — -1.34 1997 1580 122.1 +0.06 -1.60 0.910 48.5% +24 +9 +52 41.8% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 6–2 (75%) — -0.05
27 1996 1620 125.4 -0.16 +0.21 0.984 49.7% +74 -59 — 44.4% -0.35 4–7 (36%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.93 1998 1603 115.4 +2.10 -1.26 1.036 50.2% +20 — — 46.2% -0.15 1–0 2–0 — +0.15
28 1997 1694 143.8 +0.74 +1.18 1.031 50.6% +30 -59 -135 52.9% +0.29 7–11 (39%) 11–12 (48%) — -1.45 1999 1633 114.5 +0.18 -1.35 0.918 48.5% -58 -39 +43 51.1% -0.21 4–4 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.03
29 1998 1660 141.3 -0.44 +2.15 1.031 50.5% +49 -71 -90 47.8% -0.04 7–14 (33%) 7–12 (37%) — +0.03 2000 1560 104.0 -2.23 -1.39 0.720 44.3% — — — 15.4% -2.39 0–2 1–1 — -0.21
30 1999 1685 132.2 -2.40 -0.03 0.934 48.9% +15 -75 -110 46.4% -0.07 7–6 (54%) 6–6 (50%) — +1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2000 1517 123.9 -0.88 -1.79 0.903 48.4% -8 +82 +47 38.3% -0.57 3–10 (23%) 6–12 (33%) — -0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2001 1453 110.6 -0.42 -1.74 0.824 46.7% +20 — — 25.0% -1.60 0–2 1–2 (33%) — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2002 1447 103.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2009 1455 101.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1788 140.0 -0.70 +0.24 0.968 49.5% +26 -27 -95 45.8% -0.19 84–94 (47%) 79–102 (44%) 95.5 -0.38 — 1821 141.1 +0.80 -0.64 0.981 49.6% +4 +16 +28 47.4% -0.18 41–68 (38%) 57–63 (48%) 93.7 -2.41

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.