Debatable?
Maybe.
But there’s little question that when one begins listing the names of the most accomplished families in the world of country club sports (e.g. golf and tennis) the Korda Family will almost assuredly be on that list.
Patriarch – Petr
The Czech-born Petr Korda played professional tennis for 18 seasons from 1987-2005 and climbed the ATP rankings to as high as No. 2 in February 1998 following his Australian Open singles title earlier that year. He was runner up at the 1992 French Open. Later in 1998 and into the 1999 season, Petr became embroiled in a doping controversy after testing positive for nandrolone. Following a lengthy appeals process, Korda ultimately retired from the ATP shortly before he received a 12-month suspension. He later played Challenger Tour events in his homeland.
Matriarch – Regina
Also Czech-born and also a professional tennis player, Regina Rajchrtova ascended to as high as No. 26 on the WTA’s singles rankings in April 1991 and as high as No. 45 on the doubles side. She never won a title – singles or doubles – but made it the women’s doubles quarterfinals of the 1990 French Open and represented the Czech Republic during the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
Eldest Daughter – Jessica
Jessica Korda burst upon the women’s golf scene as an amateur in the late 2000s, when she qualified for the U.S. Opens in both 2008 and 2009, making the cut and finishing tied for 19th in 2008, shooting Sunday’s only round in the 60s (69). She finished runner-up at the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur; she turned pro later that year. She’s a 6-time LPGA Tour winner including her first in a familiar family spot, Melbourne, Australia, where she won the 2012 Women’s Australian Open. Her best finish in a major was second at the 2022 Chevron Championship. A back injury forced her to the sidelines early in 2023 followed by no play during the 2024 and 2025 seasons for maternity leave. She’s played two events thus far in 2026.
Youngest Daughter – Nelly
The most-accomplished of the quintet, Nelly Korda, had a stellar amateur career making the cut of the 2013 U.S. Open as a 14-year-old. She ultimately ascended into the Top 10 of the World’s Women’s Amateur Rankings before embarking on a professional career on the Symetra Tour in 2016. A year later she was playing on the LPGA Tour. Since, she’s won 17 times, including three majors (including her second Chevron Championship last weekend), and is currently the World’s No. 1 Player. She’s finished no lower than No. 5 in the World since cracking the Top 10 in 2018.Â
Son – Sebastian aka Seb (to his sisters)
The baby of the family, Sebastian Korda, has been playing professional tennis since 2018. Along the way, he’s won three career singles titles, climbed to as high as No. 15 in the ATP Rankings (2024) and currently sits at No. 46. Among his career highlights was winning the 2018 Boys Singles Title at the Australian Open (20 years following his father’s only grand slam victory). Sebastian’s best Grand Slam finish also occurred in Melbourne where he reached the quarterfinals in 2023.Â
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