Jim Courier

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**Jim Courier**

Country	United States
Residence	Orlando, USA
Date of birth	17 August 1970
Place of birth	Sanford, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	182 lb (82 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. (b. August 17, 1970, in Sanford, Florida) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his 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.

1 Tennis career
2 After retirement from tennis
3 Grand Slam singles finals
- 3.1 Wins (4)
- 3.2 Runner-ups (3)
4 ATP Tour World Championships singles finals
- 4.1 Runner-ups (2)
5 Masters Series singles finals
- 5.1 Wins (5)
6 Singles titles (23)
7 Major tournament singles performance timeline
8 External links

[edit] 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.

Courier was the first tour player to regularly wear a baseball cap while on court. He was known as being a huge baseball fan, his favorite team having been the Cincinnati Reds.

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

[edit] After retirement from tennis

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

In 2004, Courier founded InsideOut Sport & Entertainment, a New York based event promotion company which owns and operates the Outback Champions Series, the Ultimate Fantasy Camp and the Legendary Nights exhibition series. He currently competes on the Outback Champions Series as well as in various charity exhibition matches. He founded Courier's Kids, a non-profit organization which supports tennis in the inner city of St Pete, Florida.

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (4)

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

[edit] Runner-ups (3)

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

[edit] ATP Tour World Championships singles finals

[edit] Runner-ups (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1991	Frankfurt	Pete Sampras	3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-4
1992	Frankfurt	Boris Becker	6-4, 6-3, 7-5

[edit] Masters Series singles finals

[edit] Wins (5)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1991	Indian Wells	Guy Forget	4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
1991	Key Biscane	David Wheaton	4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1992	Rome	Carlos Costa	7-6(3), 6-0, 6-4
1993	Indian Wells (2)	Wayne Ferreira	6-3, 6-3, 6-1
1993	Rome (2)	Goran Ivanisevic	6-1, 6-2, 6-2

[edit] Singles titles (23)

1989 - Basel
1991 - Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, French Open
1992 - Australian Open, Hong Kong Salem Open, French Open, Rome, Tokyo Outdoor
1993 - Australian Open, Indian Wells, Indianapolis, Memphis, Rome
1995 - Adelaide, Basel, Scottsdale, Tokyo Outdoor
1996 - Philadelphia
1997 - Beijing Salem Open, Doha, Los Angeles
1998 - Orlando

[edit] 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
US 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

[edit] External links

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
Preceded by: Stefan Edberg	ITF World Champion 1992	Succeeded by: Pete Sampras

Association of Tennis Professionals \| World No. 1's in Men's tennis
Andre Agassi \| Boris Becker \| Björn Borg \| Jimmy Connors \| Jim Courier \| Stefan Edberg \| Roger Federer \| Juan Carlos Ferrero \| Lleyton Hewitt \| Yevgeny Kafelnikov \| Gustavo Kuerten \| Ivan Lendl \| John McEnroe \| Carlos Moyá \| Thomas Muster \| Ilie Năstase \| John Newcombe \| Patrick Rafter \| Marcelo Ríos \| Andy Roddick \| Marat Safin \| Pete Sampras \| Mats Wilander

Australian Open men's singles champions*

French Open men's singles champions*

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