Sebastian Korda
{{short description|Czech-American tennis player (born 2000)}}
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|caption = Korda in 2023
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|residence = Bradenton, Florida, US
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|birth_place = Bradenton, Florida, US
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|turnedpro = 2018
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|coach = Martin Štěpánek
|careerprizemoney = US $7,615,865
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|singlestitles = 2
|highestsinglesranking = No. 15 (August 12, 2024)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 23 (May 5, 2025)
|AustralianOpenresult = QF (2023)
|FrenchOpenresult = 4R (2020)
|Wimbledonresult = 4R (2021)
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|highestdoublesranking = No. 46 (March 31, 2025)
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|currentdoublesranking = No. 94 (May 26, 2025)
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|FrenchOpenDoublesjuniorresult = QF (2017)
|WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = SF (2017)
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Sebastian Korda ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɔːr|d|ə}} {{respell|KORD|ə}}; born July 5, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 15 achieved on August 12, 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 46 reached on March 31, 2025. He has won two ATP singles titles and one doubles title. 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
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.{{cite web|title=Sebastian Korda's smart decision to trade his skates for a tennis racket|url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/22420437/tennis-sebastian-korda-smart-decision-trade-skates-tennis-racket|website=ESPN|access-date=February 13, 2018|date=February 13, 2018 }} At age 11, he won a golf tournament in Prague, in which his sister Nelly also competed.{{cite web|title=Keeping Up With The Kordas... Sporting Success Par For The Course|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-roland-garros-2020-siblings-feature|website=ATP Tour|access-date=July 2, 2021|date=October 2, 2020}}
Professional career
=2018: ATP debut=
Korda made his ATP main draw debut at the New York Open. As a wildcard entry, he lost in the first round to Frances Tiafoe in three sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/tennis/new-york-open-noah-rubin-t63435|title=Frances Tiafoe beats Sebastian Korda at New York Open|website=Newsday|date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319105814/https://www.newsday.com/sports/tennis/new-york-open-noah-rubin-t63435|archive-date=March 19, 2023|url-status=live}}
=2020: Major debut, French Open 4th round=
Korda made his Masters 1000 debut as a qualifier at the warm-up Western & Southern Open tournament prior to the US Open. Korda made his Grand Slam debut as a wildcard at the US Open where he was defeated by Denis Shapovalov.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shapovalov-korda-us-open-2020-monday|title=Shapovalov Sees Off Korda To Advance At US Open|website=ATP Tour|date=August 31, 2020}}
As a qualifier, Korda reached the fourth round at the French Open after beating Andreas Seppi, 21st seed John Isner and fellow qualifier Pedro Martínez. He lost to defending (and eventual) champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/sports/tennis/french-open-sebastian-korda.html|title=Sebastian Korda and the Runs That Make This French Open So Unpredictable|website=The New York Times|date=October 2, 2020}}
=2021: First ATP title, Wimbledon 4th round=
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Korda reached his first ATP final at the Delray Beach Open defeating Cameron Norrie. He lost to Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/30706735/hubert-hurkacz-beats-sebastian-korda-delray-beach-open-final-second-career-atp-tour-title|title=Hubert Hurkacz beats Sebastian Korda in Delray Beach Open final for second career ATP Tour title|website=ESPN|date=January 13, 2021}}
Korda made another breakthrough run at the Miami Masters, where he reached his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal. He beat 10th seed Fabio Fognini in three sets, 17th seed Aslan Karatsev in straight sets and scored his first top 10 win against Diego Schwartzman in three sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/tennis/article250308084.html|title= Rising U.S. star Sebastian Korda upsets No. 5 seed, reaches Miami Open quarterfinals|website=Miami Herald|date=March 31, 2021}} He lost to 4th seed Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals. He also reached a then career-high ranking of ATP world No. 62 on April 12, 2021.
In May, Korda lifted his first career ATP Tour singles title at the Emilia-Romagna Open, an ATP 250 tournament first played in 2021 due to the one-week delay of the 2021 French Open. He beat Marco Cecchinato in the final and did not drop a set throughout the tournament. He also became the first American male tennis player to win on European clay since Sam Querrey in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-cecchinato-parma-2021-saturday-final|title= #NextGenATP Korda Claims First Title In Parma|website=ATP Tour|date=May 29, 2021}} As a result of this successful run, he reached a new then career-high of No. 50 on May 31, 2021.
In June at the Halle Open, his first ever ATP event on grass, Korda picked up his second top 10 win against 6th seed Roberto Bautista Agut|{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/first-atp-grass-court-match-sebastian-korda-defeats-roberto-bautista-agut | title=In first ATP grass-court match, Sebastian Korda defeats Roberto Bautista Agut in style | publisher=Tennis.com | accessdate=4 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/bautista-agut-korda-halle-2021-monday|title= Korda Upsets Bautista Agut In First Grass Match|website=ATP Tour|date=June 14, 2021}} along with beating Kei Nishikori en route to the quarterfinals,{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-halle-thursday-2021|title= Korda Battles Through Against Nishikori In Halle To Reach QF|website=ATP Tour|date=June 17, 2021}} where he lost to eventual champion Ugo Humbert.{{cite web|url=https://www.explica.co/humbert-victory-against-korda-and-a-ticket-to-the-halle-semi-finals.html|title= Humbert: victory against Korda and a ticket to the Halle semi-finals|website=explica.co|date=June 18, 2021}}
A week later, in his debut at Wimbledon, Korda reached the fourth round for the first time in his career after defeating in-form player and 15th seed Alex de Minaur, qualifier Antoine Hoang,{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-tiafoe-wimbledon-2021-wednesday|title=Korda Leads American Charge At Wimbledon|website=ATP Tour|date=June 30, 2021}} and 22nd seed Dan Evans.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/57702056|title=Wimbledon 2021: Andy Murray and Dan Evans lose in third round|website=BBC|date=July 2, 2021}} However, he lost in the fourth round to 25th seed Karen Khachanov in five tight sets with the score in the fifth set being 10–8 after thirteen breaks of serve.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/khachanov-korda-wimbledon-2021-monday|title=Khachanov Continues Russian Charge; Reaches Wimbledon QF In Five-Set Thriller|website=ATP Tour|date=July 5, 2021}} Despite the loss, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 46 on July 12, 2021.
At the Paris Masters, Korda defeated 13th seed Aslan Karatsev and former world No. 3 Marin Čilić. The win over Karatsev ended the Russian's push to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/karatsev-korda-paris-2021-monday|title=Korda Ends Karatsev's Turin Bid In Paris|website=ATP Tour|date=November 1, 2021}}
=2022: Australian Open third round, top 30=
Korda started his 2022 season by playing at the Australian Open. In his debut, he upset world No. 12, Cameron Norrie, in the first round for his first victory at this event.{{cite news |last1=Majendie |first1=Matt |title=Cameron Norrie knocked out in Australian Open first round by Sebastian Korda |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/cameron-norrie-australian-open-2022-sebastian-korda-b977031.html |access-date=May 22, 2023 |date=17 January 2022}} He went on to defeat Corentin Moutet in the second round in a tight five-set match with a super tiebreak in the fifth set to reach the third round for the first time at this Major.{{cite news |title=Korda Snatches Victory From Jaws Of Defeat |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-australian-open-2022-wednesday |access-date=May 22, 2023 |publisher=www.atptour.com |date=January 19, 2022}} In the third round, he lost to 19th seed and world No. 21, Pablo Carreño Busta.{{cite news |title=Pablo Carreno Busta reaches the fourth round at the Australian Open for the third time in his career |url=https://www.ubitennis.net/2022/01/pablo-carreno-busta-reaches-the-fourth-round-at-the-australian-open-for-the-third-time-in-his-career/ |access-date=May 22, 2023 |publisher=www.ubitennis.net |date=21 January 2022}}
Seeded fifth at the Delray Beach Open, Korda reached the quarterfinals where he was defeated by top seed and eventual champion, Cameron Norrie.{{cite news |title=Norrie Breaks Korda Duck To Reach Delray Beach SFs |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/norrie-delray-2022-friday |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.atptour.com |date=February 18, 2022}} In Acapulco, he was beaten in the first round by Dušan Lajović.{{cite news |title=Novak Djokovic wins at Dubai in 2022 debut |url=https://torontosun.com/pmn/sports-pmn/novak-djokovic-wins-at-dubai-in-2022-debut-2/wcm/01c6ee75-4b4f-4cc4-bd6d-3ccbcc7bc988/amp/ |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=torontosun.com |date=22 February 2022}} Representing the USA during the Davis Cup tie against Colombia, he beat Nicolás Mejía in his debut.{{cite news |title=Korda wins Davis Cup debut, helps US to 2–0 lead vs Colombia |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-tennis-colombia-united-states-reno-5347505b4f1c881ae3cc525aa471de89 |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=apnews.com |date=4 March 2022}} In the end, the USA won the tie over Colombia 4–0 to advance to the Davis Cup Finals.{{cite news |title=Reno's Davis Cup debut serves up a sweep for the U.S. over Colombia |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2022/03/06/united-states-jack-sock-rajeev-ram-beats-columbia-reno-davis-cup-advances-2022-finals/9375416002/ |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.rgj.com |date=6 March 2022}} In March, he competed at the BNP Paribas Open. He defeated qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round.{{cite news |title=Korda Downs Kokkinakis, Sets Nadal Clash |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-kokkinakis-indian-wells-2022-thursday |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.atptour.com |date=11 March 2022}} In the second round, he faced fourth seed, former world No. 1, and three-time champion, Rafael Nadal. Despite serving a breadstick in the second set and leading 5–2 in the final set, he lost to the eventual finalist in a third-set tiebreak.{{cite news |title=Nadal Comes Back From Brink To Crush Korda's Dream |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nadal-korda-indian-wells-2022-saturday |access-date=May 22, 2023 |publisher=www.atptour.com |date=12 March 2022}} At the Miami Open, he was knocked out of the tournament in the third round by Miomir Kecmanović.{{cite news |title=Tennis-Medvedev reaches last 16 in Miami, Osaka into quarters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-miami-idCAKCN2LP249 |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=28 March 2022}}
Korda started his clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He upset eighth seed, world No. 11, and recent Miami Open champion, Carlos Alcaraz, in the second round for the biggest win of his season; he gained revenge for his defeat to Alcaraz at the Next Generation ATP Finals.{{cite news |title=Korda Upsets Alcaraz In Young-Gun Battle |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-korda-monte-carlo-2022-wednesday |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.atptour.com |date=13 April 2022}} He lost in the third round to 10th seed, world No. 13, and compatriot, Taylor Fritz.{{cite news |last1=Pagliaro |first1=Richard |title=Dimitrov Upsets Ruud, Fritz Fends Off Korda in Monte-Carlo |url=https://www.tennisnow.com/News/2022/April/Dimitrov-Upsets-Ruud,-Fritz-Fends-Off-Korda-in-Mon.aspx |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.tennisnow.com |date=14 April 2022}} In Barcelona, he fell in the first round to Spanish qualifier Carlos Taberner.{{cite news |title=Ruud Downs Nakashima In Barcelona |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/taberner-korda-ruud-nakashima-barcelona-2022-tuesday |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.atptour.com |date=19 April 2022}} Seeded eighth at the Estoril Open, he stunned top seed and world No. 10, Félix Auger-Aliassime, in the quarterfinals avenging a 2021 Acapulco loss, for his third top-10 win.{{cite web| url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/tennis-felix-auger-aliassime-loses-estoril-open-quarter-finals-2022-1.6436616 | title=Auger-Aliassime eliminated from Estoril Open after straight-set loss to Korda in quarters | publisher=CBC | accessdate=4 May 2024}}{{cite news |title=Tiafoe Gets Down & Dirty To Upset Foki In Estoril |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/felix-korda-ramos-vinolas-estoril-2022-qf |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.atptour.com |date=29 April 2022}}
At the 2022 US Open, he reached the second round for the first time at this Major after defeating Facundo Bagnis before losing in a five sets, all-American clash with Tommy Paul.{{cite web |last1=Levinsohn |first1=Dan |title=Tommy Paul defeats Sebastian Korda in all-American Round 2 epic |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-31/tommy_paul_defeats_sebastian_korda_in_allamerican_round_2_epic.html |website=usopen.org |access-date=September 22, 2022 |date=31 August 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/tommy-paul-stays-cool-new-york-heat-beats-sebastian-korda-first-time-us-open | title=Tommy Paul stays cool in the New York heat to beat countryman Sebastian Korda for the first time }}
At the 2022 Gijón Open he reached the third final of his career defeating en route third seed Roberto Bautista Agut, Andy Murray in the quarterfinals and Arthur Rinderknech in the semifinals. He lost to top seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-rublev-gijon-2022-final-sunday | title=Andrey Rublev Reigns in Gijón|publisher=ATP Tour }} He followed it by a fourth final at the 2022 European Open in Antwerp defeating Dominic Thiem before losing to second seed Félix Auger-Aliassime.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/thiem-korda-antwerp-2022-saturday | title=Sebastian Korda Edges Thiem in Antwerp Thriller|publisher=ATP Tour }}
=2023: Two ATP finals, top 25=
Korda started his 2023 season at the Adelaide International 1. He reached his fifth ATP singles final by beating former world No. 1 Andy Murray, world No. 21 Roberto Bautista Agut, sixth seed and world No. 15, Jannik Sinner, and Yoshihito Nishioka via retirement.{{cite news |title=Andy Murray loses to Sebastian Korda in Adelaide International first round |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/64149940|access-date=May 22, 2023 |date=3 January 2023}}{{cite news |title=Tennis roundup: Novak Djokovic advances in Adelaide |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/tennis-roundup-novak-djokovic-advances-adelaide-2023-01-05/ |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=5 January 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Amalfi |first1=Alberto |title=Korda Stops Sinner, Secures Adelaide Semifinal Spot |url=https://www.tennisnow.com/News/2023/January/Korda-Stops-Sinner,-Secures-Adelaide-Semifinal-Spo.aspx |access-date=22 May 2023 |work=Tennis Now |date=5 January 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Hope |first1=Shayne |title=Sebastian Korda advances to Adelaide final |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/tennis/sebastian-korda-advances-to-adelaide-final-c-9381679 |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=thewest.com.au |date=7 January 2023}} In the final, he lost to top seed and world No. 5, Novak Djokovic, in three sets despite having a championship point.{{cite news |title=Djokovic Saves Championship Point, Beats Korda For Adelaide Title |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-korda-adelaide-1-2023-sunday-final |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.atptour.com |date=8 January 2023}} Seeded 29th at the Australian Open, he stunned seventh seed, world No. 8, and two-time finalist, Daniil Medvedev, in the third round.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/20/sebastian-korda-daniil-medvedev-australian-open-upset | title=Sebastian Korda routs Medvedev in latest US surprise at Australian Open | work=The Guardian | date=January 20, 2023 | accessdate=4 May 2024}}{{cite news |title=Sebastian Korda stuns Daniil Medvedev at Australian Open |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2023/01/20/sebastian-korda-daniil-medvedev-australian-open/ |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=olympics.nbcsports.com |date=20 January 2023}}{{cite news |title=Sebastian Korda stuns Daniil Medvedev in Australian Open shocker |url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/20/sebastian-korda-stuns-daniil-medvedev-in-australian-open-shocker/ |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=20 January 2023}} In the fourth round, he beat 10th seed and world No. 11, Hubert Hurkacz, to reach the quarterfinals of a Major for the first time in his career.{{cite news |title=Korda Beats Hurkacz In Epic 5th-Set Tie-break To Reach First Grand Slam QF |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/hurkacz-korda-australian-open-2023-r4 |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.atptour.com |date=22 January 2023}} He retired during his quarterfinal match against 18th seed and world No. 20, Karen Khachanov, due to a right-wrist injury.{{cite news |last1=Carayol |first1=Tumaini |title=Khachanov marches into Australian Open last four with message for Armenia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/24/karen-khachanov-moves-into-australian-open-semis-as-sebastian-korda-retires |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.theguardian.com |date=24 January 2023}} Due to his success at the Australian Open, his ranking improved from No. 31 to No. 26.
Korda's right-wrist injury kept him out of action for the next few months.{{cite news |last1=Mueller |first1=Evita |title=Sebastian Korda withdraws from Indian Wells |url=https://tennis-infinity.com/atp/sebastian-korda-withdraws-from-indian-wells|access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=tennis-infinity.com |date=28 February 2023}}{{cite news |last1=ILIC |first1=JOVICA |title=Sebastian Korda withdraws from Miami and joins Novak Djokovic |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/130081/sebastian-korda-withdraws-from-miami-and-joins-novak-djokovic/ |access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=21 March 2023}} He returned to the tour during the week of April 24 at the Madrid Open. Seeded 22nd, he lost in the second round to French qualifier Hugo Grenier.{{cite news |last1=ILIC |first1=JOVICA |title=Sebastian Korda returns to action after three months |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/131601/sebastian-korda-returns-to-action-after-three-months/|access-date=22 May 2023 |publisher=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=23 April 2023}}{{cite news |title=Madrid Masters: Grenier makes third round, beats Korda |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/madrid-masters-grenier-makes-third-round-676424.html |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=28 April 2023}} Seeded 22nd at the Italian Open, he was defeated in the second round by qualifier Roman Safiullin.{{cite news |title=Rome Masters: Safiullin upsets Korda to reach round three in Rome |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/rome-masters-safiullin-books-spot-in-third-round-679229.html |access-date=May 22, 2023 |date=May 12, 2023}} He also lost in the second round at the 2023 French Open to another qualifier, Austrian Sebastian Ofner.
At the 2023 Queen's Club Championships he reached the semifinals without dropping a set, defeating Dan Evans, fourth seed Frances Tiafoe and fifth seed Cameron Norrie.{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/tiafoe-s-winning-run-on-grass-ended-by-fellow-u-s-player-korda-at-queen-s-club | title=Sebastian Korda halts Frances Tiafoe's winning run on grass at Queen's Club | publisher=Tennis.com | accessdate=4 May 2024}}
Following this good run, he lost in the first round at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships to Jiří Veselý who was using protected ranking.
He also lost in the first round to Márton Fucsovics at the US Open.
Starting the Asian swing at the 2023 Zhuhai Championships he defeated Alexandre Müller and fifth seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry to reach another semifinal.{{Cite web |title=Karen Khachanov Ahead Of Zhuhai SF With Sebastian Korda: 'It's Tough To Find His Weakness' {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/khachanov-korda-zhuhai-feature-2023 |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}} The following week he reached his sixth final at the 2023 Astana Open defeating wildcard Hamad Medjedovic{{Cite web |title=Sebastian Korda Survives Hamad Medjedovic Test, Reaches Astana Final {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/astana-2023-sfs-monday |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}} before losing to sixth seed Adrian Mannarino.{{Cite web |title=Adrian Mannarino Captures Astana Crown {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-mannarino-astana-2023-final-tuesday |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}
At the Shanghai Masters he defeated second seed Daniil Medvedev, his second win of the season against the Russian, and first top-5 and top-3 win of his career to reach the fourth round.{{Cite web |title=Korda Upsets Medvedev In Shanghai For First Top 5 Win{{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvedev-korda-shanghai-2023-sunday |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |title=Stat of the Day: Sebastian Korda scores first Top 5 win of career against Medvedev in Shanghai |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/stat-of-the-day-sebastian-korda-scores-first-top-5-win-over-medvedev-in-shanghai |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Tennis.com |language=en}} Next he defeated 20th seed Francisco Cerúndolo to reach the quarterfinals.{{Cite web |title=Fabian Marozsan Upsets Casper Ruud In Shanghai {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/ruud-marozsan-cerundolo-korda-shanghai-2023-tuesday |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}} He reached his first Masters semifinal defeating compatriot Ben Shelton.{{Cite web |title=Sebastian Korda Beats Ben Shelton In Shanghai Thriller {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-korda-shanghai-2023-thursday-qf |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}
=2024: ATP 1000 doubles title, singles top 20=
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He recorded his 100th win at the 2024 Open 13 Provence over qualifier Hugo Grenier.{{cite web | url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/marseille-open-korda-scores-100th-career-win-faces-dimitrov-next-741889.html | title=Marseille Open: Korda scores 100th career win | date=February 6, 2024 }} He lost to second seed Grigor Dimitrov in the second round.
At the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open, Korda won the men's doubles title with Australian Jordan Thompson. It was Korda's first ATP level doubles title.{{Cite web |title=Sebastian Korda/Jordan Thompson win Madrid doubles title {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-thompson-madrid-2024-doubles-final |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Thompson and Korda crowned doubles champions at Madrid Masters |url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2024/05/05/thompson-and-korda-crowned-doubles-champions-at-madrid-masters |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Tennis Australia |language=en-AU}}
At the beginning of the grass court season at the 2024 Libéma Open in 's-Hertogenbosch he reached his seventh final, becoming the first American in the championship match since 1996.{{cite web|url=https://libema-open.nl/en/2024/06/15/korda-to-final-via-griekspoor/|title= Korda to final via Griekspoor |date=15 June 2024| accessdate=19 June 2024}} He lost to top seed Alex de Minaur in straight sets.{{cite web|url= https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/alex-de-minaur-races-to-second-title-of-2024-in-s-hertogenbosch-set-to-hit-career-high-ranking |title= Alex de Minaur races to second title of 2024 in 's-Hertogenbosch, set to hit career-high ranking | date=16 June 2024| accessdate=19 June 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://libema-open.nl/en/2024/06/16/champion-de-minaur-perfect-end-to-top-week/ |title= Champion De Minaur: 'Perfect end to top week' |date=16 June 2024| accessdate=19 June 2024}}
At the 2024 Queen's Club Championships he defeated Karen Khachanov, and third seed Grigor Dimitrov in three sets, to reach back-to-back grass court quarterfinals.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/dimitrov-korda-murray-london-2024-wednesday|title= Korda overcomes Dimitrov to reach Queen's Club QFs, Murray retires |website=ATPtour.com|date=19 June 2024| accessdate=19 June 2024}} Following reaching the semifinals with a win over qualifier Rinky Hijikata also in three sets, he reached the top 20 in the rankings. Korda and his father Petr became the first father/son duo to rank in the Top 20.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/paul-pif-atp-rankings-june-24-2024|title=Paul becomes American No. 1, Korda's historic Top 20 debut|website=ATPtour.com|date=24 June 2024|accessdate=29 June 2024}}
Korda won his second ATP single title and the first 500 title at the Washington Open. Korda defeated 5th seed Frances Tiafoe in the semifinal and 7th seed Jordan Thompson in the quarterfinals. In the final match, Korda beat Flavio Cobolli in three sets, to win the title 32 years after his father Petr Korda. They became the first father-son tandem to win the same ATP Tour event.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/40728583/sebastian-korda-beats-flavio-cobolli-win-mubadala-citi-dc-open|title=Sebastian Korda wins DC Open 32 years after father Petr|date=4 August 2024|accessdate=5 August 2024}}
He reached the semifinals of a Masters at the 2024 National Bank Open for the first time in his career, defeating local wildcard Vasek Pospisil by retirement and upsetting ninth seed Taylor Fritz, sixth seed Casper Ruud with a walkover and second seed Alexander Zverev, his second career top 5 win. As a result he reached the top 15 in the rankings.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/zverev-korda-montreal-2024-sunday-qf|title=Korda keeps coming! In-form American downs Zverev, reaches Montreal SFs|accessdate=11 August 2024|date=11 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/popyrin-pif-atp-rankings-13-august-2024|title=Popyrin soars to career-high after Montreal title, Mover of Week|date=13 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://deadspin.com/battle-tested-alexei-popyrin-reaches-final-in-montreal/|title=Battle-tested Alexei Popyrin reaches final in Montreal|date=11 August 2024}}
=2025: Adelaide final=
Korda reached the final at the Adelaide International, losing to Félix Auger-Aliassime in three sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/korda-faa-adelaide-2025-final|title=Auger-Aliassime sinks Korda for Adelaide crown|publisher=ATPTour|accessdate=11 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/atp/article/felix-auger-aliassime-wins-adelaide-tourney-title-marking-first-outdoor-hardcourt-victory/|title=Felix Auger-Aliassime wins Adelaide tourney title, marking first outdoor hardcourt victory|publisher=Sportsnet|accessdate=11 January 2025}}
Performance timeline
{{Performance key}}
=Singles=
Current through the 2025 French Open.
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| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="12" style="text-align:left"|Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |Q1 |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |0 / 4 |9–4 |{{tennis win percentage|won=9|lost=4|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| align=left|French Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|4R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |0 / 6 |10–6 |{{tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=6|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |bgcolor=afeeee|4R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R | |0 / 3 |3–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| align=left|US Open
|Q2 |Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R | |0 / 5 |2–5 |{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=5|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |3–2 |3–3 |5–3 |5–4 |5–4 |3–2 |0 / 18 |24–18 |{{tennis win percentage|won=24|lost=18|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| colspan=12 align=left|National representation | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Davis Cup
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 2 |bgcolor=efefef|2–0 |bgcolor=efefef|{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=0|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| colspan="12" style="text-align:left"|ATP 1000 tournaments | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Indian Wells Open
|Q1 |A |style=color:#767676|NH |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 4 |bgcolor=efefef|2–4 |bgcolor=efefef|{{Tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Miami Open
|A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 4 |bgcolor=efefef|10–4 |bgcolor=efefef|{{Tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=4|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Monte-Carlo Masters
|A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 3 |bgcolor=efefef|3–3 |bgcolor=efefef|{{Tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Madrid Open
|A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 4 |bgcolor=efefef|3–4 |bgcolor=efefef|{{Tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=4|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Italian Open
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 4 |bgcolor=efefef|2–4 |bgcolor=efefef|{{Tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Canadian Open
|A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=yellow|SF | |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 2 |bgcolor=efefef|4–2 |bgcolor=efefef|{{Tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=2|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Cincinnati Open
|A |Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R | |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 5 |bgcolor=efefef|3–5 |bgcolor=efefef|{{Tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=5|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Shanghai Masters
|A |A |colspan=3 style=color:#767676|NH |bgcolor=yellow|SF |A | |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 1 |bgcolor=efefef|4–1 |bgcolor=efefef|{{Tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=1|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Paris Masters
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A | |bgcolor=efefef|0 / 3 |bgcolor=efefef|2–3 |bgcolor=efefef|{{Tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–1 |7–4 |8–7 |5–6 |8–7 |5–5 |0 / 30 |33–30 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=33|lost=30|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| colspan="12" style="text-align:left"|Career statistics | |||||||||||
| style=background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Tournaments |1 |0 |3 |18 |22 |17 |20 |10 |colspan=3|Career total: 91 | |||||||||||
| style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Titles |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |colspan=3|Career total: 2 | |||||||||||
| style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Finals |0 |0 |0 |2 |2 |2 |2 |1 |colspan=3|Career total: 9 | |||||||||||
| style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Overall win–loss |0–1 |0–0 |3–3 |31–18 |34–22 |26–16 |31–19 |11–10 |2 / 91 |136–89 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=136|lost=89|integer=yes}} | |||||||||||
| style=background:#efefef
|align=left|Year-end ranking |524 |249 |118 |41 |33 |24 |23 | |colspan=3|{{Tooltip| $6,989,643 |Career Prize Money – Singles & Doubles combined}} |
Significant finals
=ATP 1000 tournaments=
== Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ==
| class="wikitable"
!Result !Year !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=ebc2af
|bgcolor=98fb98|Win |2024 |Clay |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Thompson |{{flagicon|URU}} Ariel Behar |6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |2025 |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Thompson |{{flagicon|ESA}} Marcelo Arévalo |3–6, 4–6 |
ATP Tour finals
= Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups) =
| valign=top
| {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90% !Legend |
| style=background:#f3e6d7
|Grand Slam (0–0) |
| style=background:#e9e9e9
|ATP 1000 (0–0) |
| style=background:#d4f1c5
|ATP 500 (1–0) |
| ATP 250 (1–7) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–6) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
!Finals by setting |
| Outdoor (2–4) |
| Indoor (0–3) |
|}
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class=unsortable|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class=unsortable|Score |
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|0–1 |2021 Delray Beach Open – Singles |Delray Beach Open, United States |ATP 250 |Hard |{{flagicon|POL}} Hubert Hurkacz |3–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|1–1 |2021 Emilia-Romagna Open – Men's singles |Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy |ATP 250 |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Cecchinato |6–2, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–2 |Gijón Open, Spain |ATP 250 |Hard (i) |{{flagicon |
|2–6, 3–6
|-
|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–3
|European Open, Belgium
|ATP 250
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime
|3–6, 4–6
|-
|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–4
|2023 Adelaide International 1 – Men's singles
|Adelaide International 1, Australia
|ATP 250
|Hard
|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic
|7–6(10–8), 6–7(3–7), 4–6
|-
|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–5
|Astana Open, Kazakhstan
|ATP 250
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Adrian Mannarino
|6–4, 3–6, 2–6
|-
|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–6
|2024 Libéma Open – Men's singles
|Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands
|ATP 250
|Grass
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Alex de Minaur
|2–6, 4–6
|-
|bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|2–6
|2024 Mubadala Citi DC Open – Men's singles
|bgcolor=d4f1c5|Washington Open, United States
|bgcolor=d4f1c5|ATP 500
|Hard
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Flavio Cobolli
|4–6, 6–2, 6–0
|-
|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|2–7
|Adelaide International, Australia
|ATP 250
|Hard
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime
|3–6, 6–3, 1–6
|}
=Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=
| valign=top
| {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90% !Legend |
| style=background:#f3e6d7
|Grand Slam (0–0) |
| style=background:#e9e9e9
|ATP 1000 (1–1) |
| style=background:#d4f1c5
|ATP 500 (0–0) |
| ATP 250 (0–0) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
!Finals by setting |
| Outdoor (1–1) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
|}
| class="wikitable"
!Result !class=unsortable|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class=unsortable|Score |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|1–0 |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Madrid Open, Spain |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|ATP 1000 |Clay |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Thompson |{{flagicon|URU}} Ariel Behar |6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–1 |2025 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Indian Wells Open, United States |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|ATP 1000 |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Thompson |{{flagicon|ESA}} Marcelo Arévalo |3–6, 4–6 |
ATP Next Generation finals
=Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
| class="wikitable"
!Result !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|Next Generation ATP Finals, Italy |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Alcaraz |3–4(5–7), 2–4, 2–4 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
=Singles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner-ups)=
| valign=top
| {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend |
| bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger (2–2) |
| bgcolor=cffcff
|ITF Futures/WTT (0–6) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–5) |
| Clay (0–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
|}
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |2019 President's Cup (tennis) – Men's singles |style="background:moccasin;"|President's Cup, Kazakhstan |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Donskoy |6–7(5–7), 6–3, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–2 |2019 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana, US |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|USA}} J. J. Wolf |4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8) |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–2 |2020 Challenger Eckental – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger Eckental, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet (i) |{{flagicon|IND}} Ramkumar Ramanathan |6–4, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–2 |2021 Open Quimper Bretagne – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Open Quimper Bretagne, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Horanský |6–1, 6–1 |
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Oct 2017}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|F33 Houston, US |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Thai-Son Kwiatkowski |2–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|Aug 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|F21 Decatur, US |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|PER}} Nicolás Álvarez |4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–3 |{{dts|Aug 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|F22 Edwardsville, US |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ARG}} Axel Geller |2–6, 6–4, 6–7(0–7) |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–4 |{{dts|Feb 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Antalya, Turkey |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Dmitry Popko |4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–5 |{{dts|Mar 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Antalya, Turkey |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Dmitry Popko |7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–6 |{{dts|Apr 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Sunrise, US |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Dmitry Popko |3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
=Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)=
| valign=top
| {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend |
| bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| bgcolor=cffcff
|ITF Futures/WTT (2–3) |
|
| class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–2) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|}
| class="wikitable"
!Result !class=unsortable|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class=unsortable|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Men's doubles |style=background:moccasin|Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells, US |style=background:moccasin|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Mitchell Krueger |{{flagicon|USA}} Denis Kudla |3–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class=unsortable|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class=unsortable|Score |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|May 2018}} |style=background:#cffcff|F11 Valldoreix, Spain |style=background:#cffcff|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Orlando Luz |{{flagicon|NED}} Michiel de Krom |3–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Feb 2019}} |style=background:#cffcff|M25 Weston, US |style=background:#cffcff|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} Nicolás Mejía |{{flagicon|USA}} Harrison Adams |6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–1 |{{dts|Mar 2019}} |style=background:#cffcff|M15 Antalya, Turkey |style=background:#cffcff|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} Nicolás Mejía |{{flagicon|ROU}} Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea |2–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–2 |{{dts|Mar 2019}} |style=background:#cffcff|M15 Antalya, Turkey |style=background:#cffcff|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} Nicolás Mejía |{{flagicon|PER}} Arklon Huertas del Pino |6–7(3–7), 6–4, [6–10] |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–3 |{{dts|Jul 2019}} |style=background:#cffcff|M15 Almaty, Kazakhstan |style=background:#cffcff|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Denis Yevseyev |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Andrey Golubev |3–6, 2–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
=Singles: 1 (1 title)=
| class="wikitable"
!Result !Year !width=150|Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class=unsortable|Score |
| style="background:#ffc;"
|bgcolor=98fb98|Win |2018 |Hard |{{flagicon|TPE}} Tseng Chun-hsin |7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Wins over top 10 players
Korda has a {{tennis record|won=9|lost=19}} record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.{{cite web |title=Sebastian Korda Match Results, Splits, and Analysis |url=https://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/player-classic.cgi?p=SebastianKorda&f=ACareerqqC2ITop_10qq |website=Tennis Abstract |access-date=28 September 2024}}
| class=wikitable
!Season !2018 !2019 !2020 !2021 !2022 !2023 !2024 !2025 !Total | |||||||||
| align=center
|Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| class="wikitable sortable"
!class=unsortable|# !Player !{{Abbr|Rk|Opponent Rank}} !Event !Surface !class=unsortable|{{Abbr|Rd|Round}} !class=unsortable|Score !class=unsortable|{{Abbr|Rk|Sebastian Korda Rank}} !class=unsortable|{{Abbr|Ref|References}} |
| colspan=9 style=text-align:center|2021 |
| 1.
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Schwartzman |align=center bgcolor=eee8aa|9 |bgcolor=e9e9e9|Miami Open, United States |bgcolor=ccccff|Hard |bgcolor=afeeee|4R |6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |align=center|87 |
| 2.
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Bautista Agut |align=center bgcolor=eee8aa|10 |bgcolor=d4f1c5|Halle Open, Germany |bgcolor=ccffcc|Grass |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |6–3, 7–6(7–0) |align=center|52 |
| colspan=9 style=text-align:center|2022 |
| 3.
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime |align=center bgcolor=eee8aa|10 |Estoril Open, Portugal |bgcolor=ebc2af|Clay |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |6–2, 6–2 |align=center|37 |
| colspan=9 style=text-align:center|2023 |
| 4.
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|align=center bgcolor=eee8aa|8
|bgcolor=f3e6d7|Australian Open, Australia
|bgcolor=ccccff|Hard
|bgcolor=afeeee|3R
|7–6(9–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
|align=center|31
|-
|5.
|{{flagicon|USA}} Frances Tiafoe
|align=center bgcolor=eee8aa|10
|bgcolor=d4f1c5|Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom
|bgcolor=ccffcc|Grass
|bgcolor=afeeee|2R
|7–6(7–2), 6–3
|align=center|32
|-
|6.
|{{flagicon|}} Daniil Medvedev
|align=center bgcolor=99ccff|3
|bgcolor=e9e9e9|Shanghai Masters, China
|bgcolor=ccccff|Hard
|bgcolor=afeeee|3R
|7–6(10–8), 6–2
|align=center|26
|-
|colspan=9 style=text-align:center|2024
|-
|7.
|{{flagicon|BUL}} Grigor Dimitrov
|align=center bgcolor=eee8aa|10
|bgcolor=d4f1c5|Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom
|bgcolor=ccffcc|Grass
|bgcolor=afeeee|2R
|6–4, 3–6, 7–5
|align=center|23
|-
|8.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev
|align=center bgcolor=eee8aa|4
|bgcolor=e9e9e9|Canadian Open, Canada
|bgcolor=ccccff|Hard
|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF
|7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–4
|align=center|18
|-
|colspan=9 style=text-align:center|2025
|-
|9.
|{{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas
|align=center bgcolor=eee8aa|10
|bgcolor=e9e9e9|Miami Open, United States
|bgcolor=ccccff|Hard
|bgcolor=afeeee|3R
|7–6(7–4), 6–3
|align=center|25
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References
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