Aaron Krickstein, the 16-year-old American tennis sensation, who won the $75,000 Israel Tennis Center Grand Prix in Tel Aviv last Saturday when he defeated Christoph Zips of West Germany 7-5, 6-3, has been named Junior Player of 1983 by Tennis Magazine.
The young star, from Grosse Pointe, Mich., the youngest ever winner of an international tennis tournament, created a sensation last summer in the U.S. Open in Forest Hills when he eliminated the highly seeded Vitas Gerulaitas in five sets after trailing by two sets.
In September, Krickstein defeated the world’s top junior, Stefan Edberg of Sweden in the opening round of the U.S. Open. Prior to his appearance in the Open, he copped the U.S. Boys Indoor, the Clay Court and National Championships during the 1983 ranking year.
Veteran observers of tennis tournaments predict that Krickstein will ultimately succeed John McEnroe as America’s top tennis male performer.
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