Jim Courier (USA)
Birthdate: August 17, 1970 Turned pro: 1988
Birthplace: Sanford, Florida, USA
Residence: Miami, Florida, USA
Height: 6'1" (1.85m) Weight: 175 (79kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Career prize money: $12,471,985
Highest singles ranking: 1 (February 10, 1992)
Highest doubles ranking: 20 (October 9, 1989)
Year-end Ranking History
1996: 26 1993: 3 1990: 25
1995: 8 1992: 1 1989: 24
1994: 13 1991: 2 1988: 43
1987: 346
Grand Slam History
CAREER
RECORD 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88
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AUS. OPEN 30-5 QF QF SF won won 4TH 2ND -- --
FRENCH OPEN 38-6 QF 4TH SF rup won won 4TH 4TH --
WIMBLEDON 16-8 1ST 2ND 2ND rup 3RD QF 3RD 1ST --
U.S. OPEN 24-8 - SF 2ND 4TH SF rup 2ND 3RD 2ND
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Interesting Facts
During junior career, won Orange Bowl in 1986-87 and French Open Junior
doubles title in 87 (w/Stark)
Reached final of USTA Boys 18s in 87, losing to Chang.
A Cincinnati Reds major league baseball fan.
Parents, Jim and Linda
Played in 1992 Summer Olympics
In 1992, named ATP Tour Player of the Year, Florida Pro Athlete of the Year
and Jim Thorpe Tennis Player of the Year.
In 94, donated $20,000 from appearance in Arrow Shirt ad to Big Brothers/Big
Sisters in Miami and Greater Miami Tennis Foundation for underprivileged kids
Enjoys playing drums and guitar. After his QF finish at the 1995 Australian
Open, stayed around to watch one of his favorite groups, R.E.M., perform in
Melbourne. Lead singer Michael Stipe introduced their special guest on stage
and Courier took a seat at the drums and joined the group for one song.
Served as a captain of ATP Tour SMASH Tennis in 1995.
Served as ATP Tour Charities chairman in 1996.
1988
Won the Vina del Mar Challenger (d. Duncan) and then turned pro.
Reached first Tour SF in Charleston and advanced to SF in Stockholm.
1989
Beat Agassi for first career Top 10 win at French Open en route to the RD 16.
Rallied from a 1-2 sets deficit to defeat Edberg in the Basel final, giving
the 19-year-old his first Tour singles title..
1990
Best showing SF in Indian Wells and QF in seven other Tour stops.
Won first doubles title in Hamburg (w/Bruguera)
1991
Won three titles, including Key Biscayne and French Open (def. Agassi in first
all-American final since 1954)
Also a runner-up at U.S. Open and ATP Tour World Championship, SF six times
and QF at Wimbledon.
Improved ranking from 25 to No. 2. Became the first American to be ranked No.2
since J. McEnroe in 1985.
1992
Became the 10th player to rank No. 1 in ATP Tour Rankings on Feb. 10 after his
runner-up showing in San Francisco.
Won Australian Open, Tokyo-outdoor, Hong Kong, Rome and second consecutive
French Open.
Career-best winning streak stretched to 25 matches before 3rd RD loss at
Wimbledon (l. to Olhovskiy).
Reached four finals, including ATP Tour World Championship (l. to Becker).
Clinched U.S. victory over Switzerland in Davis Cup final with four-set win
over Hlasek.
Earned the world's No. 1 ranking for the first time in his career.
1993
Won five titles for the second straight year, with runner-up efforts in Hong
Kong, French Open and Wimbledon.
Successfully defended titles at Australian Open and Rome.
Ranked No. 1 for 17 weeks.
Won fourth career doubles title in Montreal (w/Knowles).
1994
Finished out of Top 10 and did not win a title for first time since 1990.
Runner-up at Nice (l. to Berasategui) and Lyon (l. to Rosset).
Played in two U.S. Davis Cup ties, posting a 4-0 record against India and The
Netherlands, including a fifth and decisive victory over Eltingh in QF.
1995
Returned to the Top 10 for the fourth time in the last five years.
Won four titles in five finals all on different continents Adelaide(Australia),
Scottsdale (North America), Tokyo-outdoor (Asia) and Basel (Europe).
Reached QF at the Australian Open, losing a five-set marathon to Sampras.
Helped the U.S. to a 4-1 opening-round Davis Cup win over France in February.
Reached U.S. Open SF (l. to Sampras).
1996
Lost to Andre Agassi in the Australian Open quarterfinals after blowing a
two-set advantage to Pete Sampras in a quarterfinal match the year before.
Finished out of Top 25 for first time since his rookie season in 1988.
Ranked in Top 10 most of year until falling out after U.S. Open where he
withdrew because of a right knee injury.
Missed his first Grand Slam tournament since 1989 French Open, a streak of 30
consecutive Grand Slams played. Injury persisted and he missed two months of
action. Returned in October and played in three indoor events (2-3 record).
Played in first U.S. tournament of year in Philadelphia and won lone title
(d. Woodruff) without dropping a set. Went on to reach QF in Key Biscayne
(l. to Boetsch), finishing first three months with a 13-4 record.
Opened claycourt season with SF in Barcelona (l. to Rios) and reached QF at
French Open (l. to Sampras). His first two Grand Slam losses came after
holding a two-set advantage.
Moved on to grasscourts and reached QF in Halle (l. to Reneberg). Suffered
1st RD loss to Stark at Wimbledon, his earliest exit since 1989.
Had inconsistent U.S. summer hardcourt results with 2nd RD in Washington (l.
to Godwin), 3rd RD in Cincinnati (l. to Ferreira) and New Haven (l. to
Philippoussis). His 43 singles matches played were fewest since 1988 when he
played 36. Went 0-5 vs. Top 10 opponents.
1997
Captured his second title of the season by beating Magnus Gustafsson, 7-6
(12-10), 3-6, 6-3, to win the China Open.
Defeated Thomas Enqvist 6-4, 6-4, to win the Infiniti Open.
Entered the new year with a new coach in former top-10-player Harold Solomon
after finishing 1996 out of the top 25 for the first time since 1988.
Vaulted to 15th in the world by winning the Qatar Open, snapping a 10-month
drought for his 20th career singles title and first since prevailing in
Philadelphia the previous March.
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