Austin Krajicek (born June 16, 1990) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking in doubles of World No. 9 achieved on 7 November 2022 and in singles of World No. 94 achieved on October 26, 2015. He is a distant cousin of Dutch tennis player and former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek.[8] He played college tennis at Texas A&M.
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Residence | Plano, Texas, U.S.[1] |
Born | (1990-06-16) June 16, 1990 (age 32)[2][3] Tampa, Florida, U.S.[2] |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [4] |
Turned pro | 2012 |
Plays | Left-handed[2] (two-handed backhand) |
College | Texas A&M Aggies[5] |
Coach | Philip Farmer |
Prize money | US$1,961,910 |
Singles | |
Career record | 12–24 (33.3%) (in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)[6] |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 94 (October 26, 2015)[3] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2016) |
French Open | Q1 (2014, 2015) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2016) |
US Open | 2R (2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 139–120 (53.7% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)[7] |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (November 7, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 9 (November 7, 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2020) |
French Open | F (2022) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2022) |
US Open | QF (2018) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2020) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2020, 2022) |
French Open | 2R (2019) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2022) |
US Open | SF (2021) |
Last updated on: November 7, 2022. |
Krajicek attended Texas A&M, where he lettered from 2008–11. He won the doubles title with Jeff Dadamo at the 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships, which was the first national title in program history.
He was a four-time doubles All-American (2008–11), and a two-time singles All-American (2010 & 2011). Krajicek was the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and in his junior and senior seasons was the Big 12 Player of the Year.
Prior to 2018 Krajicek competed mainly on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles.
Krajicek reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 US Open doubles tournament partnering Tennys Sandgren, his best showing at a Grand Slam in doubles. He entered the top 50 in doubles reaching a career-high of No. 44 on 22 October 2018. He later reached the top 40 with a career-high of World No. 35 on 27 May 2019.
He reached the third round of the 2020 Australian Open partnering Franko Škugor and the pair also won the title at the 2020 Austrian Open in Kitzbühel.
Partnering Vasek Pospisil, he reached his tenth final at the 2021 Hall of Fame Open where he lost to fellow Americans Jack Sock and William Blumberg.
At the Olympics, he reached the semifinals partnering again with Tennys Sandgren where they lost to eventual champions Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic. The pair lost subsequently in the bronze medal match to the New Zealand pair of Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus.
Partnering with Steve Johnson, he reached his first Masters 1000 final at the 2021 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati defeating No. 3 seeded Colombian pair Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in a tight three-set match.[9] The pair last competed at the 2020 edition of the Cincinnati Masters where they reached the semifinals.
In 2021 with new partner Ivan Dodig, he reached the final at the 2021 Winston-Salem Open and won the title at the 2022 ATP Lyon Open.[10]
At the 2022 French Open he reached his first Grand Slam final in his career also partnering with Dodig defeating en route World No. 1 and No. 2 and top seeds Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram and saving five match points in the quarterfinals.[11] They lost to Marcelo Arevalo and Jean Julien Rojer in the final. As a result he made his debut in the top 25 and became the American No. 2 player after Rajeev Ram.
At the 2022 Halle Open and the 2022 Eastbourne International he reached the semifinals with Dodig. As a result he reached the top 20 at World No. 19 in the doubles rankings on 27 June 2022, and a couple of weeks later the top 15 on 11 July 2022.
At the ATP 500 2022 Citi Open, he reached his 15th final. Then he reached his 16th at the 2022 Firenze Open defeating Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin. At the 2022 Tennis Napoli Cup he won his second title with Dodig as a team defeating home favorites Lorenzo Sonego / Andrea Vavassori to reach their fifth final of 2022 and Australian duo Matthew Ebden/John Peers in the final.[12][13] He reached his third straight and sixth final for the season with Dodig at the ATP 500 2022 Swiss Indoors in Basel defeating top seeds Arevalo/Rojer and the Kazakhstani duo of Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov en route.[14] The team won their third title together defeating Mahut/Roger-Vasselin.[15]
At the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters the pair Dodig/Krajicek reached the semifinals defeating Belgian pair Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen[16] and top seeds Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury climbing to World No. 9 and World No. 10 respectively. On 5 November, the pair qualified for the 2022 ATP Finals after defeating German duo Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies to reach their seventh final of 2022 as a team and eight for Dodig. [17] Krajicek reached world No. 9 in the rankings on 7 November 2022.
Krajicek made his World TeamTennis debut in 2020 with the Orange County Breakers at The Greenbrier.[18]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2021 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2022 | Paris Masters | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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4th Place | 2021 | 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2016 | Chennai Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2018 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2018 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Oct 2018 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2019 | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(4–7), [5–10] |
Win | 2–4 | Jun 2019 | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–4] |
Win | 3–4 | Jul 2019 | Atlanta Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), [11–9] |
Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2019 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [14–16] |
Win | 4–5 | Sep 2020 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Loss | 4–6 | Jul 2021 | Hall of Fame Open, United States | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 4–7 | Aug 2021 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 4–8 | Aug 2021 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 5–7, [6–10] |
Win | 5–8 | May 2022 | Lyon Open, France | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–9 | Jun 2022 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 5–10 | Aug 2022 | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–11 | Oct 2022 | Firenze Open, Italy | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 6–11 | Oct 2022 | Tennis Napoli Cup, Italy | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
Win | 7–11 | Oct 2022 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 7–12 | Nov 2022 | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2010 | USA F20, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2012 | China F1, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2012 | China F2, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 2012 | USA F27, Austin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2013 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Mar 2013 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 4–3 | Apr 2013 | USA F10, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 5–3 | May 2013 | USA F13, Tampa | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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Win | 6–3 | Jul 2013 | Canada F4, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 7–3 | Sep 2014 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 8–3 | Apr 2015 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Loss | 8–4 | Aug 2015 | Aptos, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–2, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2008 | USA F19, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7(6–8), [10–6] |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2009 | USA F12, Loomis | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2009 | USA F16, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2011 | USA F16, Innisbrook | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Jul 2011 | USA F20, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–2 | Nov 2011 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [13–11] |
Loss | 4–3 | Jan 2012 | China F2, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 0–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Jan 2012 | Mexico F1, Monterrey | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 6–3 | Feb 2012 | Mexico F2, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–4 | May 2012 | Spain F13, Getxo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [7–10] |
Win | 7–4 | Jul 2012 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 8–4 | Sep 2012 | USA F26, Irvine | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2 ret. |
Loss | 8–5 | Oct 2012 | Sacramento, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–12] |
Win | 9–5 | Oct 2012 | USA F27, Austin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 10–5 | Nov 2012 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 11–5 | Mar 2013 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 12–5 | Apr 2013 | USA F10, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 13–5 | May 2013 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Loss | 13–6 | Jun 2013 | Mexico F10, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
Win | 14–6 | Jul 2013 | Canada F4, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 15–6 | Sep 2013 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 16–6 | Oct 2013 | Tiburon, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 16–7 | Nov 2013 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–0, [7–10] |
Win | 17–7 | Jan 2014 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 17–8 | May 2014 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss | 17–9 | May 2014 | Gimcheon, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 5–7, [4–10] |
Win | 18–9 | Aug 2014 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
Win | 19–9 | Sep 2014 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 19–10 | Nov 2014 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [6–10] |
Win | 20–10 | Jan 2015 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
Win | 21–10 | Apr 2015 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 22–10 | Apr 2015 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 22–11 | Sep 2015 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10] |
Loss | 22–12 | Nov 2015 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 22–13 | Apr 2016 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss | 22–14 | Sep 2016 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 23–14 | Nov 2016 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 24–14 | Jan 2017 | USA F2, Long Beach | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
Win | 25–14 | Jan 2017 | Maui, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 26–14 | Feb 2017 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), [11–9] |
Win | 27–14 | Jul 2017 | USA F21, Tulsa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 27–15 | Oct 2017 | USA F33, Houston | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 27–16 | Nov 2017 | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 27–17 | Nov 2017 | Hua Hin, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
Win | 28–17 | Mar 2018 | Indian Wells, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–1, [11–9] |
Loss | 28–18 | Jun 2018 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Win | 29–18 | Jun 2018 | Ilkley, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 30–18 | Jul 2018 | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 31–18 | Nov 2018 | Houston, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5] |
Loss | 31–19 | Mar 2019 | Phoenix, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 5–7, [6–10] |
Win | 32–19 | Mar 2022 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6-0, 6-3 |
Krajicek's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface.
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Preceded by![]() |
Big 12 Tennis Player of the Year 2010 (co with ![]() 2011 |
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