# Aaron Krickstein wins ATP title at 16

> 16-year-old Aaron Krickstein beats Christoph Zipf to become youngest ATP winner.
- Title: Aaron Krickstein wins ATP title at 16 · Tennis Majors
- Summary: 16-year-old Aaron Krickstein beats Christoph Zipf to become youngest ATP winner. Aaron Krickstein, 16, won the Tel Aviv Open ATP title in 1983, becoming the…
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- Published: 2026-10-14T23:08:38+00:00
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- Topics: aaron krickstein, tel aviv open, atp, christoph zipf, nick bollettieri academy, 1983, youngest atp winner, sports
## The record
Aaron Krickstein became the youngest player to win an ATP tournament at 16 years and two months.

> the youngest player to ever lift a trophy on the atp tour
## The match
Krickstein defeated Christoph Zipf 7-6, 6-3 in the Tel Aviv Open final on October 15, 1983.

> 7-6, 6-3
## The background
Krickstein trained at the Nick Bollettieri Academy with Jimmy Arias, three years older.

> one of the first players who trained at the nick bollettieri academy
## The path
Krickstein reached the US Open fourth round after beating world No 16 Vitas Gerulaitis.

> defeated another rising star, stefan edberg, six three, six two, three six, four six, seven six
## The context
The Tel Aviv Open was a Grand Prix tournament held in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1983.

> the tournament was not held in nineteen eighty-two, but in nineteen eighty-three, it was back on the grand prix schedule
## The record
Krickstein remains the youngest ATP winner to this day, almost 40 years later.

> a record still intact almost forty years later
## The legacy
Krickstein peaked at world No 6 in 1990 and is remembered for his epic five-set match against Jimmy Connors.

> the american led two to one in sets and was leading five to two in the fifth set
## Key takeaway

Aaron Krickstein, 16, won the Tel Aviv Open ATP title in 1983, becoming the youngest player to ever win an ATP tournament.