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Jim Courier
Analyst
Jim Courier joined USA Sports in 2002 as an analyst during the US Open
Tennis Championships. Courier spent 12 years on the ATP Tour and adds
the insight of a former champion and No. 1 ranked player.
Courier won 23 career titles, including four Grand Slam championships,
and reached the No. 1 ranking in 1991 after winning his first Grand
Slam title at the French Open. He ended the 1992 season at No. 1 after
winning that year's Australian Open and French Open. Courier won his
fourth and final Grand Slam at the 1993 Australian Open. He also was a
finalist at the 1991 US Open and 1993 Wimbledon Championships.
Courier was a member of the 1992 Davis Cup-winning United States team,
and holds the distinction of being the only American since Davis Cup
competition began in 1900 to win two five-set fifth and decisive
matches. He played through 1999, and officially retired in 2001 with an
overall 351-129 singles record.
Courier began his television career in 2001 as an analyst during TNT
and CNN/Sports Illustrated's coverage of the Wimbledon Championships.
Courier also served NBC Sports as an analyst during NBC's coverage of
the 2004 Olympic Summer Games from Athens. He remains active on the
courts, as well serving as an assistant coach to Davis Cup captain
Patrick McEnroe.
Courier was born in Sanford, Florida on August 17, 1970. He currently resides in New York City.
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