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Michaella Krajicek

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Residence: Bradenton, FL, USA
DOB: January 9, 1989
Birthplace: Delft, The Netherlands
Height: 5' 9" (1.77 m)
Weight: 146 lbs. (66 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (June 16, 2003)
JANUARY - Fell in Brisbane, Hobart and Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Memphis (l. to No.5 seed Kvitova); won fourth Tour doubles title at Memphis (w/King).
2003 - Played first Tour main draw at 's-Hertogenbosch, falling 1r (as unranked WC).

2004 - Fell 1r twice; won four singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - First Top 100 season; won first Tour singles title at Tashkent (d. Amanmuradova in final; first Dutch to win a Tour singles title since Schultz-McCarthy in 1997); SF at Hasselt (l. to Schiavone); QF at 's-Hertogenbosch (ret. vs. Shaughnessy w/right knee injury, which required surgery the day after and would keep her out three months until fall); reached 2r four times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r once (Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying once; made Top 100 debut on June 6 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.114 to No.99); won one singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - First Top 50 season; won second and third Tour singles titles at Hobart (d. Benesova in final) and 's-Hertogenbosch (d. d. Safina in final); SF three times, at Istanbul (l. to Myskina), Budapest (l. to Domínguez Lino) and Hasselt (l. to Kanepi); QF at Stuttgart; reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open; ret. vs. Mauresmo w/heat illness) and 2r once; fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying twice; played all four majors in a season for first time; made Top 50 debut on January 16 (after Hobart; rose from No.60 to No.43); also won first two Tour doubles titles.

2007 - Second straight Top 50 season; QF twice, at Charleston and Wimbledon (first Grand Slam QF; l. to Bartoli); reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r 10 times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Australian Open).

2008 - Injury-marred season, finishing at No.219 (first non-Top 100 finish since 2004); first half of season hindered by left wrist injury, going 0-10 (incl. 1r exits at Australian Open and Roland Garros; withdrew from Hobart, Antwerp and Doha w/left wrist injury); reached career-high No.30 on February 11 (rose from No.32 to No.30); went 3-3 on grass, reaching 3r at Birmingham, QF at 's-Hertogenbosch (also won third Tour doubles title there w/Erakovic) and 1r loss at Wimbledon (l. to Erakovic); fell out of Top 100 on July 7 (after points from 2007 Wimbledon QF dropped off; fell from No.49 to No.113); missed next three months w/knee injury and returned in September, falling in Tour qualifying twice (Stuttgart, Luxembourg) and playing on ITF Circuit.

2009 - QF at Memphis; reached 2r three times; fell 1r three times and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Québec City w/left wrist injury.
SINGLES
Winner (3): 2009 - ITF/Boston, MS-USA; 2006 - Hobart, 's-Hertogenbosch; 2005 - Tashkent, ITF/Ortisei-ITA; 2004 - ITF/Brussels-BEL, ITF/Koksijde-BEL, ITF/Stockholm 2-SWE, ITF/Bergamo 2-ITA.

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2010 - Memphis (w/King); 2009 - ITF/Torhout-BEL (w/Wickmayer), ITF/Bratislava-SVK (w/Arvidsson); 2008 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Erakovic); 2006 - Palermo, Budapest (both w/Husarova); 2005 - ITF/Dinan-FRA (w/Szavay); 2004 - ITF/Stockholm 2-SWE (w/Mens).
Finalist (6): 2009 - Memphis (w/Fedak), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Wickmayer); 2008 - Prague (w/Craybas); 2006 - Antwerp (w/Foretz); 2005 - Estoril (w/Nagyova), Hasselt (w/Szavay).

ADDITIONAL
Dutch Fed Cup Team, 2004-07.
Coached by Allistair McCaw ... Father is Petr (doctor); mother is Pavlina (engineer); began playing at age 3 when parents introduced her at club in Delft ... Has two brothers, Peter (in college, plays basketball) and Richard (former ATP star, 1996 Wimbledon champion) ... All-court player; favorite shot is serve ... Has pet dog named Zorro ... Graduated from high school in Czech Republic in 2004 ... Speaks Dutch, Czech, English ... Other sports interests are basketball, soccer, golf ... Favorite types of music are pop, dance; favorite artist is Lady Gaga; relaxes by listening to lounge music ... Favorite author is Sophie Kinsella ... Favorite food is porridge; favorite drink is Shirley Temple ... Self-described as a perfectionist, ambitious, humble, spontaneous ... Favorite cities are Prague, New York, Amsterdam; favorite tournament is Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch (because it's at home in Holland and is on grass) ... Goals are to stay healthy and happy and to reach Top 10.
- In 2007, was featured in Glamour Holland's Women of 2007 issue and was also honored as one of the most powerful females in Holland by Heleen Magazine.
- Junior highlights include ending 2004 ranked No.1; sweeping US Open singles and doubles titles (w/Erakovic) and winning 2004 Roland Garros doubles title (w/Bohmova); winning Dutch National Championships from 2003 to 2006; and, in The Netherlands, being awarded Most Talented Junior Athlete in 2003 and Best Tennis Player in 2006.