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Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (; born 6 December 1971) is a Dutch former professional player and tournament director. Krajicek won 17 singles titles during his career, including the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first (and only) Dutchman to win a major singles title. He reached a career high world No. 4 ranking in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in March 1999. Retiring from the sport in 2003, Krajicek has been the tournament director of the since 2004. He is also the author of various sports books.

Personal life
Richard Krajicek is the son of immigrants and grew up in . In primary school, he was in the same class as later professional road bicyle racer . Nicknamed "de Kraai" ( for "the crow") in his home country, one of Krajicek's siblings is Michaëlla Krajicek, a half-sister and fellow tennis professional. A distant cousin of his is another tennis player, the American .

In the nineties Krajicek had a relationship with Italian actress and model Lory Del Santo, with whom he had a son who was born prematurely and died of an infection after two weeks of life. In 1999, he married model, writer and hostess of Holland's Next Top Model and Benelux's Next Top Model, , with whom he lives in and has two children (a son and a daughter). Alec Deckers over achternaam: ’Ze dachten ons meer anonimiteit te geven...’ – website of Dutch newspaper

Krajicek is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), a political party in the Netherlands. Krajicek schrijft mee aan VVD-verkiezingsprogramma , Elsevier, 17 November 2012

Career
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 in Hong Kong and his first tour doubles title at the Dutch Open.

In 1992, the Dutchman reached his first Grand Slam semi-finals at the . 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 champion . Also in 1992, Krajicek made a controversial comment regarding equal 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."

At the 1996 Italian Open, Krajicek reached the final, before losing in four sets to the reigning champion, . At the French 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 was , 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) 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 champion 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 to 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.) Next, Krajicek beat Australia's Jason Stoltenberg in the semi-finals, and went on to face American MaliVai 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, when defeated him in four sets.

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

At the 1999 US Open, Krajicek lost a quarterfinal matchup to Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Despite the loss, he set several most 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. In 2000, Krajicek was awarded the for his efforts to help youth in his home country. He was named in 2002.

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. 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
Singles: 1 (1 title)
6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Masters Series finals
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
6–7(6–8), 2–6, 4–6
6–7(3–7), 4–6
6–4, 6–3, 6–3
4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 5–7

Career finals
Singles: 26 (17 titles, 9 runners-up)
{ class="wikitable sortable" ! 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)
|
Hard (7–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (3–1)
Carpet (6–2)
|}

Win1–0Apr 1991Hong Kong, UKWorld SeriesHard6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss1–1Apr 1992Tokyo, JapanChampionships SeriesHard4–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win2–1Aug 1992Los Angeles, U.S.World SeriesHard6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win3–1Nov 1992, BelgiumWorld SeriesCarpet (i)Mark Woodforde6–2, 6–2
Loss3–2Feb 1993, GermanyChampionships SeriesCarpet (i)6–4, 5–7, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 5–7
Win4–2Aug 1993Los Angeles, U.S.World SeriesHard0–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Win5–2Apr 1994Barcelona, SpainChampionships SeriesClayCarlos Costa6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Win6–2Jun 1994Rosmalen, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrass6–3, 6–4
Win7–2Oct 1994Sydney, AustraliaChampionships SeriesHard (i)7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–3
Win8–2Feb 1995, GermanyChampionships SeriesCarpet (i)7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 1–6, 6–3
Win9–2Mar 1995, NetherlandsWorld SeriesCarpet (i)7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss9–3Aug 1995New Haven, U.S.Championships SeriesHard6–3, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss9–4May 1996Rome, ItalySuper 9Clay2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win10–4Jul 1996Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrassMaliVai Washington6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Loss10–5Aug 1996Los Angeles, U.S.World SeriesHard4–6, 3–6
Win11–5Mar 1997Rotterdam, NetherlandsWorld SeriesCarpet (i)7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win12–5Apr 1997Tokyo, JapanChampionships SeriesHard6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Win13–5Jun 1997Rosmalen, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrass6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss13–6Oct 1997Stuttgart, GermanySuper 9Carpet (i)6–7(6–8), 2–6, 4–6
Win14–6Feb 1998St. Petersburg, RussiaWorld SeriesCarpet (i)6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss14–7Aug 1998Toronto, CanadaSuper 9Hard6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win15–7Nov 1998Stuttgart, GermanySuper 9Hard (i)Yevgeny Kafelnikov6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Win16–7Mar 1999, UKChampionships SeriesCarpet (i)7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Win17–7Mar 1999Miami, U.S.Super 9HardSébastien Grosjean4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
Loss17–8Nov 1999Stuttgart, GermanySuper 9Hard (i)1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss17–9Jun 2000, GermanyInternational SeriesGrass3–6, 2–6

Performance timelines
Singles
Grand Slam tournaments
AA4RSF2RA2R3RAA3R2RAA2R0 / 816–7
AA2R3RSF3R2RQF3R3R2R3RAAA0 / 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
Did not qualifyRRDNQSFDid not qualify0 / 23–4
Grand Slam CupNHDNQQFDNQ1RDNQQFNot Held0 / 32–3
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAA3RAAAAAAQFAAA1R0 / 34–3
AA1RQFQFA2R4R4RAWAAA1R1 / 816–7
Monte CarloAAA1R3R2RQF3RQFSFA3RAAA0 / 815–8
AA1R1R1R3RAF2RQF2R1RAAA0 / 912–9
AAAQFQFQF3R3R2R3R2RAAAA0 / 813–8
AAAAAA2RAQFF2R3RA1RA0 / 69–6
CincinnatiAAA3R2R1R1R3R2R3RQF1RA3RA0 / 109–10
Madrid (Stuttgart)AAAAA2RQF3RFWF2RAAA1 / 717–6
AA1R3R2R3RQF2RQF2R2RAAAA0 / 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 ranking3921294510151711711101036–112147N/A

Top 10 wins
Total
44

1.2New Haven, United StatesHard3R4–6, 6–3, 6–337
2.5Sydney, AustraliaHard1R5–7, 6–3, 6–344
3.5, MelbourneHardQF5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–445
4.Goran Ivanišević7Indian Wells, United StatesHard2R6–0, 6–327
5.Michael Stich5Tokyo, JapanHardQF7–6(7–5), 6–430
6.Stefan Edberg1Tokyo, JapanHardSF6–3, 7–530
7.Goran Ivanišević8Hamburg, GermanyClay3R7–5, 6–216
8.Ivan Lendl9Sydney, AustraliaHard (i)QF7–6(7–1), 7–515
9.7, BelgiumCarpet (i)QF3–6, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)13
10.1, BelgiumCarpet (i)SF4–6, 6–4, 7–513
11.5, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)10
12.10, GermanyCarpet (i)1R6–2, 6–313
13.8Miami, United StatesHard4R6–2, 7–511
14.1Los Angeles, United StatesHardSF6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)10
15.Michael Chang9Los Angeles, United StatesHardF0–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)10
16.Sergi Bruguera4Barcelona, SpainClayQF7–5, 6–324
17.10Hamburg, GermanyClay3R6–4, 6–420
18.Pete Sampras1, Rotterdam, NetherlandsHardRR2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5), 7–526
19.7Sydney, AustraliaHard (i)F7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–332
20.10, GermanyCarpet (i)2R6–3, 7–6(7–0)16
21.Michael Stich9, GermanyCarpet (i)F7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 1–6, 6–316
22.Boris Becker4New Haven, United StatesHardQF7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)14
23.Yevgeny Kafelnikov6New Haven, United StatesHardSF6–4, 6–414
24.Boris Becker4, GermanyCarpet (i)3R6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–315
25.Pete Sampras1Wimbledon, United KingdomGrassQF7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–413
26.Michael Chang2, FrankfurtCarpet (i)RR6–4, 6–48
27.Thomas Muster5, FrankfurtCarpet (i)RR7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–38
28.8, NetherlandsCarpet (i)SF6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–47
29.Michael Chang2Rosmalen, NetherlandsGrassSF6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–46
30.Pete Sampras1, GermanyCarpet (i)3R6–4, 6–415
31.3, FranceCarpet (i)3R7–5, 6–211
32.6, NetherlandsCarpet (i)QF3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)10
33.Petr Korda3Monte-Carlo, MonacoClayQF4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–113
34.Yevgeny Kafelnikov6Rome, ItalyClay3R6–2, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)11
35.Yevgeny Kafelnikov8Toronto, CanadaHardQF6–4, 6–49
36.10New Haven, United StatesHardQF5–7, 6–2, 7–6(18–16)6
37.Andre Agassi5, GermanyHard (i)3R6–3, 6–411
38.Pete Sampras1, GermanyHard (i)SF6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)11
39.Yevgeny Kafelnikov8, GermanyHard (i)F6–4, 6–3, 6–311
40.Greg Rusedski10, United KingdomCarpet (i)F7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 7–59
41.Pete Sampras2Miami, United StatesHardQF6–2, 7–6(8–6)7
42.Greg Rusedski6, GermanyHard (i)SF6–4, 6–48
43.Thomas Enqvist9Monte-Carlo, MonacoClay2R7–5, 6–143
44.3Toronto, CanadaHard1R7–5, 7–6(9–7)24

Honours

Bibliography
List of books written by Richard Krajicek:
  • 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)

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