Native name | Filip Krajčík |
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Country (sports) | Austria |
Born | (1955-07-23)23 July 1955 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Died | 30 August 2001(2001-08-30) (aged 46) |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–6 |
Highest ranking | No. 227 (4 Jan 1981) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (1979) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–8 |
Highest ranking | No. 760 (3 Apr 1989) |
Filip Krajcik (23 July 1955 – 30 August 2001) was an Austrian tennis coach and professional player.
Born in Prague, Krajcik was the son of a former Czechoslovak Davis Cup player (Ján) and moved with his family to Vienna at age 10. He won two national championships in doubles during the 1970s and reached a best singles ranking of 227 on the professional tour, with his best Grand Prix performance a round of 16 appearance at the 1980 Paris Open.
Krajcik had a stint as captain of the Austria Davis Cup team, which included the 1990 side which reached the semi-finals of the World Group. From 1996, until his death from cancer in 2001, he captained the Austria Fed Cup team.
References
- "Filip Krajcik wird am Freitag beigesetzt". Der Standard (in Austrian German). 4 September 2001.
- "It's Just a Friendly Little Match". Los Angeles Times. 21 September 1990.
- "Krajcik starb an Krebs". news.at (in German). 31 August 2001.
External links
- Filip Krajcik at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Filip Krajcik at the International Tennis Federation