Petr Korda

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Petr Korda bigraphy, stories - Czech tennis player

Petr Korda : biography

23 January 1968 –

Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. As of 2013, Korda is the last man from the Czech Republic to win a Grand Slam singles title, having won the Australian Open in 1998.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1992 French Open Clay USA}} Jim Courier 5–7, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 1998 Australian Open Hard CHI}} Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

Men’s doubles: 2 finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1990 French Open Clay CRO}} Goran Ivanišević ESP}} Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario 5–7, 3–6
Winner 1996 Australian Open Hard SWE}} Stefan Edberg CAN}} Sébastien Lareau Alex O’Brien 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

Career finals

Singles: 27 finals (10 titles, 17 runner-ups)

Wins (10)

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 (7–8)
Grass (4–2)
Clay (0–2)
Carpet (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 30 October 1989 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet USA}} Kevin Curren 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 6 May 1991 Tampa, USA Clay USA}} Richey Reneberg 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 22 July 1991 Washington, D.C., USA Hard USA}} Andre Agassi 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 29 July 1991 Montreal, Canada Hard URS}} Andrei Chesnokov 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 19 August 1991 New Haven, USA Hard CRO}} Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–2
Winner 2. 14 October 1991 Berlin, Germany Carpet FRA}} Arnaud Boetsch 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 4 May 1992 Munich, Germany Clay SWE}} Magnus Larsson 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 8 June 1992 French Open, Paris, France Clay USA}} Jim Courier 5–7, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 20 July 1992 Washington, D.C., USA Hard SWE}} Henrik Holm 6–4, 6–4
Winner 4. 31 August 1992 Long Island, USA Hard TCH}} Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 5 October 1992 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) GER}} Boris Becker 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 12 October 1992 Toulouse, France Hard (i) FRA}} Guy Forget 3–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 26 October 1992 Vienna, Austria Carpet ITA}} Gianluca Pozzi 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Runner-up 9. 23 August 1993 New Haven, USA Hard UKR}} Andrei Medvedev 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 11 October 1993 Sydney, Australia Hard (i) PER}} Jaime Yzaga 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(7–9)
Winner 6. 13 December 1993 Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany Carpet GER}} Michael Stich 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 11–9
Runner-up 11. 14 February 1994 Milan, Italy Carpet GER}} Boris Becker 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 12. 7 March 1994 Indian Wells, USA Hard USA}} Pete Sampras 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 13. 2 May 1994 Munich, Germany Clay GER}} Michael Stich 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 7. 8 January 1996 Doha, Qatar Hard MAR}} Younes El Aynaoui 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 14. 22 July 1996 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet GER}} David Prinosil 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 15. 16 June 1997 Halle, Germany Grass RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(7–9)
Runner-up 16. 21 July 1997 Washington, D.C., USA Hard USA}} Michael Chang 7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 8. 27 October 1997 Stuttgart, Germany Carpet NED}} Richard Krajicek 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 17. 10 November 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Winner 9. 12 January 1998 Doha, Qatar Hard FRA}} Fabrice Santoro 6–0, 6–3
Winner 10. 2 February 1998 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard CHI}} Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2