Petr Korda

Insights

One Grand Slam title, and it came at the Australian Open

Korda’s best result list shows exactly one championship and one final. In the results table, the title is the 1998 Australian Open at age 30, while his other final was the 1992 French Open at age 24.

His peak was concentrated in a short late-career window

From 1995 through 1998, he reached at least the quarterfinals in five of the 16 Grand Slam appearances listed: 1995 US Open, 1997 US Open, 1998 Wimbledon, and the 1998 Australian Open title, plus the 1992 French Open final outside that window. The 1997-1998 stretch is especially strong, with a quarterfinal, two round-of-16 runs, and then the Australian Open win.

Australian Open was his most productive major

Across the four majors, the Australian Open contains his title, his final, and additional runs to the round of 32 and round of 64. By contrast, Wimbledon tops out at two quarterfinal-equivalent runs, the US Open at two quarterfinals, and the French Open at one final plus two round-of-16 finishes.

He was far more successful after turning 25

Before age 25, his best Grand Slam result was the 1992 French Open final at 24, but most early results were round-of-64 or worse. From age 25 onward, he added the title, two quarterfinals, three round-of-16 finishes, and multiple round-of-32 results.

His Grand Slam career was long but uneven

The career span listed runs from 1988 and then 1990-1999, covering 39 tournaments and 99 matches. Despite that volume, his overall record is 61-38, and only six of those 39 tournaments reached at least the quarterfinal stage.