Sebastian Korda is one of the top rated American players on tour with a career-high singles ranking of world no 15. Read more below about his career and racquet specs.
Sebastian Korda’s tennis racquet
So, what racquet does Sebastian Korda use? Korda is sponsored by Wilson and uses their Wilson Blade 98 but has a rare 18/19 string pattern on his racquet, which is not currently available for sale. He strings his racquet with Luxilon Alu Power at 50 lbs mains and 47 lbs crosses, tensions vary depending on conditions.
According to “dl32” on the TW Forums, who owns his racquets, his specifications are 340g strung and 336 SW. This is similar to the specs of many Blade 98 players. The Khachanov personal test frame we have at Tennisnerd has similar specs and we have seen plenty of Blade 98 or Blade Pro pro stocks come in around that weight and swing weight range. Balance tends to be around 33 cm or 4 pts HL, but we don’t know Sebastian Korda’s exact racquet balance.
The Blade 98 is simply a brilliant racquet for players seeking control and it’s available in the 18/20 and 16/19 string patterns. We have tested an 18/19 pro stock Blade (click for our review) on our YouTube channel, which played very nice. I hope they consider releasing one in 18/19 or 16/20 in the future.
Career and Bio
Sebastian Korda was born on July 5th, 2000 in Bradenton, Florida. He comes from a very successful sporting family, not at least being the son of tennis star Petr Korda (former men’s world number 2) and Regina Rajchrtova (former women’s top 30). His older sisters Jessica and Nelly are both golf professionals on the LPGA tour.
Sebastian grew up playing hockey but changed over to tennis at the age of 9.
He turned professional in 2018 and made his ATP main draw debut at the New York Open where he lost to Tiafoe in the first round. Two years later he made his Masters 1000 debut in Cincinnati and had a successful run at the French Open where he reached the fourth round and went out against Rafa Nadal (who alter went on to win the tournament).
Sebastian Korda has won two ATP titles and the first one came on 2021 at the ATP250 level tournament Emilia-Romagna Open. It took until 2024 until he won his second ATP singles title at the Washington Open (ATP 500).
Stats/Info
- Korda is currently ranked no 19 on the ATP rankings
- Total prize money won: $6,589,213
- When he won the 2024 Washington title, Sebastian and Petr became the first father-son duo to win the same ATP tournament (his father, Petr, won the event back in 1992).
- Was ranked World No. 1 junior when he won the 2018 Australian Open singles title
- Nickname: Sebi
- Was mentored by Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
Stats
Serve Stats
| Category | Statistic |
| Aces | 1348 |
| Double Faults | 451 |
| 1st Serve Success Rate | 63% |
| 1st Serve Points Won | 72% |
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 52% |
| Break Points Faced | 1255 |
| Break Points Saved | 63% |
| Service Games Played | 2459 |
| Service Games Won | 81% |
| Total Service Points Won | 64% |
Return Stats
| Category | Statistic |
| 1st Serve Return Points Won | 30% |
| 2nd Serve Return Points Won | 52% |
| Break Point Opportunities | 1436 |
| Break Points Converted | 40% |
| Return Games Played | 2443 |
| Return Games Won | 24% |
| Total Return Points Won | 38% |
| Total Points Won | 51% |
Follow Sebastian Korda
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2 comments
Which version of the blade are most of these players using? Or which version is it most similar to?
Are any players still using the v4 BLX from 2013?
Thanks, cheers
There are many kBlade layups, but one very popular one is V4 BLX and also V5 from 2015.