Jim Courier

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jim Courier
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 17, 1970(1970-08-17)
Age	54
Birthplace	Sanford
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Leo

Jim Courier Biography

Jim Courier is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on August 17, 1970 in Sanford, Florida, United States. American tennis player with a ranking of World No. 1 in singles on the 20th of February, 1992.

He beat He defeated Pete Sampras in the 1991 US Open quarterfinals, but he lost in the finals to Stefan Edberg. in the 1991 US Open quarterfinals, but his final loss came in the finals to Stefan Edberg.

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.

He was married to Susanna Lingman in the year 2010.

Jim Courier Net Worth

Jim Courier is one of the richest Tennis Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Courier 's net worth $18 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He stopped playing other sports in his teenager to focus on tennis.

He took home his four Grand Slam singles titles during his tennis career.

James “Jim” Spencer Courier (born August 17, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 professional tennis player. For 15 years, he has been a commentator on the Australian Open for the host broadcaster, the Seven Network, and now the Nine Network. He is also an analyst for Tennis Channel. 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 Open titles in the same calendar year.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jim Courier height 6 ft 1 in Jim weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jim Courier Dating?

According to our records, Jim Courier married to Susanna Lingman. As of December 1, 2023, Jim Courier’s is not dating anyone.

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Since his retirement as a top-level player, Courier has served as a tennis analyst and commentator for the Tennis Channel, USA Network, NBC Sports, TNT, ITV, Sky Sports and the Seven and Nine Network. Since 2005 Courier has headed the commentary for the 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 has also provided special comments on the network’s Wimbledon coverage since 2013. Courier started working with the British channel ITV for the French Open in 2012. In 2015, Courier worked with the British channel Sky Sports for their US Open coverage. The Jim Courier Club House now stands on the grounds of the Dade City Little League complex in John S. Burks Memorial Park in Dade City, Florida. Courier is an alumnus of that Little League program.

Facts & Trivia

Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jim Courier celebrates birthday on August 17 of every year.

In August 2019 Jim was working for Prime Video UK for their exclusive coverage of the US Open Tennis Championships.

What happened Jim Courier?

Since his retirement as a top-level player , Courier has served as a tennis analyst and commentator for the Tennis Channel, USA Network, NBC Sports, TNT, ITV, Sky Sports and the Seven and Nine Network.

Is Jim Courier a father?

Courier is a former World No. 1 with four Grand Slam titles to his credit but those past achievements will pale against the joy of being a first- time dad. By the time Courier travels Down Under to commentate at the Australian Open for Channel Seven, he will have started a whole new phase of his life.

Who is Jim Courier's wife?

Susanna Lingman

Did Jim Courier ever win a major?

In his 12-year career, Courier won four majors – two French Opens and two Australian Opens – all coming from 1991-93. He earned 23 ATP singles titles (was a finalist in nine others) and six playing doubles. He ascended to the No. 1 world ranking for 58 weeks in late 1992 and throughout 1993.

How old is Todd Woodbridge tennis?

51 years (April 2, 1971)