Nicolai Budkov Kjær (born 1 September 2006) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has a career high

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singles ranking of No. 736, achieved on 24 June 2024. He also has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1, achieved on 15 July 2024.

Early life

Nicolai Budkov Kjær was born to a Norwegian father and an Estonian mother. He lives in Bygdøy, Oslo, and trains at Oslo Tennisarena and Wang Toppidrett.

Junior career

He won the 2024 Wimbledon Championships boys' singles title, the first Norwegian to do so. He also won the 2024 French Open boys' doubles title alongside

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, also the first for a Norwegian.

Professional career

In February 2024, he replaced Dominic Thiem at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Oslo, the ninth edition of the tournament. 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. He was the first Norwegian to do so since Casper Ruud in 2016. Kjær represents Norway at the

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where he has a W/L record of 1–2. He made his debut in September 2023 against Peru.

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

National representation

Davis Cup (2 defeats)

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* * * 2006 births Living people French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles Norwegian male tennis players Norwegian people of Estonian descent Tennis players from Oslo Wimbledon junior champions {{Norway-tennis-bio-stub