Jessica Korda – Bio, Net Worth, Salary, Married, Boyfriend, Parents, Family, Siblings, Nationality, Age, Height, Wiki, Facts, Weight, Career, Rankings

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Jessica Korda is an American professional golfer who is well known for playing on the LPGA Tour which she joined in 2011. Ever after turning professional in 2010, Korda got her first-ever LPGA victory at the Australian Open on February 12, 2012. She even represented the Czech Republic in the 2006 World Amateur Team Championship Espirito Santo Trophy. Her current Ladies Professional Golf Association(LPGA) world ranking is in number 1 with a total of 8 eagles after golfer Lexi Thompson as of June 2021. 

Apart from her career as a golfer, Korda initially gained popularity as the daughter of the popular former professional tennis player couple Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtova. Even her sister Nelly Korda is an avid professional golf player who became the second American woman ever to win the Olympics gold medal in the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo. 

With her up growing popularity in the sports world, she has managed to amass a healthy fan following with over 231k followers on her verified Instagram account: @thejessicakorda. 

What is Jessica Korda Famous for?

  • Famous as a golfer. 
  • Known as the elder sister of Olympics gold medalist golfer, Nelly Korda. 

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Jessica Korda parents

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Where is Jessica Korda From?

Jessica Korda was born on February 27, 1993, in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Her birth name is Jessica Regina Korda. Her nationality is American. Korda belongs to the White ethnicity while Pisces is her zodiac sign. 

Jessica Korda was born as the eldest daughter of her parents; Petr Korda(father) and Regina Rajchrtová(mother). Her father, Petr, is a former Czech former professional tennis player who was a grand slam champion, winning the 1998 Australian Open crown. Her mother, Regina, is also a former tennis player who reached a career world ranking high of 26 back in 1991. 

Born and raised as one of the three children to his parents, Jessica grew up alongside her younger siblings; a sister, Nelly Korda, also a professional golfer who won recently the Olympic gold medal at the women’s individual golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and a younger brother, Sebastian Korda, a tennis player who won the 2018 Australian Open title in the boys’ division.

Belonging to a family with a sports background, Jessica also developed an interest in sports especially in golf since her childhood for which her parents also supported her eventually making it her professional career. 

Jessica Korda siblings

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Jessica Korda’s Career Highlights

  • Jessica Korda began her professional career when she represented the Czech Republic in the World Amateur Team Championship Espirito Santo Trophy in 2006.
  • She made her US Open debut in 2008 which she finished in T19. 
  • She became a member of the 2009 US Junior Solheim Cup while she was just 16. 
  • She was also one of the members of the 2010 U.S. Curtis Cup teams. 
  • She even had won the 2010 South Atlantic Amateur. 

Jessica Korda Titles

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  • The same year, she represented the United States in 2010, finishing tied for 4th. 
  • She got her full membership in the LPGA Tour finishing it in runner-up in the Tournament in 2011. 
  • Out of her 15 -plays in her rookie year, she got her best finish in a tie for 19th at the Avnet LPGA Classic. 
  • She earned her first-ever professional win in the first event of the 2012 season, the Women’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. 
  • She won her second LPGA Tour title at the LPGA Classic in January 2014. 
  • Her recent win includes the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions on January 24, 2021, against Danielle Kang. 
  • Even since the age of 15, she has managed to hold a position in  Women’s World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year from 2008 till 2020. 

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Jessica Korda’s Boyfriend Relationship

Jessica Korda is currently in a relationship with her long-term boyfriend named Johnny DelPrete. Johnny is also an American former golfer and caddie who currently works as a real estate agent in the Florida area. The couple has been together for over 8 years since 2013 when Jessica appointed Johnny as her caddie after she fired her former caddie, Jason Gilroyed.

In 2019, Jessica’s boyfriend Johnny was arrested as part of a human trafficking investigation in Stuart, Florida, and was charged with soliciting prostitution, which Jessica had denied herself. 

Jessica Korda boyfriend

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Jessica Korda’s Net Worth

Jessica Korda has quite good earnings from her professional career as a professional golfer. Having her career started as an amateur at age of 15 in 2008, Jessica has managed to come a long way up becoming one of the popular and eligible women golfers in the US. 

Her source of income is surely her matches and wins in the golf plays and championships alongside endorsement deals. Including her income, Jessica is supposed to have a healthy net worth estimated to be around $5 million. Her Olympics gold medalist sister, Nelly also has a million dollars net worth. 

Jessica Korda’s Height

Jessica Korda is a gorgeous lady with a well-maintained body physique in her late 20s. She stands tall with a height of 5ft. 11inches.(1.80m) while her body weighs around 57kg. Her maintained body physique has a measurement of around 34-26-34 inches. She has a fair complexion with blonde hair and blue eyes. 

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