Filip Krajcik (23 July 1955 – 30 August 2001) was an Austrian tennis coach and professional player.[1]

Filip Krajcik
Native nameFilip Krajčík
Country (sports) Austria
Born(1955-07-23)23 July 1955
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died30 August 2001(2001-08-30) (aged 46)
Singles
Career record1–6
Highest rankingNo. 227 (4 Jan 1981)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1979)
Doubles
Career record1–8
Highest rankingNo. 760 (3 Apr 1989)

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.[2] From 1996, until his death from cancer in 2001, he captained the Austria Fed Cup team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Filip Krajcik wird am Freitag beigesetzt". Der Standard (in Austrian German). 4 September 2001.
  2. ^ "It's Just a Friendly Little Match". Los Angeles Times. 21 September 1990.
  3. ^ "Krajcik starb an Krebs". news.at (in German). 31 August 2001.
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