Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Residence | Muiderberg, Netherlands |
Born | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6 December 1971
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 1989 |
Retired | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $10,077,425 |
Singles | |
Career record | 411–219 |
Career titles | 17 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (29 March 1999) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1992) |
French Open | SF (1993) |
Wimbledon | W (1996) |
US Open | QF (1997, 1999, 2000) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (1996) |
Grand Slam Cup | QF (1992, 1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 77–60 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (26 July 1993) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1992) |
French Open | 3R (1991) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1991) |
US Open | 1R (1995) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | QF (1993, 1994, 1995) |
Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (Czech: Krajíček; born 6 December 1971) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996, he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, and remains the only Dutch male player to have won a major singles title. In the quarterfinals of that tournament, he delivered Pete Sampras's only defeat at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2000. Krajicek reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in March 1999. Since 2004, he has been the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. He is also the author of various sports books.