But the problem with coaching is that it is a full-time job. By that I mean for at least 40 weeks in a year you have to be with the player, either travelling or training. Right now I don't want to do that.

Open Krajicek lost a quarterfinal matchup to Yevgeny Kafelnikov. His career-high singles ranking was world no. The following year he reached the semifinals at the French Open where he lost in four sets to the defending champion Jim Courier.

Since 2004 Krajicek has been the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (born 6 December 1971) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.