Petr Korda (b. January 23, 1968, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ...

Korda 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 boy's doubles title at the French Open. Korda and Suk ranked the joint-World No. 1 junior doubles players that year. This article is about the year. ... Cyril Suk III (b. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ...

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. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments. ...

In 1990, Korda and Goran Ivanisevic finished runners-up in the men's doubles at the French Open. In 1992, he rose to the men's singles final at the French Open, where he was defeated in straight sets by defending champion Jim Courier 7-5, 6-2, 6-1. In 1996, he teamed-up with Stefan Edberg to win the men's doubles title at the Australian Open. This article is about the year. ... Country: Croatia Residence: Monte Carlo, MON Height: 64 (193 cm) Weight: 180 lb (81 kg) Plays: Left Turned pro: 1988 Highest singles ranking: 2 (7/4/1994) Singles titles: 22 Career Prize Money: $19,876,579 Grand Slam Record Australian Open QF (1989-94-97) French Open QF (1992... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jim Courier (b. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Country: Sweden Residence: Vaxjo, SWE Height: 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) Weight: 77 Kg (170 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1983 Retired: 1996 Highest singles ranking: 1 (Aug 13th, 1990) Singles titles: 42 Career Prize Money: US$20,630,941 Grand Slam Record Titles: 6 Australian Open W (85... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ...

The crowning moment of Korda's career came in 1998, when he faced 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 claiming his first (and only) Grand Slam singles title. The win propelled him to his career-high singles ranking of World No. 2. (His career-high doubles ranking was World No. 10.) 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Marcelo Ríos (center) receives a lifetime achievement award from the Chilean press Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (born December 26, 1975, in Santiago, Chile) is a former World No. ...

Other major highlights of Korda's career included winning the Grand Slam Cup in 1993, and being part of the Czech Republic's team which won the Hopman Cup in 1994. The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early-January (sometimes commencing in late-December) each year. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

A few months after his Australian Open victory in 1998, Korda became the first high-profile tennis player discovered ingesting a banned substance. Following a match at Wimbledon, Korda tested positive for nandrolone. Subsequently, he was banned from the sport for one year. Korda did not return to the professional tour and, to all extents and purposes, the ban marked the end of a career during which he won ten singles titles and ten doubles titles. Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid occurring naturally in the human body, albeit in small quantities. ...

ATP Singles Titles (10)

• 1991
  • New Haven, Berlin

• 1992
  • Washington, Long Island, Vienna

• 1993
  • Grand Slam Cup

• 1996
  • Doha

• 1997
  • Stuttgart Indoor

• 1998
  • Doha, Australian Open

External links

• Official ATP Profile