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Petr Korda is a male tennis player from the Czech Republic, formerly of Czechoslovakia. Born in Prague on January 23, 1968, he is a left-handed athlete who competed professionally from 1987 to 1999. He represented the Czech Republic in his sport and has spoken English and Czech.
Korda achieved a singles record of 410–248 and a doubles record of 234–160, accumulating prize money of 10,448,900. He has been associated with doping in sport. He resides in Monte Carlo and is married to Regina Rajchrtová. They have three children: Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, and Sebastian Korda.
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Key facts
- Country sports
- Czechoslovakia (1987–1992), Czech Republic
- Residence
- Monte Carlo , Monaco & Bradenton, Florida
- Born
- ( 1968-01-23 ) 23 January 1968 (age 58) , Prague , Czechoslovakia
- Height
- 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Plays
- Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
- Prize money
- $ 10,448,900
- Career record
- 410–248 (62.3%)
- Highest ranking
- No. 2 (2 February 1998)
- Australian open
- W ( 1998 )
- French open
- F ( 1992 )
- Wimbledon
- QF ( 1998 )
- Us open
- QF ( 1995 , 1997 )
- Tour finals
- RR ( 1992 )
- Grand slam cup
- W ( 1993 )
- Davis cup
- SF ( 1996 )
- Hopman cup
- W ( 1994 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- Czechia
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Spouse
- Regina Rajchrtová
- Child
- Sebastian Korda
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Sport
- tennis
- Country for sport
- Czech Republic
- Mass
- 73
- Image
- Petr Korda (2024 US Open) 01.jpg
- Height
- 190
- Residence
- Monte Carlo
- Significant event
- doping in sport
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- handedness
- left-handedness
- date of birth
- 1968-01-23
- singles record
- 410–248
- doubles record
- 234–160
- playing hand
- left-handedness
- prize money
- 10448900
- end of work period
- 1999-07-00
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- ranking
- 10
- Commons category
- Petr Korda
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Encyclopedic overview
Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in February 1998. Korda won ten singles titles, including the 1998 Australian Open, and was the runner-up at the 1992 French Open. Korda tested positive for nandrolone in July 1998 at Wimbledon, and was banned from September 1999 for 12 months, retiring from the sport shortly before the ban. He is the father of professional golfers Jessica Korda and Nelly Korda, and of professional tennis player Sebastian Korda.
Tennis career
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