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Michaëlla Krajicek

Krajicek at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Born	(1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 (age 36) Delft, Netherlands
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 2,084,849
Singles
Career record	324–205 (61.25%)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 30 (11 February 2008)
Current ranking	No. 1132 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2006)
French Open	3R (2007)
Wimbledon	QF (2007)
US Open	2R (2007, 2011)
Doubles
Career record	284–162 (63.68%)
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 23 (23 March 2015)
Current ranking	No. 815 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2015)
French Open	SF (2014)
Wimbledon	3R (2007)
US Open	3R (2014, 2015)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2017)
French Open	2R (2015)
Wimbledon	2R (2006, 2014, 2015)
US Open	2R (2006, 2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	17–15
Hopman Cup	F (2006)

Michaëlla Krajicek (born 9 January 1989) is a Dutch tennis player. She has won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the main professional tennis tour for women. She also won many titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, which is a lower-level professional tour.

Michaëlla reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 30 in February 2008. In doubles, she reached No. 23 in March 2015.

About Michaëlla Krajicek

Michaëlla Krajicek was born in Delft, Netherlands. She is the younger half-sister of Richard Krajicek, a famous tennis player who won Wimbledon. Because of this, she is sometimes called Kleine Kraai in Dutch, which means "little crow." Her cousin, Austin Krajicek, is also a tennis player.

Michaëlla lives in Prague, Czech Republic. This is where her parents are from. In 2015, she married German tennis player Martin Emmrich. They later separated in 2017. Michaëlla now has two sons with her partner, tennis player Jelle Sels.

Michaëlla's Tennis Journey

Junior Career Highlights (2002–2004)

Michaëlla started playing tennis at a young age. In 2002, when she was 13, she helped the Dutch team win the Cesky Telecom World Junior Tennis final. She was the top-ranked junior player in Europe.

In 2003, she won two Grade-A tournaments. These are very important junior events. She reached the doubles finals at the French Open and Wimbledon junior tournaments. At the US Open junior singles final, she finished as the runner-up. She also helped the Dutch Junior Fed Cup team win their competition. She ended 2003 as the world No. 2 junior player.

In 2004, Michaëlla won her first Grand Slam Junior Doubles title at the French Open. She also won her first Junior Grand Slam singles title at the US Open. This made her the first Dutch player in ten years to win that event. She finished 2004 as the ITF Junior World Champion, ranked No. 1 in the world for juniors.

Turning Professional and Early Success (2005–2007)

Michaëlla started playing in professional tournaments in 2004. In 2005, at age 16, she played in her first Grand Slam, the Australian Open. She reached the second round. Later that year, she won her first WTA Tour event, the Tashkent Open. This was the first WTA win for a Dutch woman in eight years. She finished 2005 ranked No. 58 in the world.

In 2006, she started strong by reaching the final of the Hopman Cup with her partner Peter Wessels. She then won her second WTA title in Hobart. At the Australian Open, she reached the third round but had to stop playing due to heat. She won her third WTA title in 's-Hertogenbosch, beating a top-10 player for the first time. She ended 2006 ranked No. 35.

Krajicek at the 2007 Australian Open

In 2007, Michaëlla had a great run at Wimbledon. She reached her first-ever quarterfinal at a Grand Slam tournament. She beat world No. 7 Anna Chakvetadze along the way. She finished the year ranked No. 34.

Challenges and Comeback (2008–2013)

Michaëlla faced some difficulties in 2008 and 2009. She struggled with injuries and her ranking dropped. In 2009, she focused more on ITF tournaments and doubles. She reached a doubles final at the Cellular South Cup.

In 2010, she won a doubles title at the U.S. National Indoor Championships with Vania King. She also won an ITF singles title in Charlottesville.

Krajicek at the 2011 Fed Cup

In 2011, Michaëlla played for the Netherlands in the Fed Cup again. She reached the semifinals of the Malaysian Open. At the US Open, she made it to the main draw and reached the second round. She finished 2011 back in the top 100.

In 2012, she reached the quarterfinals in two WTA tournaments in a row. This was a first for a Dutch woman since 1996. However, she had knee surgery and later dealt with a viral illness.

After a seven-month break due to health issues, Michaëlla returned to tennis in 2013. She won a $10k tournament in Greece. She also won a WTA Challenger doubles title in Suzhou.

Later Career and Recent Comeback (2015–Present)

Krajicek at the 2015 French Open

In 2015, at the Rosmalen Championships, Michaëlla served a record 21 aces in one match. This was a tournament record.

After a break from professional tennis, Michaëlla made a comeback in 2024. She received a special entry to a tournament in Sharm El Sheikh. She also won two ITF doubles titles in the Netherlands.

Grand Slam Performance

Michaëlla has played in many Grand Slam tournaments. These are the four biggest tennis events each year.

Singles

Doubles

WTA Tour Finals

Singles: 3 (3 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2005	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	Tier IV	Hard	Akgul Amanmuradova	6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jan 2006	Hobart International, Australia	Tier IV	Hard	Iveta Benešová	6–2, 6–1
Win	3–0	Jun 2006	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Tier III	Grass	Dinara Safina	6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 16 (5 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2005	Portugal Open	Tier IV	Clay	Henrieta Nagyová	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	3–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2005	Gaz de France Stars, Belgium	Tier III	Hard(i)	Ágnes Szávay	Émilie Loit Katarina Srebotnik	3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–3	Feb 2006	Diamond Games, Belgium	Tier II	Hard (i)	Stéphanie Foretz	Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik	1–6, 1–6
Win	1–3	Jul 2006	Palermo Ladies Open, Italia	Tier IV	Clay	Janette Husárová	Alice Canepa Giulia Gabba	6–0, 6–0
Win	2–3	Jul 2006	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	Tier IV	Clay	Janette Husárová	Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	2–4	May 2008	Prague Open, Czech Republic	Tier IV	Clay	Jill Craybas	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	6–1, 3–6, [6–10]
Win	3–4	Jul 2008	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Tier III	Grass	Marina Erakovic	Līga Dekmeijere Angelique Kerber	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3–5	Feb 2009	U.S. National Indoor Championships	International	Hard (i)	Yuliana Fedak	Victoria Azarenka Caroline Wozniacki	1–6, 6–7(2)
Loss	3–6	Jun 2009	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	International	Grass	Yanina Wickmayer	Sara Errani Flavia Pennetta	4–6, 7–5, [11–13]
Win	4–6	Feb 2010	U.S. National Indoor Championships	International	Hard (i)	Vania King	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy	7–5, 6–2
Loss	4–7	Apr 2010	Charleston Open, United States	Premier	Clay	Vania King	Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4–8	Apr 2011	Portugal Open	International	Clay	Eleni Daniilidou	Alisa Kleybanova Galina Voskoboeva	4–6, 2–6
Loss	4–9	May 2012	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	International	Clay	Eva Birnerová	Janette Husárová Magdaléna Rybáriková	4–6, 2–6
Loss	4–10	Jan 2014	Auckland Open, New Zealand	International	Hard	Lucie Hradecká	Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez	6–2, 0–6, [4–10]
Win	5–10	May 2014	Nuremberg Cup, Germany	International	Clay	Karolína Plíšková	Raluca Olaru Shahar Pe'er	6–0, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss	5–11	Jun 2014	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	International	Grass	Kristina Mladenovic	Marina Erakovic Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–0, 6–7(5), [8–10]

WTA Challenger Finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2013	Suzhou Ladies Open, China	Hard	Tímea Babos	Han Xinyun Eri Hozumi	6–2, 6–2

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 16 (14–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2004	ITF Brussels, Belgium	10,000	Clay	Elisa Villa	6–3, 6–0
Win	2–0	Aug 2004	ITF Koksijde, Belgium	10,000	Clay	Gaëlle Widmer	6–4, 6–2
Win	3–0	Nov 2004	ITF Stockholm, Sweden	10,000	Hard (i)	Anastasia Revzina	6–1, 6–2
Win	4–0	Dec 2004	ITF Bergamo, Italy	50,000	Carpet (i)	Ekaterina Bychkova	6–4, 6–3
Win	5–0	Feb 2005	ITF Ortisei, Italy	75,000	Carpet (i)	Sandra Klösel	6–3, 6–3
Loss	5–1	Nov 2008	Bratislava Open, Slovakia	100,000	Hard (i)	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	3–6, 1–6
Win	6–1	Jul 2009	ITF Boston, United States	50,000	Hard	Rebecca Marino	6–3, 6–4
Win	7–1	May 2010	Charlottesville Open, United States	50,000	Clay	Laura Siegemund	6–2, 6–4
Win	8–1	Apr 2013	ITF Heraklion, Greece	10,000	Carpet	Indy de Vroome	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	9–1	Feb 2014	ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland	25,000	Carpet (i)	Timea Bacsinszky	6–4, 7–6(5)
Win	10–1	Apr 2014	ITF Dijon, France	15,000	Hard (i)	Olga Doroshina	3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win	11–1	Sep 2015	ITF Albuquerque, United States	75,000	Hard	Naomi Broady	6–7(2), 7–6(3), 7–5
Win	12–1	Oct 2015	Las Vegas Open, United States	50,000	Hard	Shelby Rogers	6–3, 6–1
Loss	12–2	Jul 2016	ITF Imola, Italy	25,000	Carpet	Veronika Kudermetova	4–6, 2–6
Win	13–2	Jul 2016	Lexington Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	Arina Rodionova	6–0, 2–6, 6–2
Win	14–2	Feb 2018	ITF Solarino, Italy	15,000	Carpet	Monika Kilnarová	6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 33 (24–9)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	1 November 2004	ITF Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Jolanda Mens	Sofia Avakova Irina Kuzmina	6–2, 6–3
Winner	2.	5 April 2005	ITF Dinan, France	Clay	Ágnes Szávay	Yuliya Beygelzimer Sandra Klösel	7–5, 7–5
Winner	3.	10 April 2009	Torhout Open, Belgium	Hard (i)	Yanina Wickmayer	Julia Görges Sandra Klemenschits	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	1.	26 October 2009	Internationaux de Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Marta Domachowska	Julie Coin Marie–Ève Pelletier	3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Winner	4.	11 November 2009	Bratislava Open, Slovakia	Hard (i)	Sofia Arvidsson	Tatiana Poutchek Arina Rodionova	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	17 October 2010	Torhout Open, Belgium	Hard	Yanina Wickmayer	Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin	4–6, 2–6
Winner	5.	10 November 2010	GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK	Hard (i)	Andrea Hlaváčková	Sandra Klemenschits Tatjana Malek	7–6, 6–2
Winner	6.	14 May 2011	Sparta Prague Open, Czech Republic	Clay	Petra Cetkovská	Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy	6–2, 6–1
Winner	7.	31 July 2011	ITS Cup, Czech Republic	Clay	Renata Voráčová	Yuliya Beygelzimer Elena Bogdan	7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	26 November 2011	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	Carpet (i)	Caroline Garcia	Makoto Ninomiya Riko Sawayanagi	w/o
Winner	8.	19 April 2013	ITF Heraklion, Greece	Carpet	Indy de Vroome	Rosalie van der Hoek Yuka Mori	6–0, 5–7, [10–8]
Winner	9.	27 September 2013	ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France	Hard (i)	Marta Domachowska	Margarita Gasparyan Alyona Sotnikova	5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Runner-up	4.	13 October 2013	Open de Touraine, France	Hard (i)	Andrea Hlaváčková	Julie Coin Ana Vrljić	3–6, 6–4, [13–15]
Winner	10.	27 October 2013	Internationaux de Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Lucie Hradecká	Christina McHale Monica Niculescu	7–6(5), 6–2
Winner	11.	3 November 2013	Open Nantes Atlantique, France	Hard (i)	Lucie Hradecká	Stéphanie Foretz Eva Hrdinová	6–3, 6–2
Winner	12.	20 February 2014	ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Eva Birnerová	Aleksandra Krunić Amra Sadiković	6–1, 4–6, [10–6]
Runner-up	5.	31 March 2014	ITF Dijon, France	Hard (i)	Martina Borecká	Réka Luca Jani Isabella Shinikova	3–6, 5–7
Runner-up	6.	21 April 2014	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Aleksandra Krunić	Petra Krejsová Tereza Smitková	6–1, 6–7(2), [9–11]
Winner	13.	16 May 2014	ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic	Clay	Lucie Hradecká	Lucie Šafářová Andrea Hlaváčková	6–3, 6–2
Winner	14.	20 July 2014	Carson Challenger, United States	Hard	Olivia Rogowska	Samantha Crawford Sachia Vickery	7–6(4), 6–1
Winner	15.	24 September 2016	ITF Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Elise Mertens Mandy Minella	6–2, 6–4
Winner	16.	2 October 2016	Las Vegas Open, United States	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Jamie Loeb Chanel Simmonds	7–5, 6–1
Winner	17.	30 October 2016	Tennis Classic of Macon, United States	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Sabrina Santamaria Keri Wong	3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Winner	18.	5 November 2016	Tevlin Women's Challenger, Canada	Hard (i)	Gabriela Dabrowski	Ashley Weinhold Caitlin Whoriskey	6–4, 6–3
Winner	19.	12 November 2016	Waco Showdown, United States	Hard	Taylor Townsend	Mihaela Buzărnescu Renata Zarazúa	w/o
Runner-up	7.	3 November 2017	Open Nantes Atlantique, France	Hard (i)	Lesley Kerkhove	Manon Arcangioli Shérazad Reix	2–6, 3–6
Winner	20.	10 February 2018	GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK	Hard (i)	Bibiane Schoofs	Tara Moore Conny Perrin	6–7(5), 6–1, [10–6]
Runner-up	8.	21 July 2018	ITS Cup, Czech Republic	Clay	Lucie Hradecká	Petra Krejsová Jesika Malečková	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	9.	21 September 2018	ITF Lisbon, Portugal	Hard	Tereza Martincová	Emma Laine Samantha Murray	5–7, 4–6
Winner	21.	12 October 2018	ITF Óbidos, Portugal	Carpet	Ingrid Neel	Cristina Bucșa Diāna Marcinkeviča	6–2, 6–2
Winner	22.	6 January 2019	ITF Hong Kong	Hard	Barbora Štefková	Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien	6–4, 6–7(3), [12–10]
Winner	23.	29 June 2024	ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands	Clay	Sarah van Emst	Valentina Ivanov Rebecca Munk Mortensen	6–4, 6–4
Winner	24.	6 July 2024	Amstelveen Open, Netherlands	Clay	Eva Vedder	Victoria Kan Ekaterina Makarova	w/o

World TeamTennis

In 2016, Michaëlla played for the Springfield Lasers in World TeamTennis. She was named the 2016 WTT Female Rookie of the Year. She was also one of the top players in women's doubles and mixed doubles.

See also

In Spanish: Michaella Krajicek para niños