High-profile singles stars often dipped their toes into the doubles format during the height of the 1990s.
Roger Federer and John McEnroe shared the same partner in the 1990s and the 2000s, while many of the top American stars played both formats.
Even Pete Sampras, who rarely played doubles, managed to win a Masters title alongside Jim Courier at the Italian Open in 1989.
Petr Korda, who won the Australian Open singles title in 1998, won high-profile doubles titles with three different Grand Slam champions.
Petr Korda teamed with Andre Agassi and Stefan Edberg in doubles
Korda reached a career-high singles ranking of world number two after winning the 1998 Australian Open, but he ended up winning just as many doubles titles as he did singles.
Korda won doubles titles with Andre Agassi, Stefan Edberg, and Goran Ivanisevic, and reached finals alongside Boris Becker and John McEnroe.
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Agassi teamed with Korda during the 1993 Cincinnati Open and the pair lifted the trophy after beating Stefan Edberg and Henrik Holm.
Three years later, and Korda was actually teaming with Edberg at the Australian Open in doubles. They defeated Sébastien Lareau and Alex O’Brien in the final.
Korda also won doubles titles with Cyril Suk, Wally Masur, and Tomáš Šmíd as he reached 10 titles before he retired.
Petr Korda’s impressive tennis career
Korda might not get the praise that some of his peers in the 1990s received, but he forged himself an impressive career in both formats.
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The player’s career no doubt peaked with his sole singles Grand Slam win, but he also managed to claim a Grand Slam Cup win and a Masters title in Munich and Stuttgart.
Korda picked up singles victories against Michael Chang, Agassi, and Sampras, the latter of whom was the world number one at the time.
Pair his impressive singles run with his doubles career, and he’s managed to become one of the more successful underrepresented players in ATP Tour history.
