Jim Courier - Definition and Overview

Jim Courier (b. August 17 1970 in Sanford, Florida) is a retired former number-one professional tennis player from the United States.

While attending the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, he was a classmate with Andre Agassi.

Tennis career

He reached the French Open final three consecutive times (1991-93), winning the title the first two times. He also won the Australian Open in consecutive years (92, 93). He held a 25 match winning streak in 1992. He was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, Rhode Island, in 2005.

Grand Slam titles (4)

1991   Roland Garros            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   Roland Garros            Petr Korda                  7-5, 6-2, 6-1
1993   Australian Open          Stefan Edberg               6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5