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Jim Courier
Jim_Courier.jpg
Country Flag_of_the_United_States.svg United States
Residence New York, U.S.
Date of birth August 17 1970 (1970--) (age 37)
Place of birth Sanford, U.S.
Height  ft  in ( m)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg)
Turned Pro 1988
Retired 2000
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money $14,034,132
Singles
Career record: 506-237
Career titles: 23 (27th in overall rankings)
Highest ranking: No. 1 (20 February, 1992)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open W (1992, 1993)
French Open W (1991, 1992)
Wimbledon F (1993)
U.S. Open F (1991)
Doubles
Career record: 124-97
Career titles: 6
Highest ranking: No. 20 (9 October, 1989)

Infobox last updated on: June 29, 2006.

James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. (born August 17 1970, in Sanford, Florida) is a former world number one professional tennis player from the United States. During his ATP career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. In 2004, he co-founded InsideOut Sports & Entertainment, a New York City based sports event company. He also co-founded Courier's Kids, a non-profit organization that supports after school tennis and education programs. Courier continues to compete today on the Outback Champions Series and in select exhibitions and events worldwide. He is on the board of directors of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Courier's Kids, First Serve, and The Gullikson Foundation.

Tennis career

As a junior player in the 1980s, Courier attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy and won the prestigious Orange Bowl in 1986 and 1987, as well as the French Open junior doubles title.

Courier turned professional in 1988 and made his Grand Slam breakthrough in 1991 when he won the French Open singles title, defeating his former Bollettieri Academy-mate Andre Agassi in five sets. He also reached the final of the US Open that year, where he lost to Stefan Edberg.

1992 saw Courier win both the Australian Open and French Open titles and enjoy a 25 match winning streak. In February of that year, he became the tenth player to reach the World No. 1 ranking since the ranking system was implemented in 1973. He finished 1992 as the World No. 1 ranked player. Courier also was a member of the US team that won the 1992 Davis Cup.

In 1993, Courier again won the Australian Open. He reached his third consecutive French Open final, which he lost to Sergi Bruguera. He also reached the 1993 Wimbledon final, which he lost to Pete Sampras.

Courier again was part of the US team that won the 1995 Davis Cup.

Courier captured a total of 23 singles titles and 6 doubles titles during his career. He spent a total of 58 weeks ranked as the World No. 1 in 1992 and 1993. He reached the finals of all four major championships during his career.

In the 1990s Courier popularized wearing a baseball cap while on court.

Courier retired from the ATP tour in 2000. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.

Playing style

Courier relied on his physical conditioning to win matches, and he was widely known as one of the hardest workers on the ATP Tour. He was a power baseliner that hit an extreme western grip forehand that he used to dictate play. By contrast his two-handed backhand was a distinct weakness that was frequently attacked by other players. In his early and most successful years, he was able to use his quickness and conditioning to hit "off" crosscourt forehands from the backhand corner to great effect. He favored long rallies and wars of attrition. The slow red clay of the French Open and the slower hard courts of the Australian Open suited this strategy, and he won both tournaments twice. As his legs aged and his commitment wavered, he was increasingly unable to compensate for his weaker backhand, resulting in a slow, steady decline in his results.

After retirement from ATP tennis

Since his retirement as an ATP player, Courier has served as a tennis analyst and commentator for the USA Network, NBC Sports, TNT and Channel Seven Australia.

In 2004, Courier founded InsideOut Sport & Entertainment, a New York based event promotion company that owns and operates the Outback Champions Series, the Ultimate Fantasy Camp, and the Legendary Nights exhibition series. He also has founded Courier's Kids, a non-profit organization that supports tennis in the inner city of St. Petersburg, Florida.

He currently competes on the BlackRock Tour of Champions and the Outback Champions Series and in various charity exhibition matches.

In 2004, Courier won three of the six BlackRock tournaments he played. In 2005, Courier finished #1 on that tour with two more tournament wins.

In March 2006, Courier won the Outback tournament in Naples, Florida, defeating Pat Cash in the final, and in Charlotte, North Carolina, defeating Todd Martin in the final. Courier finished the year #1 in the Outback series.

Courier is currently scheduled to play in 2007 Outback Champions Series tournaments in Naples, Boston, Newport, Charlotte, Dallas, and Houston as well as select exhibitions and events worldwide.

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (4)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1991 French Open United States Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
1992 Australian Open Sweden Stefan Edberg 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
1992 French Open (2) Czechoslovakia Petr Korda 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
1993 Australian Open (2) Sweden Stefan Edberg 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5

Runner-ups (3)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1991 U.S. Open Sweden Stefan Edberg 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
1993 French Open Spain Sergi Bruguera 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
1993 Wimbledon United States Pete Sampras 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3

Tennis Masters Cup singles finals

Runner-ups (2)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1991 Frankfurt Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-4
1992 Frankfurt Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6-4, 6-3, 7-5

Masters Series singles finals

Wins (5)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1991 Indian Wells Flag of France Guy Forget 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
1991 Key Biscayne Flag of the United States David Wheaton 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1992 Rome Flag of Spain Carlos Costa 7-6(3), 6-0, 6-4
1993 Indian Wells (2) South Africa Wayne Ferreira 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
1993 Rome (2) Flag of Croatia Goran Ivanišević 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

Career finals

Singles wins

Legend
Grand Slam (4)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (5)
ATP Tour (14)
Titles by Surface
Hard (17)
Grass (0)
Clay (5)
Carpet (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 9 October, 1989 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 7-6, 3-6, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5
2. 11 March, 1991 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Flag of France Guy Forget 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
3. 25 March, 1991 Miami, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States David Wheaton 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. 10 June, 1991 French Open, Paris Clay Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. 27 January, 1992 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
6. 13 April, 1992 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Flag of the Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(3)
7. 20 April, 1992 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States Michael Chang 7-5, 6-3
8. 18 May, 1992 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of Spain Carlos Costa 7-6(3), 6-0, 6-4
9. 8 June, 1992 French Open, Paris Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Korda 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
10. 1 February, 1993 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
11. 15 February, 1993 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Flag of the United States Todd Martin 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-6(4)
12. 8 March, 1993 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
13. 17 May, 1993 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of Croatia Goran Ivanišević 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
14. 23 August, 1993 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Flag of Germany Boris Becker 7-5, 6-3
15. 9 January, 1995 Adelaide, Australia Hard Flag of France Arnaud Boetsch 6-2, 7-5
16. 6 March, 1995 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Flag of Australia Mark Philippoussis 7-6(2), 6-4
17. 17 April, 1995 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3
18. 2 October, 1995 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands Jan Siemerink 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
19. 4 March, 1996 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Chris Woodruff 6-4, 6-3
20. 6 January, 1997 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Henman 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2
21. 28 July, 1997 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Flag of Sweden Thomas Enqvist 6-4, 6-4
22. 6 October, 1997 Beijing, China Hard (i) Flag of Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 7-6(10), 3-6, 6-3
23. 27 April, 1998 Orlando, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Michael Chang 7-5, 3-6, 7-5

Singles runner-ups

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 9 September, 1991 U.S. Open, New York Hard Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
2. 18 November, 1991 Singles Championships, Frankfurt Carpet Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. 10 February, 1992 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Flag of the United States Michael Chang 6-3, 6-3
4. 17 February, 1992 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6-7(5), 2-6, 7-6(10), 7-6(5), 7-5
5. 24 August, 1992 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 6-4, 6-4
6. 23 November, 1992 Singles Championships, Frankfurt Carpet Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
7. 19 April, 1993 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(2)
8. 7 June, 1993 French Open, Paris Clay Flag of Spain Sergi Bruguera 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
9. 5 July, 1993 Wimbledon, London Grass Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 7-6(3), 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3
10. 18 April, 1994 Nice, France Clay Flag of Spain Alberto Berasategui 6-4, 6-2
11. 24 October, 1994 Lyon, France Carpet Flag of Switzerland Marc Rosset 6-4, 7-6(2)
12. 9 October, 1995 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Flag of France Arnaud Boetsch 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-0
13. 26 February, 1999 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Flag of Germany Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-1

Doubles wins

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 22 May, 1989 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of the United States Pete Sampras Flag of Brazil Danilo Marcelino
Flag of Brazil Mauro Menezes
6-4, 6-3
2. 14 May, 1990 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Spain Sergi Bruguera Flag of Germany Udo Riglewski
Flag of Germany Michael Stich
4-6, 6-1, 7-6
3. 11 March, 1991 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Flag of Spain Javier Sánchez Flag of France Guy Forget
Flag of France Henri Leconte
7-6, 6-1
4. 19 April, 1993 Montreal, Canada Hard Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles Flag of Canada Glenn Michibata
Flag of the United States David Pate
6-1, 1-6, 7-6
5. 9 January, 1995 Adelaide, Australia Hard Flag of Australia Patrick Rafter Flag of Zimbabwe Byron Black
Flag of Canada Grant Connell
7-6, 6-4
6. 26 April, 1999 Orlando, U.S. Clay Flag of Australia Todd Woodbridge Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
7-6(4), 6-4

Doubles runner-ups

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 8 May, 1989 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Pete Sampras Flag of the United States Rick Leach
Flag of the United States Jim Pugh
4-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. 21 May, 1990 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of the United States Marty Davis Flag of Spain Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain Emilio Sánchez
7-6, 7-5
3. 11 April, 1994 Barcelona, Spain Clay Flag of Spain Javier Sánchez Flag of Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl
6-3, 6-4
4. 6 October, 1997 Beijing, China Hard (i) Flag of the United States Alex O'Brien Flag of India Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India Leander Paes
7-5, 7-6
5. 11 January, 1999 Adelaide, Australia Hard Flag of the United States Patrick Galbraith Flag of Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Flag of Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
6-4, 6-4

Major tournament singles performance timeline

Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Career SR
Australian Open A A 2R 4R W W SF QF QF 4R A 3R 1R 2 / 10
French Open A 4R 4R W W F SF 4R QF 1R 2R 2R A 2 / 11
Wimbledon A 1R 3R QF 3R F 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 4R A 0 / 11
U.S. Open 2R 3R 2R F SF 4R 2R SF A 1R A 1R A 0 / 10
Grand Slam SR 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 4 / 42
ATP Tour World Championships A A A F F RR A RR A A A A A 0 / 4

A = did not participate in the tournament

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
World No. 1
February 10, 1992 - March 22, 1992
April 13, 1992 - September 13, 1992
October 5, 1992 - April 11, 1993
Succeeded by
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
Pete Sampras
Awards
Preceded by
Stefan Edberg
ITF World Champion
1992
Succeeded by
Pete Sampras

 
 

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