Jim Courier
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.[3][4]
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Orlando, Florida |
Born | Sanford, Florida, U.S. | August 17, 1970
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Nick Bollettieri[1] Sergio Cruz (1988–1990)[2] 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%) |
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 |
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) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (1992, 1995) |
Tennis career
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.[5] 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[6]), 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.
1992 saw Courier defeat Edberg to win the Australian Open, and he celebrated by jumping into the nearby Yarra River. 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. Afterward, Courier charmed the Parisian crowd by delivering a victory speech in French.[7] Courier also enjoyed a 25-match winning streak during the season. In February of that year, following the San Francisco tournament, he became the tenth player to reach the world no. 1 ranking since the ranking system was implemented in 1973, and the first American since John McEnroe; he finished 1992 as the world no. 1 ranked player. Courier also was a member of the US team that won the 1992 Davis Cup. 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.[8]
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. He reached his third consecutive French Open final, which he lost to Sergi Bruguera in five sets. He also reached the 1993 Wimbledon final, defeating Edberg in the semifinals, and lost to Sampras in four sets. By reaching the Wimbledon final, Courier had reached the finals of all four Grand Slams at the age of 22, a record which still stands in men's singles. Courier also became the first player since Rod Laver to reach the finals of the Australian, French and Wimbledon in the same season; the feat was not matched until 2006 by Roger Federer. Courier again was part of the US team that won the 1995 Davis Cup.
Courier captured a total of 23 singles titles and 6 doubles titles during his career. He spent a total of 58 weeks ranked as the World No. 1 in 1992 and 1993. He reached the finals of all four major championships during his career, a feat accomplished by only seven other players in the Open Era. Courier retired from the ATP tour in 2000. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.
After retirement from top-level tennis
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.
In 2004, Courier founded InsideOut Sport & Entertainment, a New York-based event production company that owns and operates the Champions Series, Legendary Nights exhibitions as well as private corporate events.
He also founded Courier's Kids, a non-profit organization that supports tennis programs in the inner city of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Courier currently competes on the Champions Series and in various charity exhibition matches.
Jim Courier married Susanna Lingman in 2010.
On October 27, 2010, Courier was named captain of the United States Davis Cup team, replacing Patrick McEnroe. Courier stepped down from the role after the 2018 semi final defeat to Croatia. Courier had led his country with a 10-8 record and two semi final appearances during his captaincy.[9]
In August 2019 Jim was working for Prime Video UK for their exclusive coverage of the US Open Tennis Championships.
Career statistics
Grand Slam finals
- Finals: 7 (4 titles, 3 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1991 | French Open | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
Loss | 1991 | US Open | Hard | 2–6, 4–6, 0–6 | |
Win | 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 1992 | French Open (2) | Clay | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | 1993 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 | |
Loss | 1993 | French Open | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Loss | 1993 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 3–6 |
Year-End Championship
- Finals: 2 (2 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1991 | Frankfurt | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 1992 | Frankfurt | Hard (i) | 4–6, 3–6, 5–7 |
Masters Series
- Finals: 5 (5 titles)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1991 | Indian Wells | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | |
Win | 1991 | Miami | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 1992 | Rome | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–0, 6–4 | |
Win | 1993 | Indian Wells (2) | Hard | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 | |
Win | 1993 | Rome (2) | Clay | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
Records
- These records were attained in Open Era of tennis.
Championship | Years | Record accomplished | Player tied |
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Grand Slam | 1991–1993 | Youngest to reach all four Grand Slam finals (22) | Stands alone |
French Open—Australian Open | 1991–1993 | Simultaneous holder of consecutive Australian and French Open titles | Stands alone |
Grand Slam | 1992 | Winner of Australian Open and French Open in the same calendar year | Rod Laver Mats Wilander Novak Djokovic |
ATP career finals
Singles: 36 (23 titles, 13 runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | October 9, 1989 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5 | |
Win | 2. | March 11, 1991 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | |
Win | 3. | March 25, 1991 | Key Biscayne, USA | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 4. | June 10, 1991 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
Loss | 1. | September 9, 1991 | US Open, New York City, USA | Hard | 2–6, 4–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 2. | November 18, 1991 | ATP Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 5. | January 27, 1992 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | 3. | February 10, 1992 | San Francisco, USA | Hard (i) | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 4. | February 17, 1992 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 6–7(10–12), 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | |
Win | 6. | April 13, 1992 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | |
Win | 7. | April 20, 1992 | Hong Kong, UK | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Win | 8. | May 18, 1992 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–0, 6–4 | |
Win | 9. | June 8, 1992 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 | |
Loss | 5. | August 24, 1992 | Indianapolis, USA | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 6. | November 23, 1992 | ATP Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | 4–6, 3–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 10. | February 1, 1993 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 | |
Win | 11. | February 15, 1993 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) | |
Win | 12. | March 8, 1993 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 | |
Loss | 7. | April 19, 1993 | Hong Kong, UK | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(2–7) | |
Win | 13. | May 17, 1993 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | |
Loss | 8. | June 7, 1993 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Loss | 9. | July 5, 1993 | Wimbledon, London, UK | Grass | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 3–6 | |
Win | 14. | August 23, 1993 | Indianapolis, USA | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Loss | 10. | April 18, 1994 | Nice, France | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 11. | October 24, 1994 | Lyon, France | Carpet | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) | |
Win | 15. | January 9, 1995 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | |
Win | 16. | March 6, 1995 | Scottsdale, USA | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | |
Win | 17. | April 17, 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 18. | October 2, 1995 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 | |
Loss | 12. | October 9, 1995 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6 | |
Win | 19. | March 4, 1996 | Philadelphia, USA | Carpet | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 20. | January 6, 1997 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | |
Win | 21. | July 28, 1997 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 22. | October 6, 1997 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | 7–6(12–10), 3–6, 6–3 | |
Win | 23. | April 27, 1998 | Orlando, USA | Clay | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 | |
Loss | 13. | February 26, 1999 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | 4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 11 (6–5)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | May 8, 1989 | Forest Hills, US | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 1. | May 22, 1989 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Win | 2. | May 14, 1990 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 7–6, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 2. | May 21, 1990 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–7, 5–7 | ||
Win | 3. | March 11, 1991 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Win | 4. | April 19, 1993 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 3. | April 11, 1994 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 5. | January 9, 1995 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 4. | October 6, 1997 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 5. | January 11, 1999 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 6. | April 26, 1999 | Orlando, US | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Major tournament singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 4R | W | W | SF | QF | QF | 4R | A | 3R | 1R | 2 / 10 | 35–8 |
French Open | A | A | 4R | 4R | W | W | F | SF | 4R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2 / 11 | 40–9 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | F | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | A | 0 / 11 | 19–11 |
US Open | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | F | SF | 4R | 2R | SF | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 24–10 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 7–4 | 20–3 | 20–2 | 22–3 | 12–4 | 13–4 | 8–3 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 0–1 | 4 / 42 | 118–38 |
Year End Championships | ||||||||||||||||
ATP Tour World Championships | A | A | A | A | F | F | RR | A | RR | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 7–9 |
Grand Slam Cup | Not Held | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | NME | SF | W | 3R | W | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2 / 11 | 21–9 | ||
Miami | NME | QF | W | SF | 4R | SF | 3R | QF | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1 / 11 | 30–10 | ||
Monte Carlo | NME | 3R | A | A | A | QF | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | ||
Hamburg | NME | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | ||
Rome | NME | 3R | 3R | W | W | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | A | 2 / 9 | 23–7 | ||
Canada | NME | A | SF | A | 3R | SF | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 7 | 12–7 | ||
Cincinnati | NME | QF | SF | 3R | 2R | QF | QF | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 14–10 | ||
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | NME | 2R | SF | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | 11–8 | ||
Paris | NME | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | A | QF | A | 0 / 9 | 11–9 | ||
Win–Loss | – | 19–8 | 24–6 | 15–5 | 15–5 | 16–8 | 12–7 | 7–7 | 8–7 | 3–5 | 10–6 | 1–2 | 5 / 71 | 130–66 | ||
Year End Ranking | 346 | 43 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 77 | 32 | 290 |
Professional Awards
- ITF World Champion: 1992.
- ATP Player of the Year: 1992.
Head-to-head
Courier has the following head-to-head records against the listed opponents (No. 1 ranked players in boldface):
- Michael Chang (12–12)
- Wayne Ferreira (9–2)
- Goran Ivanišević (8–3)
- Guy Forget (7–1)
- Richard Krajicek (7–1)
- Marc Rosset (7–4)
- Andre Agassi (7–5)
- Thomas Muster (7–5)
- Todd Martin (6–1)
- Thomas Enqvist (6–2)
- Stefan Edberg (6–4)
- Sergi Bruguera (5–2)
- Cédric Pioline (5–4)
- Michael Stich (5–7)
- Greg Rusedski (4–0)
- Andrei Chesnokov (4–6)
- Pete Sampras (4–16)
- Jimmy Connors (3–0)
- Tim Henman (3–1)
- Petr Korda (3–1)
- Karol Kučera (3–1)
- Sjeng Schalken (3–1)
- David Wheaton (3–3)
- Carlos Costa (2–1)
- Andrés Gómez (2–1)
- John McEnroe (2–1)
- Carlos Moyá (2–1)
- Andrei Cherkasov (2–2)
- Albert Costa (2–2)
- Brad Gilbert (2–2)
- Magnus Larsson (2–2)
- Andrei Medvedev (2–2)
- Jonathan Stark (2–2)
- Gustavo Kuerten (1–0)
- David Nalbandian (1–0)
- Marat Safin (1–1)
- Andrei Olhovskiy (1–1)
- Slava Doseděl (1–4)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1–5)
- Boris Becker (1–6)
- Alberto Berasategui (0–2)
- Patrick Rafter (0–3)
- Marcelo Ríos (0–3)
- Àlex Corretja (0–4)
- Ivan Lendl (0–4)
Top 10 wins
Season | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Courier Rank |
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1989 | |||||||
1. | 5 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 3R | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | 47 | |
2. | 3 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | F | 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5 | 35 | |
3. | 8 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | 3R | 6–2, 1–0, ret. | 28 | |
1990 | |||||||
4. | 6 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | QF | 6–2, 7–6 | 22 | |
1991 | |||||||
5. | 4 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 3R | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 26 | |
6. | 8 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | QF | 6–2, 6–2 | 26 | |
7. | 5 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | F | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | 26 | |
8. | 5 | Miami, United States | Hard | 4R | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | 18 | |
9. | 1 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | QF | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 9 | |
10. | 4 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | 9 | |
11. | 6 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | QF | 6–2, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | 5 | |
12. | 9 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | RR | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 | 2 | |
13. | 6 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | RR | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | 2 | |
14. | 8 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | SF | 6–3, 7–5 | 2 | |
1992 | |||||||
15. | 1 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | F | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | 2 | |
16. | 7 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | SF | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 | 1 | |
17. | 6 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | SF | 6–2, 6–3 | 2 | |
18. | 6 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hard | F | 7–5, 6–3 | 1 | |
19. | 9 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 | 1 | |
20. | 8 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 | 1 | |
21. | 9 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–4 | 1 | |
22. | 10 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | RR | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–1), 7–5 | 1 | |
23. | 5 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | RR | 7–5, 6–2 | 1 | |
24. | 3 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | SF | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | 1 | |
1993 | |||||||
25. | 7 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | QF | 6–1, 6–0, 6–4 | 1 | |
26. | 2 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | F | 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 | 1 | |
27. | 5 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | SF | 6–4, 6–4 | 1 | |
28. | 9 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hard | SF | 6–2, 6–3 | 2 | |
29. | 10 | Rome, Italy | Clay | SF | 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–0 | 2 | |
30. | 6 | Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | 2 | |
31. | 3 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | SF | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | 2 | |
32. | 4 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | F | 7–5, 6–3 | 2 | |
1994 | |||||||
33. | 8 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | QF | 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 6–2 | 3 | |
34. | 6 | Miami, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 7–5 | 5 | |
35. | 1 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | QF | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | 7 | |
1995 | |||||||
36. | 6 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | SF | 6–4, 7–5 | 15 | |
37. | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | F | 6–3, 6–4 | 15 | |
38. | 3 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–3, 6–0, 7–6(7–4) | 15 | |
39. | 5 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | QF | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | 15 | |
40. | 4 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | QF | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | 7 | |
41. | 3 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | RR | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | 7 | |
1997 | |||||||
42. | 5 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | QF | 6–3, 7–5 | 26 | |
43. | 8 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | QF | 6–2, 7–5 | 22 | |
44. | 6 | Miami, United States | Hard | 4R | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | 26 | |
45. | 5 | Miami, United States | Hard | QF | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | 26 | |
46. | 1 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | 24 | |
47. | 3 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | SF | 6–3, 6–4 | 29 | |
48. | 8 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | F | 6–4, 6–4 | 29 | |
1998 | |||||||
49. | 5 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | 46 | |
1999 | |||||||
50. | 7 | Davis Cup, Birmingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | RR | 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(10–12), 7–5 | 54 | |
51. | 10 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–2 | 61 | |
52. | 5 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 2R | 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 | 46 | |
53. | 9 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | 3R | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | 39 |
Champions Series titles
- 2005: Stanford Cup Houston – defeated Todd Martin 6–2, 6–3
- 2006: Champions Cup Naples – defeated Pat Cash 6–4, 7–6(8)
- 2006: The Championships at the Palisades – defeated Martin 5–7, 7–6(6), [10–4]
- 2008: The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman Legends Championship – defeated Wayne Ferreira 7–6(3), 7–6(1)
NOTE: In Champions Series tournaments, there are only two sets. A tiebreaker to ten is held instead of a third set.
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- https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/293029.aspx
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