Petr Korda
Petr Korda 
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 Czech Republic
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| Birthday: | January 23, 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 190 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 73 kg | ||||||||||||
| 1st professional season: | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Resignation: | 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Left, one-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
| Trainer: | Ivo Werner | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 10,448,900 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 410: 248 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 2 (February 2, 1998) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 234: 160 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 10 (June 11 1990) | ||||||||||||
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Petr Korda (born January 23, 1968 in Prague ) is a former Czech tennis player .
Career
Korda first caused a sensation when he reached the final of the French Open in 1992 , which he lost to the American Jim Courier . In 1993 he won the highly endowed Grand Slam Cup in Munich in the final against Michael Stich after a hard-fought match.
His greatest success was the 1998 final victory against Chilean Marcelo Ríos at the Australian Open , the only Grand Slam title of his career. After this victory, Korda rose to second place in the ATP world rankings. After his quarter-final at Wimbledon in the same year, he tested positive for nandrolone and was banned for a year.
In total, Korda won 10 singles titles and 10 doubles titles in his career. During his career, he earned $ 10,448,450 in prize money.
Korda is married to Regina Rajchrtová , a former tennis player. The eldest daughter Jessica (born February 27, 1993) is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour . As an amateur, she took 19th place at the 2008 US Women's Open , accompanied by her father as a caddy . In February 2012 she won her first tournament with the Women's Australian Open . His younger daughter Nelly (* 1998) also became a golf professional in 2016. His son Sebastian Korda (* 2000) plays tennis and won the junior competition of the Australian Open in 2018 . All of his children compete under the US flag, where the family lives.
Web links
- ATP profile Petr Korda (English)
- ITF profile Petr Korda (English)
- Davis Cup Statistics for Petr Korda (English)
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| SURNAME | Korda, Petr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague , Czechoslovakia |