In 1996 he teamed-up with Stefan Edberg to win the men's doubles title at the Australian Open. 10. Korda was involved in four Grand Slam finals during his career – two in singles and two in doubles. 2 in February 1998.Korda tested positive for doping in June 1998 at Wimbledon, was subsequently banned from September 1999 for 12 months, although he retired shortly before the ban. Korda married Regina Rajchrtová, a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. In 1939, he married film star Merle Oberon, but the marriage ended in divorce six years later. 1 ranking in his sights, but he lost to Karol Kučera in Antwerp, Marcelo Ríos at Indian Wells, Tim Henman in Miami and Richard Krajicek in Monte Carlo. In 1926 Corda and her husband moved to Berlin where their success as a team – he directing, Maria starring – soon won them enough attention that Maria was offered a contract by First National, a Hollywood studio, and her husband was signed, also, as a kind of package deal. Save record . Click here to request Getty Images Premium Access through IBM Creative Design Services. He first came to the tennis world's attention as a promising junior player. London's High Court ruled in late January 1999 that the ITF could not appeal against its own initial decision, but Korda was later banned from tennis for 12 months from September 1999 and stripped of the prize money and ranking points that he had won since July 1998 (although the suspension meant little as Korda had retired after failing to qualify for 1999 Wimbledon, losing to Danny Sapsford in a qualifying match). Korda's brothers Vincent, an art director, and Zoltan, a film director, were involved with his projects. The ITF soon announced that it felt that it had made a mistake in not banning Korda, and would be seeking to appeal against its own decision not to ban Korda from tennis competition. The crowning moment of Korda's career came in 1998, when he defeated Albert Portas, Scott Draper, Vincent Spadea, Cédric Pioline, Jonas Björkman and Karol Kučera to face Marcelo Ríos in the men's singles final at the Australian Open. In 1996 he teamed-up with Stefan Edberg to win the men's doubles title at the Australian Open. [5] His son, Sebastian, is also a tennis player and was the top-ranked junior in the world while representing the United States. You should be logged in, in order to edit this article. Sir Alexander Korda (16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956) was a Hungarian-born British producer and film director. The win propelled him to his career-high singles ranking of World No. [citation needed] Corda soon became a star of the Austrian silent screen, directed by her husband in such epic films as Samson und Delila (1922) and Michael Curtiz's Die Sklavenkönigin (1924). Death The last of these, Service for Ladies, was made in 1931 and released in 1932 after Korda had settled to London. In 1992, he rose to the men's singles final at the French Open beating Christian Bergström, Shuzo Matsuoka, Michiel Schapers, Jaime Oncins, Andrei Cherkasov and Henri Leconte, before he was defeated in straight sets by defending champion Jim Courier 7–5, 6–2, 6–1. In 1936 he took out British citizenship. This information is published under GNU Free Document License (GFDL). London's High Court ruled in late January 1999 that the ITF could not appeal against its own initial decision, but Korda was later banned from tennis for 12 months from September 1999 and stripped of the prize money and ranking points that he had won since July 1998 (although the suspension meant little as Korda had retired after failing to qualify for 1999 Wimbledon, losing to Danny Sapsford in a qualifying match). He is the father of writer and editor Michael Korda, and the grandfather of Chris Korda. 2. Peter Vincent Korda. He worked closely with many artists on his films, including his Hungarian friend, painter and set designer Emile Lahner. 1942: Knighted for services to the film industry by King George VI , the first film personality to be so honored. They divorced six years later. He featured her in three films that year White Rose (Fehér rózsa), Ave Caesar! [5] His son, Sebastian, is also a tennis player and was the top-ranked junior in the world while representing the United States. PETER VINCENT DE KORDA SETTLEMENT LEI Code 213800HQAWIGFTSZBN93. Other successes included The Four Feathers (1939), Q Planes (1939), The Thief of Bagdad (1940). The first film Korda made in the United States, in 1927, was titled The Stolen Bride. In 1992, he rose to the men's singles final at the French Open beating Christian Bergström, Shuzo Matsuoka, Michiel Schapers, Jaime Oncins, Andrei Cherkasov and Henri Leconte, before he was defeated in straight sets by defending champion Jim Courier 7–5, 6–2, 6–1. Following his quarterfinal match against Tim Henman at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships, Korda tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone. Sir was born on September 16 1893, in Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary. When her ex-husband was knighted in 1942, Corda insisted that she should be called "Lady Korda," though Korda was remarried by that time, and after Korda's death she made several highly publicized attempts to assert herself as his widow and claim an inheritance, but these failed in the British courts, since by then her ex-husband had married for a third time.[2]. {{familyColorButtonText(colorFamily.name)}}, View {{carousel.total_number_of_results}} results. The later years of her life were spent in the vicinity of Geneva in Switzerland. Korda and Suk ranked the joint-World No. While in the United States, Korda produced and directed That Hamilton Woman (1941) and supervised Jungle Book (1942), a live action version of the Kipling story directed by Zoltan Korda. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. He returned to Europe, soon establishing himself as the center of British filmmaking for the next twenty-five years. The young couple was affected by the turmoil in Hungary that followed the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. [3] This was publicly revealed in December 1998. In 1939, he married film star Merle Oberon, but the marriage ended in divorce six years later. Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. 2 in February 1998. Korda won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for three more: "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners", "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners", "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners", "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vincent_Korda&oldid=962856082, British people of Hungarian-Jewish descent, Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 June 2020, at 11:19. Korda tested positive for doping in June 1998 at Wimbledon, was subsequently banned from September 1999 for 12 months, although he retired shortly before the ban.[2]. Michael Korda, the author of a roman à clef about Merle Oberon published after her death entitled Queenie, is Alexander Korda's nephew via his younger brother Vincent. A highlight of Korda's career include winning the Grand Slam Cup in 1993, with five-set wins in the semifinal and final over Pete Sampras and Michael Stich, the number 1 and 2 tennis players in the world at that time. He also upset the defending champion, Pete Sampras, in five sets in the fourth round of the 1997 US Open. He also upset the defending champion, Pete Sampras, in five sets in the fourth round of the 1997 US Open. Peter Vincent Korda. and Number 111 (A 111-es) all of which he directed. Vincent Korda, an Oscar‐winning art director for motion pictures and a paint- er, died Thursday in London. In 1939 he married the film star Merle Oberon. The Alexander Korda Award for "Outstanding British Film of the Year" is given in his honor by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Korda was also an important contributor to the 1936 Moyne Commission formed to protect British film production from competition, mainly from the United States. According to his nephew's biography, this prevented Korda "from ever breaking Corda's hold on him", despite his subsequent marriages. María Corda Net Worth. Korda continued to pay her a substantial alimony until his death in 1956. In 1985, he partnered with fellow Czech Cyril Suk to win the boys' doubles title at the French Open. They had one son, Peter Vincent Korda, and divorced in 1930. Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. He married, lastly, on 8 June 1953, Alexandra Boycun, who survived him. 0 22 . 1 junior doubles players that year. born in 1921 (94 years ago), child of Alexander Korda and María Corda; Online dictionaries and encyclopedias with entries for Peter Vincent Korda. The win propelled him to his career-high singles ranking of World No. He married, lastly, on 8 June 1953, Alexandra Boycun (1928–1966). Korda and Suk ranked the joint-World No. Unfortunately, like many other silent film stars of the day, her Hollywood career came to an abrupt end in 1928 with the coming of sound, since she had learned little English and what she did know was heavily accented. He died in London, England. He died in London, England. At the 2013 U.S. Women's Open, he caddied for another of their daughters, Nelly, who was 14 years old at the time and the youngest player in the tournament. Korda dominated the match from start to finish by winning in straight sets 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 and claimed his first Grand Slam singles title in just 1 hour and 25 minutes. Brief information about the company (, ) issued organization - PETER VINCENT DE KORDA SETTLEMENT LEI code - 213800HQAWIGFTSZBN93. The crowning moment of Korda's career came in 1998, when he defeated Albert Portas, Scott Draper, Vincent Spadea, Cédric Pioline, Jonas Björkman and Karol Kučera to face Marcelo Ríos in the men's singles final at the Australian Open. They sailed to America that year, and settled in Beverly Hills. Older brother of director Vincent Korda and art director Zoltan Korda. [3] This was publicly revealed in December 1998. The elder brother of filmmakers Zoltán Korda and Vincent Korda, Korda was born as Sándor László Kellner to a Jewish family in Pusztatúrpásztó in what is now Hungary (it was then a city in the Austro-Hungarian Empire), where he worked as a journalist (supporting the Hungarian Soviet Republic) before going into films as a producer. He is the father of writer and editor Michael Korda, and the grandfather of Chris Korda.[1]. Korda was involved in four Grand Slam finals during his career – two in singles and two in doubles. In 1985, he partnered with fellow Czech Cyril Suk to win the boys' doubles title at the French Open. London Film's Denham Film Studios was financed by the Prudential and opened in 1936.

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