Jim Courier
Chronology
1970 | Born August 17 in Sanford, Florida |
1983-90 | Trained at Nick Bollettieri's training camp in Bradenton, Florida |
1988 | Joins men's professional tennis tour |
1990 | Begins training with Jose Higueras |
1992 | Competes in Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain |
1993 | Loses French Open, Wimbledon finals; ranking drops to third |
2000 | Retires from competitive tennis |
2001 | Signs multi-year agreement with Turner Sports as analyst for Wimbledon coverage |
2002 | Named coach of U.S. Davis Cup team; Americans reach semifinals |
Additional topics
Famous Sports StarsTennisJim Courier Biography - Raised In Florida, Soars To No. 1, Dropoff In Play, Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments - Brief but Noteworthy Reign