Prior to 2018, Krajicek primarily competed in singles and doubles on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger Tours.
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Austin Krajicek is a professional tennis player from the United States. He achieved a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 3 in doubles on April 17, 2023, and World No. 94 in singles on October 26, 2015. He attended Texas A&M University and played tennis there. Krajicek lettered at Texas A&M from 2008 to 2011. He won the doubles title with Jeff Dadamo at the 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships, the program’s first national title. He was a four-time All-American in doubles (2008-11) and a two-time All-American in singles (2010 & 2011). Krajicek was the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and the Big 12 Player of the Year in his junior and senior seasons.
Prior to 2018, Krajicek primarily competed in singles and doubles on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger Tours. Krajicek advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2018 US Open doubles tournament with Tennys Sandgren, his best performance at a Grand Slam in doubles. On 22 October 2018, he entered the top 50 in doubles, reaching a career-high of No. 44. He later rose to the top 40, reaching a career high of World No. 35 on May 27, 2019. He and Franko Kugor reached the third round of the 2020 Austrian Open, and the pair also won the title at the 2020 Austrian Open in Kitzbühel.
He reached his tenth final with Vasek Pospisil at the 2021 Hall of Fame Open, losing to fellow Americans Jack Sock and William Blumberg. At the Olympics, he reached the semifinals with Tennys Sandgren, but they were defeated by eventual champions Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic. The pair then lost in the bronze medal match to Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus of New Zealand. He reached his first Masters 1000 final with Steve Johnson 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. The pair last competed in the Cincinnati Masters in 2020, where they reached the semifinals.
He reached his first Grand Slam final in 2022, also partnering with Dodig, defeating World No. 1 and No. 2 and top seeds Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram en route and saving five match points in the quarterfinals. In the final, they were defeated by Marcelo Arevalo and Jean Julien Rojer. As a result, he debuted in the top 25 and surpassed Rajeev Ram to become the American No. 2 player.
According to ghanafuo.com, Austin Krajicek is married to Misia Krajicek. They married in December 2021 and have been enjoying life as a married couple ever since. They began dating in 2016 and eventually married in 2017. There are no reports of the veteran American tennis player having any children as of now.
