Željko Krajan

Željko Krajan [IPA|ˈʒeːʎkɔ ˈkrajan] (born February 3, 1979) is a Croatian tennis coach and former professional tennis player.

Krajan, a native of Varaždin, started his pro career at the ATP Tour in 1997.ATP|id=K313. Retrieved on 2008-06-09] His highest ATP ranking was #88 in August 2002. In 2003 Krajan was sidelined following a shoulder surgery. In 2004 he suffered a serious quadriceps tear, ultimately causing his retirement from professional tennis in 2005.cite web | url=http://www.salatara.com/interview.asp?id=59 | title=Rad sa Safinom pravi je užitak | date=April 22 2008 | language=Croatian | accessdate=2008-06-09]

From 2005 on, Krajan turned to coaching, working with German junior players in 2007. In late 2007, upon recommendation by Ivan Ljubičić, he became the coach of Dinara Safina, who would score good results in the early 2008 season, winning the German Open and placing runner-up in the French Open. After the 2008 French Open, Krajan was joined by Dejan Vojnović, retired Croatian Olympic sprinter, who is now Safina's fitness coach. [cite web | url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Atletika/tabid/110/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/12046/Default.aspx | title=Najbrži Hrvat uzima Dinaru Safinu pod svoje | publisher="Slobodna Dalmacija" | date=June 21, 2008 | first=Marko | last=Bilić | language=Croatian | accessdate=2008-08-29] [cite web | url=http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/friday/sports/ny-spwday295821165aug29,0,3558331.story | title=New coach helping Safina rise at the U.S. Open | publisher="Newsday" | last=Williams | first=Jeff | date=August 29, 2008 | language=English | accessdate=2008-09-04 Dead link|date=October 2008]

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