![]() ![]() He also reached the 1993 Wimbledon final, defeating Edberg in the semifinals, and lost to Sampras in four sets. He reached his third consecutive French Open final, which he lost to Sergi Bruguera in five sets. 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. In 1992 he was the top-seeded player at the Olympics in Barcelona, where he lost in the third round to eventual gold medalist Marc Rosset from Switzerland. Courier also was a member of the US team that won the 1992 Davis Cup. 1 ranking since the ranking system was implemented in 1973, and the first American since John McEnroe he finished 1992 as the world no. In February of that year, following the San Francisco tournament, he became the tenth player to reach the world no. Courier also enjoyed a 25-match winning streak during the season. Afterward, Courier charmed the Parisian crowd by delivering a victory speech in French. He then followed this result by defeating future Grand Slam champions Thomas Muster, Goran Ivanišević, Agassi and Petr Korda to successfully defend his French Open title. At the US Open he defeated defending champion Pete Sampras in the quarterfinals and then Jimmy Connors in the semifinals, before losing the final to Edberg.ġ992 saw Courier defeat Edberg to win the Australian Open, and he celebrated by jumping into the nearby Yarra River. He made the quarterfinals of Wimbledon before losing to eventual champion Stich. ![]() In the final he defeated his former Bollettieri Academy roommate Andre Agassi in five sets to win his first Slam. ![]() As a junior player in the 1980s, Courier attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy and won the prestigious Orange Bowl in 19 (the first to win back-to-back titles since Ivan Lendl), as well as the French Open junior doubles title in 1987.Ĭourier turned professional in 1988 and made his Grand Slam breakthrough at the 1991 French Open when he defeated Stefan Edberg and Michael Stich to reach his first Grand Slam final. Tennis career Ĭourier was raised in Dade City, Florida, and though he excelled at youth sports in general, after a certain point it became clear that tennis was where his true talent lay. Since 2005 he has worked as a tennis commentator, notably for the host broadcaster of the Australian Open, Nine (for which he also commentates and co-hosts Australian Ninja Warrior), and as an analyst for Tennis Channel and Prime Video Sport. He was the youngest man to reach the singles finals of all four majors, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He won four major singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. James Spencer " Jim" Courier (born August 17, 1970) is an American former world No. ![]()
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