Sebastian Korda
Sebastian Korda is an American tennis player. He won the junior title at the 2018 Australian Open.
Korda has a career high ATP singles ranking of 223 achieved on 9 March 2020.
Early life and background
Korda grew up playing competitive junior ice hockey from the age of 3, but decided to switch to tennis at the age of 9 after accompanying his father to the 2009 US Open. He is the son of former Czech tennis players Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtová, with his father being a former Australian Open champion and French Open finalist in both singles and doubles. His older sisters Jessica and Nelly are both LPGA golf pros.Professional career
Korda made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 New York Open. As a wild card entry, he lost in the first round to Frances Tiafoe in three sets.Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (0–5)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | USA F33, Houston | Futures | Hard | Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | USA F21, Decatur, Illinois | Futures | Hard | Nicolás Álvarez | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Loss | 0–3 | USA F22, Edwardsville, Illinois | Futures | Hard | Axel Geller | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7 | |
Loss | 0–4 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | Evgeny Donskoy | 6–7, 6–3, 4–6 | |
Loss | 0–5 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard | Jeffrey John Wolf | 4-6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Valldoreix, Spain | Futures | Clay | Orlando Luz | Michiel de Krom Felipe Meligeni Alves | 3–6, 6–2, | |
Loss | 1–1 | 2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Men's Doubles| | Indian Wells, USA | Challenger | Hard | Mitchell Krueger | Denis Kudla Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 3–6, 6–2, |