Petr Korda

Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and was runner-up at the 1992 French Open, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in February 1998. Korda tested positive for doping in June 1998 at Wimbledon, was subsequently banned from September 1999 for 12 months, although he retired shortly before the ban.[2]

Petr Korda
Country (sports)Czechoslovakia (1987–1993)
Czech Republic
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco & Bradenton, Florida
Born (1968-01-23) 23 January 1968
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1987
RetiredJuly 1999[1]
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$10,448,900
Singles
Career record410–248
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 2 (2 February 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (1998)
French OpenF (1992)
WimbledonQF (1998)
US OpenQF (1995, 1997)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1992)
Grand Slam CupW (1993)
Doubles
Career record234–160
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 10 (11 June 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1996)
French OpenF (1990)
Wimbledon2R (1990, 1991)
US Open3R (1989, 1991, 1995)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (1996)
Hopman CupW (1994)
Last updated on: July 1999.

Tennis career

Juniors

He first came to the tennis world's attention as a promising junior player. In 1985, he partnered with fellow Czech Cyril Suk to win the boys' doubles title at the French Open. Korda and Suk ranked the joint-World No. 1 junior doubles players that year.

Junior Slam results:

  • Australian Open: -
  • French Open: 3R (1986)
  • Wimbledon: QF (1986)
  • US Open: QF (1986)

Professional career

Korda turned professional in 1987. He won his first career doubles title in 1988, and his first top-level singles title in 1991. Korda was involved in four Grand Slam finals during his career – two in singles and two in doubles. Korda also was known for the "Scissors Kick" which he would do at midcourt after winning matches.

In 1990, Korda and Goran Ivanišević finished runners-up in the men's doubles at the French Open, and as a result, Korda reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 10. In 1992, he rose to the men's singles final at the French Open beating Christian Bergström, Shuzo Matsuoka, Michiel Schapers, Jaime Oncins, Andrei Cherkasov and Henri Leconte, before he was defeated in straight sets by defending champion Jim Courier 7–5, 6–2, 6–1.

A highlight of Korda's career include winning the Grand Slam Cup in 1993, with five-set wins in the semifinal and final over Pete Sampras and Michael Stich, the number 1 and 2 tennis players in the world at that time. Korda also was a part of the Czech Republic's team which won the Hopman Cup in 1994. In 1996 he teamed-up with Stefan Edberg to win the men's doubles title at the Australian Open. He also upset the defending champion, Pete Sampras, in five sets in the fourth round of the 1997 US Open.

The crowning moment of Korda's career came in 1998, when he defeated Albert Portas, Scott Draper, Vincent Spadea, Cédric Pioline, Jonas Björkman and Karol Kučera to face Marcelo Ríos in the men's singles final at the Australian Open. Korda dominated the match from start to finish by winning in straight sets 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 and claimed his first Grand Slam singles title in just 1 hour and 25 minutes. The win propelled him to his career-high singles ranking of World No. 2. At four tournaments in 1998, Korda had the world No. 1 ranking in his sights, but he lost to Karol Kučera in Antwerp, Marcelo Ríos at Indian Wells, Tim Henman in Miami and Richard Krajicek in Monte Carlo.

Suspension and retirement

Following his quarterfinal match against Tim Henman at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships, Korda tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.[3] This was publicly revealed in December 1998. At the time, Korda was stripped of the ranking points and prize money that he had won at 1998 Wimbledon, but was not banned from the sport. The ITF soon announced that it felt that it had made a mistake in not banning Korda, and would be seeking to appeal against its own decision not to ban Korda from tennis competition. London's High Court ruled in late January 1999 that the ITF could not appeal against its own initial decision, but Korda was later banned from tennis for 12 months from September 1999 and stripped of the prize money and ranking points that he had won since July 1998 (although the suspension meant little as Korda had retired after failing to qualify for 1999 Wimbledon, losing to Danny Sapsford in a qualifying match).[1][4] He did, however, compete in the Prague Challenger in December 2000 and the Prostějov Challenger in both 2001 and 2005 (the former in singles and doubles, the latter two only in doubles).

Personal life

Korda married Regina Rajchrtová, a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. They have three children, the oldest of whom, Jessica, was born on 27 February 1993; she is a professional golfer, and finished 19th in the 2008 U.S. Women's Open as a 15-year-old, with Korda as her caddy. At the 2013 U.S. Women's Open, Petr caddied for another of their daughters, Nelly, who was 14 years old at the time and the youngest player in the tournament. [5] His son, Sebastian, is also a tennis player and was the top-ranked junior in the world while representing the United States.[6][7] Sebastian won the junior boys’ Australian Open title in 2018.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1992French OpenClay Jim Courier5–7, 2–6, 1–6
Win1998Australian OpenHard Marcelo Ríos6–2, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1990French OpenClay Goran Ivanišević Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez Vicario		5–7, 3–6
Win1996Australian OpenHard Stefan Edberg Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien		7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

ATP career finals

Singles: 27 (10 titles, 17 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (1–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
Grand Slam Cup (1–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–2)
ATP Championship Series (2–5)
ATP World Series (5–9)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–8)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (4–4)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 30 October 1989 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet Kevin Curren 2–6, 5–7
Loss 2. 6 May 1991 Tampa, US Clay Richey Reneberg 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 22 July 1991 Washington, D.C., US Hard Andre Agassi 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 29 July 1991 Montreal, Canada Hard Andrei Chesnokov 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1. 19 August 1991 New Haven, US Hard Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–2
Win 2. 14 October 1991 Berlin, Germany Carpet Arnaud Boetsch 6–3, 6–4
Loss 5. 4 May 1992 Munich, Germany Clay Magnus Larsson 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 6. 8 June 1992 French Open, Paris Clay Jim Courier 5–7, 2–6, 1–6
Win 3. 20 July 1992 Washington, D.C., US Hard Henrik Holm 6–4, 6–4
Win 4. 31 August 1992 Long Island, US Hard Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–2
Loss 7. 5 October 1992 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Boris Becker 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 12 October 1992 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Guy Forget 3–6, 2–6
Win 5. 26 October 1992 Vienna, Austria Carpet Gianluca Pozzi 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Loss 9. 23 August 1993 New Haven, US Hard Andrei Medvedev 5–7, 4–6
Loss 10. 11 October 1993 Sydney, Australia Hard (i) Jaime Yzaga 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(7–9)
Win 6. 13 December 1993 Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany Carpet Michael Stich 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 11–9
Loss 11. 14 February 1994 Milan, Italy Carpet Boris Becker 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 12. 7 March 1994 Indian Wells, US Hard Pete Sampras 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 13. 2 May 1994 Munich, Germany Clay Michael Stich 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 7. 8 January 1996 Doha, Qatar Hard Younes El Aynaoui 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 14. 22 July 1996 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet David Prinosil 1–6, 2–6
Loss 15. 16 June 1997 Halle, Germany Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(7–9)
Loss 16. 21 July 1997 Washington, D.C., US Hard Michael Chang 7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Win 8. 27 October 1997 Stuttgart, Germany Carpet Richard Krajicek 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4
Loss 17. 10 November 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 9. 12 January 1998 Doha, Qatar Hard Fabrice Santoro 6–0, 6–3
Win 10. 2 February 1998 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 24 (10 titles, 14 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (1–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
Grand Slam Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (3–1)
ATP Championship Series (1–4)
ATP World Series (5–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (5–9)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1987 Palermo, Italy Clay Tomáš Šmíd Leonardo Lavalle
Claudio Panatta		 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1. 1988 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Milan Šrejber Andrés Gómez
Emilio Sánchez		 7–6, 7–6
Win 2. 1988 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Jaroslav Navrátil Thomas Muster
Horst Skoff		 7–5, 7–6
Loss 2. 1989 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Milan Šrejber Cássio Motta
Todd Witsken		 4–6, 3–6
Win 3. 1989 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Tomáš Šmíd Florin Segărceanu
Cyril Suk		 6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3. 1989 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Tomáš Šmíd Emilio Sánchez
Javier Sánchez		 5–7, 6–7
Loss 4. 1989 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Gene Mayer Jordi Arrese
Horst Skoff		 4–6, 4–6
Win 4. 1990 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Clay Tomáš Šmíd Andrés Gómez
Javier Sánchez		 6–2, 6–1
Loss 5. 1990 Munich, Germany Clay Tomáš Šmíd Udo Riglewski
Michael Stich		 1–6, 4–6
Loss 6. 1990 French Open, Paris, France Clay Goran Ivanišević Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 5–7, 3–6
Loss 7. 1990 New Haven, US Hard Goran Ivanišević Jeff Brown
Scott Melville		 6–2, 5–7, 0–6
Win 5. 1991 New Haven, US Hard Wally Masur Jeff Brown
Scott Melville		 W/O
Win 6. 1991 Berlin, Germany Carpet Karel Nováček Jan Siemerink
Daniel Vacek		 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 8. 1991 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) John McEnroe Jakob Hlasek
Patrick McEnroe		 6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 9. 1992 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Clay Karel Nováček Boris Becker
Michael Stich		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 1992 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Cyril Suk Hendrik Jan Davids
Libor Pimek		 W/O
Win 7. 1993 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Clay Stefan Edberg Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans		 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Win 8. 1993 Halle, Germany Grass Cyril Suk Mike Bauer
Marc-Kevin Goellner		 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Win 9. 1993 Cincinnati, US Hard Andre Agassi Stefan Edberg
Henrik Holm		 6–4, 7–6
Loss 11. 1994 Munich, Germany Clay Boris Becker Yevgeny Kafelnikov
David Rikl		 6–7, 5–7
Loss 12. 1995 Milan, Italy Carpet Karel Nováček Boris Becker
Guy Forget		 2–6, 4–6
Loss 13. 1995 Washington, D.C., US Hard Cyril Suk Olivier Delaître
Jeff Tarango		 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win 10. 1996 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Stefan Edberg Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien		 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 14. 1996 Indianapolis, US Hard Cyril Suk Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 6–7, 6–4, 4–6

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles
Professional Career
Tournament1985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A NH A A A 2R 2R 1R QF 1R 3R 1R 1R W 3R A 1 / 10 17–9
French Open A A A 2R A 2R 2R F 2R 1R 1R 3R 4R 1R 2R A 0 / 11 15–11
Wimbledon A A A 3R A 1R 1R 2R 4R 2R 4R A 4R QF Q2 A 0 / 9 17–9
US Open A A A 1R A 2R 1R 1R 1R A QF 3R QF 1R A A 0 / 9 11–9
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–0 3–4 2–4 7–4 8–4 1–3 9–4 4–3 9–4 11–3 3–2 0–0 1 / 39 60–38
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup Did Not Qualify RR Did Not Qualify 0 / 1 0–3
Grand Slam Cup Not Held QF W 1R SF QF NH 1 / 5 7–4
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990		 A 1R 3R QF F 2R 1R A QF 1R A 0 / 8 11–8
Miami Masters 2R 2R 3R SF QF 2R 4R 2R 4R 1R A 0 / 10 14–10
Monte-Carlo Masters 2R A 2R 3R 2R 1R 3R A QF A A 0 / 7 7–7
Rome Masters 1R A SF A A 1R 2R A 1R A A 0 / 5 5–5
Hamburg Masters 1R A 2R A 3R 2R A A A A A 0 / 4 2–4
Canada Masters 2R F QF SF 2R 2R 3R 1R 2R A A 0 / 9 13–9
Cincinnati Masters 1R 2R QF 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R QF A A 0 / 9 9–9
Stuttgart Masters 3R QF QF QF 1R A A W 2R A A 1 / 7 13–6
Paris Masters 1R QF 2R 3R QF A SF 3R 2R A A 0 / 8 11–8
Win–Loss N/A 3–8 11–6 12–9 13–7 14–8 4–7 13–7 7–4 8–8 0–2 0–0 1 / 67 85–66
Career Statistics
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 3 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 27
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 10
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 2–1 8–13 13–8 24–27 45–24 62–30 54–23 38–22 27–23 42–19 55–24 34–21 6–12 0–0 410–248
Win % 0% – 66% 38% 62% 47% 65% 67% 70% 63% 54% 69% 70% 62% 33% – 62.31%
Year-End Ranking 794 511 87 188 59 38 9 7 12 18 41 24 13 13 – 1332

Doubles
Professional Career
Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001...2005SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A NH A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R 3R SF W 2R A A A A A 1 / 8 15–7
French Open A A 1R 2R 2R F 2R QF SF A 1R 3R 3R A A A A A 0 / 10 19–10
Wimbledon A A A 1R A 2R 2R 1R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 4 2–4
US Open A A A A 3R 2R 3R 1R A A 3R 1R 1R A A A A A 0 / 7 7–7
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 8–4 4–4 4–4 4–2 2–1 6–3 8–2 3–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1 / 29 43–28
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990		 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 6 0–6
Miami Masters 2R A QF QF A QF 3R 1R A A A A A 0 / 6 12–5
Monte-Carlo Masters W A F W 1R 1R 1R A QF A A A A 2 / 7 16–4
Rome Masters 1R A 2R A A 2R 2R A A A A A A 0 / 4 3–4
Hamburg Masters 2R A 2R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2
Canada Masters 1R 2R A A 1R 1R 2R A A A A A A 0 / 5 2–5
Cincinnati Masters 2R 1R 1R W 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R A A A A 1 / 9 8–7
Stuttgart Masters QF A A A A A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2
Paris Masters 1R A A 2R A A QF A A A A A A 0 / 3 3–3
Win–Loss N/A 9–8 1–3 9–6 14–3 1–4 4–5 7–7 0–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3 / 44 48–38
Year-End Ranking – 296 91 46 26 15 63 64 32 115 44 23 220 321 – 1009 1536 – 1683

Top 10 wins
Season198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999Total
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# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score KR
1990
1. Jay Berger 10 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) QF 7–6, 6–1 53
2. Brad Gilbert 5 Davis Cup, Prague, Czechoslovakia Carpet (i) RR 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 26
1991
3. Andre Agassi 6 Montreal, Canada Hard 2R 7–6(7–3), 6–2 40
4. Jim Courier 5 Montreal, Canada Hard SF 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–2 40
5. Ivan Lendl 5 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) 3R 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 13
6. Sergi Bruguera 9 Paris, France Carpet (i) 3R 6–2, 6–4 11
1992
7. Pete Sampras 4 Davis Cup, Fort Myers, United States Hard RR 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 10
8. Pete Sampras 4 Rome, Italy Clay QF 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 9
9. Michael Stich 5 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–3, 6–2 8
10. Pete Sampras 3 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–3, 6–1 8
11. Stefan Edberg 2 Long Island, United States Hard SF 7–5, 7–5 6
12. Ivan Lendl 9 Long Island, United States Hard F 6–2, 6–2 6
13. Ivan Lendl 9 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) SF 6–4, 6–3 7
1993
14. Stefan Edberg 3 Miami, United States Hard QF 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) 5
15. Michael Stich 10 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 7–6(7–0), 6–1 6
16. Stefan Edberg 3 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–1, 6–1 6
17. Michael Stich 7 Davis Cup, Halle, Germany Grass RR 6–2, 7–6(7–5) 9
18. Ivan Lendl 7 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 7–6(7–4), 6–1 11
19. Sergi Bruguera 4 Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany Carpet (i) QF 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 12
20. Pete Sampras 1 Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany Carpet (i) SF 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 7–6(12–10), 13–11 12
21. Michael Stich 2 Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany Carpet (i) F 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 11–9 12
1994
22. Goran Ivanišević 7 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) QF 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 14
23. Sergi Bruguera 4 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) SF 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 14
24. Todd Martin 9 Indian Wells, United States Hard 3R 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 14
25. Magnus Gustafsson 10 Munich, Germany Clay QF 6–4, 6–4 13
26. Stefan Edberg 3 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–1, 6–4 12
27. Stefan Edberg 6 Paris, France Carpet (i) 2R 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 20
1995
28. Michael Chang 5 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass 2R 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 56
1996
29. Goran Ivanišević 5 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) 2R 7–6(7–5), 6–2 49
30. Marcelo Ríos 10 Paris, France Carpet (i) 2R 6–3, 6–4 37
1997
31. Thomas Muster 4 Halle, Germany Grass QF 6–3, 6–4 27
32. Pete Sampras 1 US Open, New York, United States Hard 4R 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–3) 16
33. Marcelo Ríos 10 Stuttgart, Germany Carpet (i) QF 6–3, 6–4 17
34. Pat Rafter 3 Stuttgart, Germany Carpet (i) SF 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 17
1998
35. Jonas Björkman 4 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard QF 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 7
36. Marcelo Ríos 8 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard F 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 7
37. Jonas Björkman 7 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–3, 6–1 2

References
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  2. Rios asks for doping check of Korda from 1998. tennis.com (2015-03-05). Retrieved on 2015-11-07.
  3. "Korda awaits doping case ruling", BBC, 28 January 1999.
  4. "Korda escapes ban", BBC, 29 January 1999.
  5. "Korda fires caddie mid-round". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. Sebastian Korda
  7. http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100291609
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