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Richard Krajicek

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Dutch tennis player

Richard Krajicek
Krajicek at theEastbourne International tennis tournament in 2011.
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceMuiderberg, Netherlands
Born (1971-12-06)6 December 1971 (age 53)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$10,077,425
Singles
Career record411–219 (65.2%)
Career titles17
Highest rankingNo. 4 (29 March 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1992)
French OpenSF (1993)
WimbledonW (1996)
US OpenQF (1997,1999,2000)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1996)
Grand Slam CupQF (1992,1996)
Doubles
Career record77–60 (56.2%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 45 (26 July 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1992)
French Open3R (1991)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open1R (1995)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (1993,1994,1995)

Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (Czech:Krajíček; born 6 December 1971) is a Dutch former professionaltennis player andtournament director. Krajicek won 17 singles titles during his career, including the1996 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first (and only) Dutchman to win amajor singles title. He reached a career high world No. 4 ranking in men's singles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in March 1999. Retiring from the sport in 2003, Krajicek has been the tournament director of theRotterdam Open since 2004. He is also the author of various sports books.

Personal life

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Richard Krajicek is the son ofCzech immigrants and grew up inThe Hague. In primary school, he was in the same class as later professionalroad bicyle racerMichael Boogerd.[1] Nicknamed "de Kraai" (Dutch for "the crow") in his home country, one of Krajicek's siblings isMichaëlla Krajicek, a half-sister and fellow tennis professional. A distant cousin of his is another tennis player, the AmericanAustin Krajicek.[2]

In the nineties Krajicek had a relationship with Italian actress and modelLory Del Santo,[3] with whom he had a son who was born prematurely and died of an infection after two weeks of life.[4] In 1999, he married model, writer and hostess of Holland's Next Top Model and Benelux's Next Top Model,Daphne Deckers, with whom he lives inMuiderberg and has two children (a son and a daughter).[5]

Krajicek is a member of thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), a political party in the Netherlands.[6]

Career

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Richard Krajicek began playing tennis at the age of four. As a youngster he won both the Dutch under-12 and the under-14 National Championships twice. His biggest achievement as a youngster was winning the Wiltshire Open in the UK after beating Steven White in straight sets in the final. He turned professional in 1989, and in 1991 won his first top-level singles title inHong Kong and his first tour doubles title at theDutch Open.

In 1992, the 1.95 metres (6 feet 5 inches) Dutchman reached his firstGrand Slam semi-finals at theAustralian Open. He had to withdraw from this semi-final match due to a shoulder injury. The next year, he reached the semi-finals at the French Open, where he lost in four sets to the defending championJim Courier. Also in 1992, Krajicek made a controversial comment regardingequal pay for women in Grand Slam events, saying, "Eighty percent of the top 100 women are fat pigs who don't deserve equal pay." Later, he jokingly clarified his comments, remarking, "What I meant to say was that only 75 percent are fat pigs."[7]

At the1996 Italian Open, Krajicek reached the final, before losing in four sets to the reigning champion,Thomas Muster. At theFrench Open later that year, Krajicek was the only player to take a set off the eventual champion,Yevgeny Kafelnikov, during their quarterfinal match.

Coming into 1996 Wimbledon, Krajicek had never previously progressed beyond the fourth round at the tournament and had lost in the first round in the two previous years. He was seen as a player with potential, having one of the fastest serves at the time, but was not considered to be a strong contender for the title. The clear favourite wasPete Sampras, who had won the title for the past three consecutive years. Despite being ranked within the world's top 16, Krajicek just missed out on the seedings for the tournament, but when seventh seed (and world No. 2)Thomas Muster pulled out shortly before the tournament due to an injury, Krajicek was declared the 17th seed and moved to Muster's place in the draw. Opinions differ, therefore, on whether he won the tournament as an unseeded player.

Krajicek beat former championMichael Stich in the fourth round and met Sampras in the quarterfinals. By that time, Krajicek had managed to turn his notably weak slice backhand into an aggressive top-spin shot. Krajicek defeated Sampras in straight sets, becoming the only player to beat Sampras in a Wimbledon singles match in the eight-year period from 1993 until Sampras's fourth-round loss toRoger Federer in 2001. (Krajicek's Wimbledon victory over Sampras proved to be no fluke, since he ended his career with a 6–4 record against the American player.[8]) Next, Krajicek beat Australia'sJason Stoltenberg in the semi-finals, and went on to face AmericanMaliVai Washington in the final. He won the final in straight sets to become the first Dutchman to win Wimbledon.

In 1997, Krajicek's defence of his Wimbledon title ended in the fourth round, whenTim Henman defeated him in four sets.

In 1998, Krajicek was in the Wimbledon semi-finals again, losing toGoran Ivanišević in a marathon match, 13–15 in the fifth set, with both players serving a combined 38 aces.[9][10] His final attempt at a Wimbledon title was in 2002, when he lost in the quarterfinals toXavier Malisse. Krajicek beat world No. 5Andre Agassi, world No. 1 Sampras and world No. 9Yevgeny Kafelnikov on his way to theStuttgart Masters title in November.

At the1999 US Open, Krajicek lost a quarterfinal matchup toYevgeny Kafelnikov. Despite the loss, he set severalmost aces records that day. In the 2000 U.S. Open, Krajicek met Sampras in the quarterfinals, winning the first set and going up 6–2 during the second-set tiebreaker, but then losing six straight points and the match.[11] In 2000, Krajicek was awarded theATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian award for his efforts to help youth in his home country.[12] He was namedATP Comeback Player of the Year in 2002.[13]

Krajicek retired from the professional tour in 2003. During his career, he won 17 singles titles and three doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 4 in 1999.

Since retiring from the ATP Tour, Krajicek runs The Richard Krajicek Foundation, which builds sports facilities for children in inner-city areas in the Netherlands.[14] In 2004, Krajicek became the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.

In 2005, he published a book on tennis,Fast Balls (Dutch:Harde Ballen).

Significant finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1996WimbledonGrassUnited StatesMaliVai Washington6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Masters Series finals

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Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1996RomeClayAustriaThomas Muster2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss1997StuttgartCarpet (i)Czech RepublicPetr Korda6–7(6–8), 2–6, 4–6
Loss1998Canada (Toronto)HardAustraliaPatrick Rafter6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win1998StuttgartCarpet (i)RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Win1999Key BiscayneHardFranceSébastien Grosjean4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
Loss1999StuttgartCarpet (i)SwedenThomas Enqvist1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 5–7

Career finals

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Singles: 26 (17 titles, 9 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (1–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Super 9 (2–4)
ATP Championship Series (5–3)
ATP World Series (9–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (3–1)
Carpet (6–2)
ResultW/LDateTournamentCategorySurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 1991Hong Kong, UKWorld SeriesHardAustraliaWally Masur6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss1–1Apr 1992Tokyo, JapanChampionships SeriesHardUnited StatesJim Courier4–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win2–1Aug 1992Los Angeles, U.S.World SeriesHardAustraliaMark Woodforde6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win3–1Nov 1992Antwerp, BelgiumWorld SeriesCarpet (i)Australia Mark Woodforde6–2, 6–2
Loss3–2Feb 1993Stuttgart, GermanyChampionships SeriesCarpet (i)GermanyMichael Stich6–4, 5–7, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 5–7
Win4–2Aug 1993Los Angeles, U.S.World SeriesHardUnited StatesMichael Chang0–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Win5–2Apr 1994Barcelona, SpainChampionships SeriesClaySpainCarlos Costa6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Win6–2Jun 1994Rosmalen, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrassGermanyKarsten Braasch6–3, 6–4
Win7–2Oct 1994Sydney, AustraliaChampionships SeriesHard (i)GermanyBoris Becker7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–3
Win8–2Feb 1995Stuttgart, GermanyChampionships SeriesCarpet (i)GermanyMichael Stich7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 1–6, 6–3
Win9–2Mar 1995Rotterdam, NetherlandsWorld SeriesCarpet (i)NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss9–3Aug 1995New Haven, U.S.Championships SeriesHardUnited StatesAndre Agassi6–3, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss9–4May 1996Rome, ItalySuper 9ClayAustriaThomas Muster2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win10–4Jul 1996Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrassUnited StatesMaliVai Washington6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Loss10–5Aug 1996Los Angeles, U.S.World SeriesHardUnited StatesMichael Chang4–6, 3–6
Win11–5Mar 1997Rotterdam, NetherlandsWorld SeriesCarpet (i)Czech RepublicDaniel Vacek7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win12–5Apr 1997Tokyo, JapanChampionships SeriesHardFranceLionel Roux6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Win13–5Jun 1997Rosmalen, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrassFranceGuillaume Raoux6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss13–6Oct 1997Stuttgart, GermanySuper 9Carpet (i)Czech RepublicPetr Korda6–7(6–8), 2–6, 4–6
Win14–6Feb 1998St. Petersburg, RussiaWorld SeriesCarpet (i)SwitzerlandMarc Rosset6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss14–7Aug 1998Toronto, CanadaSuper 9HardAustraliaPatrick Rafter6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win15–7Nov 1998Stuttgart, GermanySuper 9Hard (i)RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Win16–7Mar 1999London, UKChampionships SeriesCarpet (i)United KingdomGreg Rusedski7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Win17–7Mar 1999Miami, U.S.Super 9HardFranceSébastien Grosjean4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
Loss17–8Nov 1999Stuttgart, GermanySuper 9Hard (i)SwedenThomas Enqvist1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss17–9Jun 2000Halle, GermanyInternational SeriesGrassGermanyDavid Prinosil3–6, 2–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Career SRCareer win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA4RSF2RA2R3RAA3R2RAA2R0 / 816–7
French OpenAA2R3RSF3R2RQF3R3R2R3RAAA0 / 1022–10
WimbledonAA3R3R4R1R1RW4RSF3R2RAQFA1 / 1129–10
U.S. OpenAA1R4R4R2R3R1RQF3RQFQFA1RA0 / 1122–11
Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 41 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 00 / 20 / 11 / 40N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–06–412–312–43–34–413–38–39–39–38–40–04–21–1N/A89–38
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters CupDid not qualifyRRDNQSFDid not qualify0 / 23–4
Grand Slam CupNHDNQQFDNQ1RDNQQFNot Held0 / 32–3
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAA3RAAAAAAQFAAA1R0 / 34–3
MiamiAA1RQFQFA2R4R4RAWAAA1R1 / 816–7
Monte CarloAAA1R3R2RQF3RQFSFA3RAAA0 / 815–8
RomeAA1R1R1R3RAF2RQF2R1RAAA0 / 912–9
HamburgAAAQFQFQF3R3R2R3R2RAAAA0 / 813–8
Montreal/TorontoAAAAAA2RAQFF2R3RA1RA0 / 69–6
CincinnatiAAA3R2R1R1R3R2R3RQF1RA3RA0 / 109–10
Madrid (Stuttgart)AAAAA2RQF3RFWF2RAAA1 / 717–6
ParisAA1R3R2R3RQF2RQF2R2RAAAA0 / 96–9
Masters Series SR0 / 00 / 00 / 30 / 70 / 60 / 60 / 70 / 70 / 81 / 71 / 80 / 50 / 00 / 20 / 22 / 68N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–00–311–77–67–610–713–714–817–615–75–50–02–20–2N/A101–66
Year-end ranking3921294510151711711101036112147N/A

Top 10 wins

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Season198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Total
Wins001104453483200044
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreKR
1991
1.SwedenStefan Edberg2New Haven, United StatesHard3R4–6, 6–3, 6–337
1992
2.CzechoslovakiaIvan Lendl5Sydney, AustraliaHard1R5–7, 6–3, 6–344
3.GermanyMichael Stich5Australian Open, MelbourneHardQF5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–445
4.CroatiaGoran Ivanišević7Indian Wells, United StatesHard2R6–0, 6–327
5.Germany Michael Stich5Tokyo, JapanHardQF7–6(7–5), 6–430
6.Sweden Stefan Edberg1Tokyo, JapanHardSF6–3, 7–530
7.Croatia Goran Ivanišević8Hamburg, GermanyClay3R7–5, 6–216
8.United States Ivan Lendl9Sydney, AustraliaHard (i)QF7–6(7–1), 7–515
9.CzechoslovakiaPetr Korda7Antwerp, BelgiumCarpet (i)QF3–6, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)13
10.United StatesJim Courier1Antwerp, BelgiumCarpet (i)SF4–6, 6–4, 7–513
11.United StatesMichael Chang5ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)10
1993
12.SpainSergi Bruguera10Stuttgart, GermanyCarpet (i)1R6–2, 6–313
13.United StatesAndre Agassi8Miami, United StatesHard4R6–2, 7–511
14.United StatesPete Sampras1Los Angeles, United StatesHardSF6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)10
15.United States Michael Chang9Los Angeles, United StatesHardF0–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)10
1994
16.Spain Sergi Bruguera4Barcelona, SpainClayQF7–5, 6–324
17.AustriaThomas Muster10Hamburg, GermanyClay3R6–4, 6–420
18.United States Pete Sampras1Davis Cup, Rotterdam, NetherlandsHardRR2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5), 7–526
19.GermanyBoris Becker7Sydney, AustraliaHard (i)F7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–332
1995
20.South AfricaWayne Ferreira10Stuttgart, GermanyCarpet (i)2R6–3, 7–6(7–0)16
21.Germany Michael Stich9Stuttgart, GermanyCarpet (i)F7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 1–6, 6–316
22.Germany Boris Becker4New Haven, United StatesHardQF7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)14
23.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov6New Haven, United StatesHardSF6–4, 6–414
24.Germany Boris Becker4Essen, GermanyCarpet (i)3R6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–315
1996
25.United States Pete Sampras1Wimbledon, United KingdomGrassQF7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–413
26.United States Michael Chang2ATP Tour World Championships, FrankfurtCarpet (i)RR6–4, 6–48
27.Austria Thomas Muster5ATP Tour World Championships, FrankfurtCarpet (i)RR7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–38
1997
28.SwedenThomas Enqvist8Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet (i)SF6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–47
29.United States Michael Chang2Rosmalen, NetherlandsGrassSF6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–46
30.United States Pete Sampras1Stuttgart, GermanyCarpet (i)3R6–4, 6–415
31.AustraliaPat Rafter3Paris, FranceCarpet (i)3R7–5, 6–211
1998
32.United KingdomGreg Rusedski6Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet (i)QF3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)10
33.Czech Republic Petr Korda3Monte-Carlo, MonacoClayQF4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–113
34.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov6Rome, ItalyClay3R6–2, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)11
35.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov8Toronto, CanadaHardQF6–4, 6–49
36.United KingdomTim Henman10New Haven, United StatesHardQF5–7, 6–2, 7–6(18–16)6
37.United States Andre Agassi5Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)3R6–3, 6–411
38.United States Pete Sampras1Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)SF6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)11
39.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov8Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)F6–4, 6–3, 6–311
1999
40.United Kingdom Greg Rusedski10London, United KingdomCarpet (i)F7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 7–59
41.United States Pete Sampras2Miami, United StatesHardQF6–2, 7–6(8–6)7
42.United Kingdom Greg Rusedski6Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)SF6–4, 6–48
2000
43.Sweden Thomas Enqvist9Monte-Carlo, MonacoClay2R7–5, 6–143
44.SwedenMagnus Norman3Toronto, CanadaHard1R7–5, 7–6(9–7)24

Honours

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Bibliography

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List of books written by Richard Krajicek:[19]

  • Een half jaar netpost (2003) with Tino Bakker
  • Naar de top (2005) with Anja de Crom
  • Harde ballen (2005)
  • Honger naar de bal (2006)
  • Alle ballen verzamelen (2007)

References

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  1. ^Gelink, Roeland (February 2020)."Michael Boogerd brak door in Bezuidenhout" [Michael Boogerd broke through in Bezuidenhout](PDF).Bezuidenhout.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved12 May 2025.
  2. ^"NCAA champs storm E'ville Futures event".The Edwardsville Intelligencer. 11 August 2011.
  3. ^"Lory Del Santo: "I cried only for Richard Krajicek"".Ticinonline (in Italian). 1 May 2018. Retrieved15 July 2020.
  4. ^"Lory Del Santo: "Eric Clapton e la morte di nostro figlio? Questione di secondi. Marco Cucolo non sa che fare di sé, ma va bene così"" (in Italian). 31 July 2022. Retrieved31 July 2022.
  5. ^Alec Deckers over achternaam: ’Ze dachten ons meer anonimiteit te geven...’ – website of Dutch newspaperDe Telegraaf
  6. ^(in Dutch)Krajicek schrijft mee aan VVD-verkiezingsprogrammaArchived 8 September 2014 at theWayback Machine, Elsevier, 17 November 2012
  7. ^Mcginty, Stephen (10 January 2006)."Crowd's racket over Murray's 'sexist' quip".The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Archived fromthe original on 5 June 2011.
  8. ^"Players – Head to Head".www.atpworldtour.com.ATP.
  9. ^sportsillustrated.cnn.com[bare URL]
  10. ^sportsillustrated.cnn.com[bare URL]
  11. ^Roberts, Selena (7 September 2000)."U.S. OPEN; Sampras Awakes To Stop Krajicek".The New York Times.
  12. ^"Award seals Kuerten's dream year".BBC News. 11 March 2001. Retrieved22 May 2010.
  13. ^Richard Krajicek."Tennis – CBSSports.com Scoreboard, Schedules, Players". Sportsline.com. Archived fromthe original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved2 June 2012.
  14. ^"Q&A: Richard Krajicek".BBC News. 1 November 2004. Retrieved22 May 2010.
  15. ^Petr Krajicek, de vader van Richard: 'Ik moet mezelf al zovéél verwijten' – – website of the Dutch newspaperNRC Handelsblad
  16. ^Richard Krajicek geridderd – website of Dutch magazineWeekend
  17. ^'In mijn hele leven staat risicomijdend gedrag voorop' – website of the Dutch newspaperNRC Handelsblad
  18. ^Koning reikt Eremedaille van de Huisorde van Oranje uit aan Richard Krajicek – website of theDutch royal house
  19. ^"Richard Krajicek".bol.com. Retrieved29 June 2009.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byDutch Sportsman of the year
1996
Succeeded by
Preceded byATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year
2000
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ATP Tour Masters 1000 doubles champions
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