Career Highlights
1998
Defeated Marcelo Rios 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to win the Australian Open and record his first grand slam title victory.
Beat Fabrice Santoro 6-0, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open.
Improved his world ranking to as high as No. 2.
1997
Lost to Pete Sampras in a thrilling five-set (6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (8-10), 6-7 (1-7), 6-4), fourth-round match at Wimbledon.
Beat Pete Sampras -- the top seed and defending champion -- in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, in an exciting 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) match.
Won the Stuttgart Open.
1996
Comeback year as Korda worked to regain his form following surgery.
Won one tournament, in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia.
1995
Hampered by injuries the entire year -- he later underwent operations on his hernia and groin -- Korda dropped from the ATP's Top 20 but still managed to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals.
1994
Was ranked in the top 20 every week and reached three singles finals and one doubles final but failed to win.
1993
Captured three doubles titles with three different partners.
Reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
1992
Reached the finals of the French Open, losing to Jim Courier.
Did win three singles titles, and was a finalist in four others.
1991
Captured his first career title, in New Haven, Connecticut.
Finished the year ranked 9th in the world.
Surpassed $1 million in career prize money.
1990
Part of the winning doubles team at Monte Carlo.
He and Goran Ivaniesevic and reached the doubles finals of the French Open.
1989
Reached his first ATP tour final, in Frankfurt.
1988
Won his first two doubles tournaments (Gstaad and Prague).
1987
Turned pro.
Reached the quarterfinals of his debut tournament in his hometown of Prague.
Won the singles event in Stuttgart.
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