Micha\u00eblla Krajicek was 17 years old when she experienced her career highlight by winning the strongly-contested WTA tournament in \u2018s-Hertogenbosch. As world number 55, she exclusively defeated players in her five matches ranked higher in the WTA rankings, including no fewer than three top-20 players.<\/p>
To this day, Krajicek is the only Dutch ladies singles winner on the Brabant grass. Miriam Oremans was close in 1997 and 1998, but lost the final. Kiki Bertens played a thriller against Alison Riske in 2019. Unfortunately, she failed to capitalise on any of her five match points in the final match.<\/p>
Richard Krajicek’s half-sister’s route to the 2006 title was via Flavia Pennetta, Klara Koukalova, Jelena Jankovic, top seed Elena Dementieva and, in the final, number two seed Dinara Safina.<\/p>
‘Winning Wimbledon and Rosmalen are at the top of my list. To have managed to win here now is brilliant,’ the brand-new champion told the NOS camera after her win.<\/p>
‘In the final, I actually felt no pressure and wanted to try to enjoy myself. During the last game I maybe got a bit nervous, but of course that was to be expected.’ Against Safina, Krajicek served for the title. On her fifth game point it was a hit when her opponent failed to control an excellent second serve.<\/p>
Under the watchful eye of big brother Richard, who was the best in 1994 and 1997, she raised her arms to the sky.<\/p>