Sebastian Korda

Nationality

United States

Born

2000-07-05

Height

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Number

#56

Sebastian "Sebi" Korda (/ˈkɔːrdə/ KORD-ə; born July 5, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. Korda's career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 30 was achieved on 2 May 2022. He has won one ATP singles tournament, the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open. He also won the junior title at the 2018 Australian Open, 20 years after his father Petr Korda won the Australian Open title. Early life and background Sebastian Korda is the son of two Czech tennis players, former men's world number two Petr Korda and former top 30 women's player Regina Rajchrtová. His father was an Australian Open champion and French Open finalist in both singles and doubles. Sebastian's older sisters Jessica and Nelly are both LPGA golf professionals. 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. At age 11, he won a golf tournament in Prague, in which his sister Nelly also competed.