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Jim Courier
Courier in 2007
Country (sports)United States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida
Born(1970-08-17)August 17, 1970(age 54)
Sanford, Florida,U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1988
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachNick Bollettieri[1]
Sergio Cruz (1988–1990)[2]
Brad Stine(1990–1994)
José Higueras(1990–1997)
Harold Solomon(1997)
Brad Stine (1997–2000)
Prize money$14,034,132
Int. Tennis HoF2005(member page)
Singles
Career record506–237
Career titles23
Highest rankingNo.1(February 10, 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW(1992,1993)
French OpenW(1991,1992)
WimbledonF (1993)
US OpenF (1991)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsF (1991,1992)
Grand Slam CupQF (1996)
Olympic Games3R (1992)
Doubles
Career record124–97
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 20 (October 9, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1990)
French Open2R (1989)
Wimbledon3R (1989,1991)
US Open1R (1989,1990)
Team competitions
Davis CupW(1992,1995)

James Spencer Courier(born August 17, 1970) is an American formerworld No. 1tennisplayer. Courier won fourmajorsingles titles, two at theFrench Openand two at theAustralian Open,and was the youngest man to reach the singles finals of all four majors, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won fiveMasterstitles and was part of the victoriousUnited States Davis Cup teamsin1992and1995.Since 2005 he has worked as a tennis commentator, notably forNine(and previouslySeven), the host broadcaster of theAustralian Open.He is also an analyst forTennis ChannelandPrime Video Sport.

Tennis career

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Courier was raised inDade City, Florida,[3]and though he excelled at youth sports in general, after a certain point it became clear that tennis was where his true talent lay.[4]As a junior player in the 1980s, Courier attended theNick Bollettieri Tennis Academyand won the prestigiousOrange Bowlin 1986 and 1987 (the first to win back-to-back titles sinceIvan Lendl), as well as theFrench Openjunior doubles title in 1987.

Courier turned professional in 1988 and made his Grand Slam breakthrough at the1991 French Openwhen he defeatedStefan EdbergandMichael Stichto reach his first Grand Slam final. In the final he defeated his former Bollettieri Academy roommateAndre Agassiin five sets to win his first Slam. He made the quarterfinals ofWimbledonbefore losing to eventual champion Stich. At theUS Openhe defeated defending championPete Samprasin the quarterfinals and thenJimmy Connorsin the semifinals, before losing the final to Edberg.

1992 saw Courier defeat Edberg to win theAustralian Open,and he celebrated by jumping into the nearbyYarra River.He then followed this result by defeating future Grand Slam championsThomas Muster,Goran Ivanišević,Agassi andPetr Kordato successfully defend his French Open title. Afterward, Courier charmed the Parisian crowd by delivering a victory speech in French.[5]Courier also enjoyed a 25-match winning streak during the season. In February of that year, following theSan Francisco tournament,he became the tenth player to reach the world no. 1 ranking since the ranking system was implemented in 1973, and the first American sinceJohn McEnroe;he finished 1992 as the world no. 1 ranked player. Courier also was a member of the US team that won the 1992Davis Cup.In 1992 he was the top-seeded player at theOlympics in Barcelona,where he lost in the third round to eventual gold medalistMarc Rossetfrom Switzerland.[6]

In 1993, Courier again won the Australian Open, defeating Edberg in the final for the second consecutive year, and jumped into the Yarra a second time, but it was to be his last such celebration after contracting a stomach bug from the muddy and polluted river. He reached his third consecutive French Open final, which he lost toSergi Bruguerain five sets. He also reached the 1993Wimbledonfinal, defeating Edberg in the semifinals, and lost to Sampras in four sets. By reaching the Wimbledon final, Courier had reached the finals of all four Grand Slams at the age of 22, a record which still stands in men's singles. Courier also became the first player sinceRod Laverto reach the finals of the Australian, French and Wimbledon in the same season; the feat was not matched until 2006 byRoger Federer.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, a feat accomplished by only seven other male players in the Open Era. Courier retired from the ATP tour in 2000. He was inducted into theInternational Tennis Hall of Famein 2005.

Courier returned to the tour at the2005 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championshipswhen he received a wildcard into the doubles draw partneringAndre Agassi.The pair lost in the first round to eventual finalistsMartín GarcíaandLuis Hornain three sets. It would be the last match of Courier's career.

After retirement from top-level tennis

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Since his retirement as a top-level player, Courier has served as a tennis analyst and commentator for theTennis Channel,USA Network,NBC Sports,TNT,ITV,Sky Sportsand theSevenandNine Networks.Since 2005, Courier has headed the commentary for the domestic host broadcaster of the Australian Open, which was Seven from 2005 to 2018 and Nine since 2019. Courier calls many centre court men's singles matches for the network and often conducts the post-match on-court interviews with the winning player. He also provided special comments on the Seven Network'sWimbledoncoverage between 2013 and 2019. Courier started working with the British channelITVfor the French Open in 2012. In 2015, Courier worked with the British channelSky Sportsfor theirUS Opencoverage. The Jim Courier Club House now stands on the grounds of the Dade CityLittle Leaguecomplex in John S. Burks Memorial Park inDade City, Florida.Courier is an alumnus of that Little League program.

In 2004, Courier founded InsideOut Sport & Entertainment, a New York-based event production company that owns and operates the Champions Series, Legendary Nights exhibitions as well as private corporate events.

He also founded Courier's Kids, a non-profit organization that supports tennis programs in the inner city ofSt. Petersburg, Florida.

Courier currently competes on theChampions Seriesand in various charity exhibition matches.

Courier married Susanna Lingman in 2010.

On October 27, 2010, Courier was named captain of theUnited States Davis Cup team,replacingPatrick McEnroe.Courier stepped down from the role after the 2018 semi-final defeat to Croatia. Courier led his country with a 10–8 record and two semi-final appearances during his captaincy.[7]

In August 2019, Courier was working forPrime Video UK,for their exclusive coverage of the US Open.

In 2022, he co-presented popular Australian reality showNinja Warriorfor theNine Network,whom he also works for on theirAustralian Opencoverage each local summer.

Career statistics

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Grand Slam finals

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Singles finals: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1991 French Open Clay United StatesAndre Agassi 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1991 US Open Hard SwedenStefan Edberg 2–6, 4–6, 0–6
Win 1992 Australian Open Hard SwedenStefan Edberg 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 1992 French Open(2) Clay Czech RepublicPetr Korda 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Win 1993 Australian Open(2) Hard SwedenStefan Edberg 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 1993 French Open Clay SpainSergi Bruguera 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1993 Wimbledon Grass United StatesPete Sampras 6–7(3–7),6–7(6–8),6–3, 3–6

Year-end championship

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Singles finals: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1991 Frankfurt Hard (i) United StatesPete Sampras 6–3, 6–7(5–7),3–6, 4–6
Loss 1992 Frankfurt Hard (i) GermanyBoris Becker 4–6, 3–6, 5–7

ATP Super 9 / ATP Masters Series finals

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Singles finals: 5 (5 titles)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1991 Indian Wells Hard FranceGuy Forget 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 1991 Miami Hard United StatesDavid Wheaton 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1992 Rome Clay SpainCarlos Costa 7–6(7–3),6–0, 6–4
Win 1993 Indian Wells(2) Hard South AfricaWayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Win 1993 Rome(2) Clay CroatiaGoran Ivanišević 6–1, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles finals: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1989 Rome Clay United StatesPete Sampras BrazilDanilo Marcelino
BrazilMauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Win 1990 Hamburg Clay SpainSergi Bruguera West GermanyUdo Riglewski
West GermanyMichael Stich
7–6, 6–2
Loss 1990 Rome Clay United StatesMartin Davis SpainSergio Casal
SpainEmilio Sánchez
6–7, 5–7
Win 1991 Indian Wells Hard SpainJavier Sánchez FranceGuy Forget
FranceHenri Leconte
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win 1993 Montreal Hard The BahamasMark Knowles CanadaGlenn Michibata
United StatesDavid Pate
6–4, 7–6

Records

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  • These records were attained inOpen Eraof tennis.
Championship Years Record accomplished Player tied
Grand Slam 1991–1993 Youngest to reach all four Grand Slam finals (22y 10m) Stands alone
French Open—Australian Open 1991–1993 Simultaneous holder of consecutive Australian and French Open titles Stands alone
Grand Slam 1992 Winner of Australian Open and French Open in the same calendar year Rod Laver
Mats Wilander
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal

ATP career finals

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Singles: 36 (23 titles, 13 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (4–3)
Year-end championships (0–2)
ATP Masters Series (5–0)
ATP Championship Series (5–3)
ATP World Series (9–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (17–6)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (5–2)
Carpet (1–4)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Oct 1989 Basel,Switzerland Hard (i) SwedenStefan Edberg 7–6(8–6),3–6, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5
Win 2. Mar 1991 Indian Wells,US Hard FranceGuy Forget 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 3. Mar 1991 Key Biscayne,US Hard United StatesDavid Wheaton 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 4. Jun 1991 French Open,Paris, France Clay United StatesAndre Agassi 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1. Sep 1991 US Open,New York City, US Hard SwedenStefan Edberg 2–6, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 2. Nov 1991 ATP Championships,Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) United StatesPete Sampras 6–3, 6–7(5–7),3–6, 4–6
Win 5. Jan 1992 Australian Open,Melbourne, Australia Hard SwedenStefan Edberg 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3. Feb 1992 San Francisco,US Hard (i) United StatesMichael Chang 3–6, 3–6
Loss 4. Feb 1992 Brussels,Belgium Carpet (i) GermanyBoris Becker 7–6(7–5),6–2, 6–7(10–12),6–7(5–7),5–7
Win 6. Apr 1992 Tokyo,Japan Hard NetherlandsRichard Krajicek 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 7. Apr 1992 Hong Kong,UK Hard United StatesMichael Chang 7–5, 6–3
Win 8. May 1992 Rome,Italy Clay SpainCarlos Costa 7–6(7–3),6–0, 6–4
Win 9. Jun 1992 French Open, Paris, France Clay Czech RepublicPetr Korda 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 5. Aug 1992 Indianapolis,US Hard United StatesPete Sampras 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6. Nov 1992 ATP Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) GermanyBoris Becker 4–6, 3–6, 5–7
Win 10. Feb 1993 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard SwedenStefan Edberg 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Win 11. Feb 1993 Memphis,US Hard (i) United StatesTodd Martin 5–7, 7–6(7–4),7–6(7–4)
Win 12. Mar 1993 Indian Wells, US Hard South AfricaWayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 7. Apr 1993 Hong Kong,UK Hard United StatesPete Sampras 3–6, 7–6(7–1),6–7(2–7)
Win 13. May 1993 Rome, Italy Clay CroatiaGoran Ivanišević 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 8. Jun 1993 French Open, Paris, France Clay SpainSergi Bruguera 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 9. Jul 1993 Wimbledon,London, UK Grass United StatesPete Sampras 6–7(3–7),6–7(6–8),6–3, 3–6
Win 14. Aug 1993 Indianapolis,US Hard GermanyBoris Becker 7–5, 6–3
Loss 10. Apr 1994 Nice,France Clay SpainAlberto Berasategui 4–6, 2–6
Loss 11. Oct 1994 Lyon,France Carpet (i) SwitzerlandMarc Rosset 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 15. Jan 1995 Adelaide,Australia Hard FranceArnaud Boetsch 6–2, 7–5
Win 16. Mar 1995 Scottsdale,US Hard AustraliaMark Philippoussis 7–6(7–2),6–4
Win 17. Apr 1995 Tokyo, Japan Hard United StatesAndre Agassi 6–3, 6–4
Win 18. Oct 1995 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) NetherlandsJan Siemerink 6–7(2–7),7–6(7–5),5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Loss 12. Oct 1995 Toulouse,France Hard (i) FranceArnaud Boetsch 4–6, 7–6(7–5),0–6
Win 19. Mar 1996 Philadelphia,US Carpet (i) United StatesChris Woodruff 6–4, 6–3
Win 20. Jan 1997 Doha,Qatar Hard United KingdomTim Henman 7–5, 6–7(5–7),6–2
Win 21. Jul 1997 Los Angeles,US Hard SwedenThomas Enqvist 6–4, 6–4
Win 22. Oct 1997 Beijing, China Hard (i) SwedenMagnus Gustafsson 7–6(12–10),3–6, 6–3
Win 23. Apr 1998 Orlando,US Clay United StatesMichael Chang 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 13. Feb 1999 Memphis,US Hard (i) GermanyTommy Haas 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 11 (6–5)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Year-end championships (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (4–1)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (2–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. May 1989 Forest Hills,US Clay United StatesPete Sampras United StatesRick Leach
United StatesJim Pugh
4–6, 2–6
Win 1. May 1989 Rome,Italy Clay United StatesPete Sampras BrazilDanilo Marcelino
BrazilMauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Win 2. May 1990 Hamburg,West Germany Clay SpainSergi Bruguera West GermanyUdo Riglewski
West GermanyMichael Stich
7–6, 6–2
Loss 2. May 1990 Rome,Italy Clay United StatesMartin Davis SpainSergio Casal
SpainEmilio Sánchez
6–7, 5–7
Win 3. Mar 1991 Indian Wells,US Hard SpainJavier Sánchez FranceGuy Forget
FranceHenri Leconte
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win 4. Aug 1993 Montreal,Canada Hard The BahamasMark Knowles CanadaGlenn Michibata
United StatesDavid Pate
6–4, 7–6
Loss 3. Apr 1994 Barcelona,Spain Clay SpainJavier Sánchez RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech RepublicDavid Rikl
7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win 5. Jan 1995 Adelaide,Australia Hard AustraliaPatrick Rafter ZimbabweByron Black
CanadaGrant Connell
7–6, 6–4
Loss 4. Oct 1997 Beijing,China Hard (i) United StatesAlex O'Brien IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes
5–7, 6–7
Loss 5. Jan 1999 Adelaide,Australia Hard United StatesPatrick Galbraith BrazilGustavo Kuerten
EcuadorNicolás Lapentti
4–6, 4–6
Win 6. Apr 1999 Orlando,US Clay AustraliaTodd Woodbridge United StatesBob Bryan
United StatesMike Bryan
7–6(7–4),6–4

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 4R W W SF QF QF 4R A 3R 1R 2 / 10 35–8
French Open A A 4R 4R W W F SF 4R QF 1R 2R 2R A 2 / 11 40–9
Wimbledon A A 1R 3R QF 3R F 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 4R A 0 / 11 19–11
US Open A 2R 3R 2R F SF 4R 2R SF A 1R A 1R A 0 / 10 24–10
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 5–3 7–4 20–3 20–2 22–3 12–4 13–4 8–3 3–4 1–2 6–4 0–1 4 / 42 118–38
Year-end championships
ATP Championships A A A A F F RR A RR A A A A A 0 / 4 7–9
Grand Slam Cup Not Held A 1R A A A A QF A A A NH 0 / 2 1–2
Grand Prix ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A 1R SF W 3R W 2R 2R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2 / 12 21–10
Miami A 2R 3R QF W SF 4R SF 3R QF SF 2R 2R 2R 1 / 13 33–12
Monte Carlo A A A 3R A A A QF A 2R 2R A A A 0 / 4 6–4
Hamburg A A A 3R 2R A A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2
Rome A A 3R 3R 3R W W QF 1R 2R QF 1R A A 2 / 10 25–8
Canada A A A A SF A 3R SF 3R A 1R 1R QF A 0 / 7 12–7
Cincinnati A 1R 3R QF SF 3R 2R QF QF 3R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 11 16–12
Stockholm A SF QF 2R SF 3R 3R 3R ATP World Series 0 / 7 13–7
Stuttgart Indoor NH Exho. ATP Championship Series QF 3R A A 2R A 0 / 3 4–3
Paris A A A 3R 3R QF 2R 2R SF 2R 1R A QF A 0 / 9 11–9
Win–loss 5–3 8–5 19–8 24–6 15–5 15–5 16–8 12–7 7–7 8–7 3–5 10–6 1–2 5 / 71 130–66
Year-end ranking 346 43 24 25 2 1 3 13 8 26 21 77 32 290

Professional Awards

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Head-to-head

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Courier has the following head-to-head records against the listed opponents (No. 1 ranked players in boldface):

Top 10 wins

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Season 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
Wins 0 0 3 1 10 10 8 3 6 0 7 1 4 0 53
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score Courier
Rank
1989
1. United StatesAndre Agassi 5 French Open,Paris, France Clay 3R 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 47
2. SwedenStefan Edberg 3 Basel,Switzerland Hard (i) F 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5 35
3. United StatesAaron Krickstein 8 Stockholm,Sweden Carpet (i) 3R 6–2, 1–0, ret. 28
1990
4. United StatesAaron Krickstein 6 Indian Wells,United States Hard QF 6–2, 7–6 22
1991
5. United StatesAndre Agassi 4 Indian Wells,United States Hard 3R 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 26
6. SpainEmilio Sánchez 8 Indian Wells,United States Hard QF 6–2, 6–2 26
7. FranceGuy Forget 5 Indian Wells,United States Hard F 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 26
8. FranceGuy Forget 5 Miami,United States Hard 4R 7–6(7–3),6–3 18
9. SwedenStefan Edberg 1 French Open,Paris, France Clay QF 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 9
10. United StatesAndre Agassi 4 French Open,Paris, France Clay F 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 9
11. United StatesPete Sampras 6 US Open,New York, United States Hard QF 6–2, 7–6(7–4),7–6(7–5) 5
12. CzechoslovakiaKarel Nováček 9 ATP Tour World Championships,Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–7(6–8),7–5, 6–4 2
13. FranceGuy Forget 6 ATP Tour World Championships,Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 7–6(7–4),6–4 2
14. United StatesAndre Agassi 8 ATP Tour World Championships,Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) SF 6–3, 7–5 2
1992
15. SwedenStefan Edberg 1 Australian Open,Melbourne, Australia Hard F 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 2
16. FranceGuy Forget 7 Brussels,Belgium Carpet (i) SF 7–6(9–7),6–4 1
17. United StatesMichael Chang 6 Tokyo,Japan Hard SF 6–2, 6–3 2
18. United StatesMichael Chang 6 Hong Kong,Hong Kong Hard F 7–5, 6–3 1
19. CroatiaGoran Ivanišević 9 French Open,Paris, France Clay QF 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 1
20. CzechoslovakiaPetr Korda 8 French Open,Paris, France Clay F 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 1
21. United StatesAndre Agassi 9 US Open,New York, United States Hard QF 6–3, 6–7(6–8),6–1, 6–4 1
22. NetherlandsRichard Krajicek 10 ATP Tour World Championships,Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–7(4–7),7–6(7–1),7–5 1
23. United StatesMichael Chang 5 ATP Tour World Championships,Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 7–5, 6–2 1
24. United StatesPete Sampras 3 ATP Tour World Championships,Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) SF 7–6(7–5),7–6(7–4) 1
1993
25. Czech RepublicPetr Korda 7 Australian Open,Melbourne, Australia Hard QF 6–1, 6–0, 6–4 1
26. SwedenStefan Edberg 2 Australian Open,Melbourne, Australia Hard F 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 1
27. United StatesMichael Chang 5 Indian Wells,United States Hard SF 6–4, 6–4 1
28. United StatesMichael Chang 9 Hong Kong,Hong Kong Hard SF 6–2, 6–3 2
29. United StatesMichael Chang 10 Rome,Italy Clay SF 6–2, 6–7(2–7),6–0 2
30. CroatiaGoran Ivanišević 6 Rome,Italy Clay F 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 2
31. SwedenStefan Edberg 3 Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom Grass SF 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 2
32. GermanyBoris Becker 4 Indianapolis,United States Hard F 7–5, 6–3 2
1994
33. CroatiaGoran Ivanišević 8 Australian Open,Melbourne, Australia Hard QF 7–6(9–7),6–4, 6–2 3
34. CroatiaGoran Ivanišević 6 Miami,United States Hard QF 6–3, 7–5 5
35. United StatesPete Sampras 1 French Open,Paris, France Clay QF 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 7
1995
36. United StatesMichael Chang 6 Tokyo,Japan Hard SF 6–4, 7–5 15
37. United StatesAndre Agassi 1 Tokyo,Japan Hard F 6–3, 6–4 15
38. AustriaThomas Muster 3 US Open,New York, United States Hard 4R 6–3, 6–0, 7–6(7–4) 15
39. United StatesMichael Chang 5 US Open,New York, United States Hard QF 7–6(7–5),7–6(7–3),7–5 15
40. United StatesMichael Chang 4 Paris,France Carpet (i) QF 6–2, 7–6(7–5) 7
41. AustriaThomas Muster 3 ATP Tour World Championships,Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 7
1997
42. AustriaThomas Muster 5 Doha,Qatar Hard QF 6–3, 7–5 26
43. South AfricaWayne Ferreira 8 Dubai,United Arab Emirates Hard QF 6–2, 7–5 22
44. NetherlandsRichard Krajicek 6 Miami,United States Hard 4R 7–6(8–6),6–4 26
45. CroatiaGoran Ivanišević 5 Miami,United States Hard QF 6–2, 7–6(7–2) 26
46. United StatesPete Sampras 1 Rome,Italy Clay 1R 7–6(7–5),6–4 24
47. CroatiaGoran Ivanišević 3 Los Angeles,United States Hard SF 6–3, 6–4 29
48. SwedenThomas Enqvist 8 Los Angeles,United States Hard F 6–4, 6–4 29
1998
49. SwedenJonas Björkman 5 Indian Wells,United States Hard 2R 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) 46
1999
50. United KingdomTim Henman 7 Davis Cup,Birmingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) RR 7–6(7–2),2–6, 7–6(7–3),6–7(10–12),7–5 54
51. SpainCarlos Moyá 10 Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom Grass 2R 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–1),3–6, 6–2 61
52. United KingdomTim Henman 5 Montreal,Canada Hard 2R 6–1, 6–7(3–7),6–4 46
53. SwedenThomas Enqvist 9 Paris,France Carpet (i) 3R 6–7(3–7),7–6(7–4),7–5 39

Champions Series titles

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NOTE: In Champions Series tournaments, there are only two sets. A tiebreaker to ten is held instead of a third set.

References

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  1. ^"Courier: No more grudge against Bollettieri for siding with Agassi".
  2. ^"Players | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^Courier was sometimes referred to by broadcast commentators asThe Dude from Dade
  4. ^Franz Lidz (February 24, 1992)."Jim Courier has capped a stunning run up the tennis - SI Vault".Sportsillustrated.cnn. Archived fromthe originalon November 14, 2012.RetrievedJune 2,2012.
  5. ^"Topics of The Times; An American in Paris".The New York Times.June 10, 1992.RetrievedJune 2,2012.
  6. ^David Wallechinsky and Jaime Louky,The Complete Book of the Olympics,2008 edition. (London: Aurum, 2008), p. 1022.
  7. ^"Davis Cup - Courier ends eight-year tenure as US Davis Cup captain".
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