Jim Courier
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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| Residence | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Born |
August 17, 1970 Sanford, Florida, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Turned pro | 1988 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) |
Nick Bollettieri Sergio Cruz (1988–1990) Brad Stine (1990–1994) José Higueras (1990–1997) Harold Solomon (1997) Brad Stine (1997–2000) |
| Prize money | $14,034,132 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2005 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 506–237 (68.1%) (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, Grand Slam, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 23 (27th in overall rankings) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (February 10, 1992) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1992, 1993) |
| French Open | W (1991, 1992) |
| Wimbledon | F (1993) |
| US Open | F (1991) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (1991, 1992) |
| Grand Slam Cup | QF (1996) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (1992) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 124–97 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, Grand Slam, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (October 9, 1989) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1990) |
| French Open | 2R (1989) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1989, 1991) |
| US Open | 1R (1989, 1990) |
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. (born August 17, 1970) is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He holds the record for being the youngest man to have reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won five Masters 1000 series titles. Until Novak Djokovic in 2016, Courier was the last man to win both the Australian and French Opens in the same calendar year.
Courier 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. As a junior player in the 1980s, Courier attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy and won the prestigious Orange Bowl in 1986 and 1987 (the first to win back-to-back titles since Björn Borg), as well as the French Open junior doubles title in 1987.
Courier 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. In the final he defeated his former Bollettieri Academy roommate Andre Agassi in five sets to win his first Slam. He made the quarterfinals of Wimbledon before losing to eventual champion Stich. 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.
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