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Jim Courier

USA Age 56 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1987–2000

Jim Courier represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 1. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 489–223 and 23 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
1 (Feb 10, 1992)
Elo peak
2217 (98th percentile)
Singles record
489–223 (68.7%)
Singles titles
23
Prize money
$14,034,132

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Jim Courier's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Thomas Enqvist #7 7-6(5) 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Mar 22, 2000* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
David Nalbandian #473 6-3 3-6 7-5 W H2H Match data Mar 21, 2000* R128 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Arnaud Di Pasquale 5-7 6-4 6-7(5) L H2H Match data Mar 15, 2000* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Laurence Tieleman #97 6-7(2) 0-6 L H2H Match data Feb 17, 2000* R32 Memphis ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Mark Philippoussis #17 6-4 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Feb 12, 2000* SF San Jose ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Jim Courier's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Michael Chang 12 12 24 Feb 18, 1999 H2H
Pete Sampras 4 16 20 Mar 17, 1999 H2H
Thomas Muster 7 5 12 Mar 23, 1997 H2H
Andre Agassi 7 5 12 Jan 26, 1996 H2H
Wayne Ferreira 9 2 11 Aug 7, 1999 H2H

Singles Titles (23)

Jim Courier singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
198918 1 — — — 1 — Swiss Indoors
199120 3 1 2 — — — Indian Wells Open, Miami Open, Roland Garros
199221 5 2 1 1 1 — Hong Kong Open, Japan Open, Italian Open, Australian Open, Roland Garros
199322 5 1 2 2 — — Indianapolis, Memphis, Indian Wells Open, Italian Open, Australian Open
199524 4 — — 1 3 — Adelaide International, Swiss Indoors, Scottsdale, Japan Open
199625 1 — — 1 — — Philadelphia
199726 3 — — — 3 — China Open, Qatar Open, Los Angeles Open
199827 1 — — — 1 — Orlando
Total 23 4 5 5 9 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Jim Courier Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Marc Rosset #43 def. Jim Courier #1 6-4 6-2 6-1 H2H Match data

Career Results

Jim Courier career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1987160220.0%353346
19881721153658.3%34843
19891830184862.5%4124
19901939216065.0%2225
19912057177477.0%232
19922168168481.0%21
19932258177577.3%13
19942343196269.4%313
19952459207974.7%138
19962528174562.2%826
19972634195364.2%1521
19982719173652.8%2177
19992829204959.2%7732
20002945944.4%36290
Career48922371268.7%——

Career Results by Surface

Jim Courier career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198716 0110.0%0110.0%———————— 0220.0%
198817 12102254.5%53862.5%————42666.7% 21153658.3%
198918 19102965.5%841266.7%0110.0%33650.0% 30184862.5%
199019 1682466.7%1372065.0%21366.7%851361.5% 39216065.0%
199120 3784582.2%921181.8%41580.0%761353.8% 57177477.0%
199221 3664285.7%1521788.2%21366.7%1572268.2% 68168481.0%
199322 3994881.3%1211392.3%61785.7%16714.3% 58177577.3%
199423 1782568.0%1552075.0%32560.0%841266.7% 43196269.4%
199524 49126180.3%32560.0%12333.3%641060.0% 59207974.7%
199625 1071758.8%841266.7%22450.0%841266.7% 28174562.2%
199726 26103672.2%44850.0%23540.0%22450.0% 34195364.2%
199827 681442.9%1061662.5%0110.0%32560.0% 19173652.8%
199928 14122653.8%641060.0%42666.7%52771.4% 29204959.2%
200029 45944.4%———————————— 45944.4%
Career—28511439971.4%1084515370.6%26174360.5%704711759.8%48922371268.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jim Courier career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198716 00——0110.0%00——0110.0% 0220.0%
198817 00——24633.3%861457.1%931275.0% 19133259.4%
198918 36933.3%24633.3%1251770.6%731070.0% 24184257.1%
199019 18911.1%25728.6%2542986.2%931275.0% 37205764.9%
199120 1091952.6%1421687.5%2362979.3%10010100.0% 57177477.0%
199221 1181957.9%1331681.2%2632989.7%1321586.7% 63167979.7%
199322 861457.1%1241675.0%2673378.8%10010100.0% 56177376.7%
199423 36933.3%53862.5%2293171.0%1111291.7% 41196068.3%
199524 6101637.5%71887.5%3263884.2%1121384.6% 56197574.7%
199625 0660.0%831172.7%1261866.7%72977.8% 27174461.4%
199726 741163.6%54955.6%15102560.0%51683.3% 32195162.7%
199827 12333.3%23540.0%971656.2%751258.3% 19173652.8%
199928 34742.9%461040.0%1071758.8%921181.8% 26194557.8%
200029 0110.0%0110.0%22450.0%202100.0% 44850.0%
Career 537012343.1%764412063.3%2227830074.0%1102513581.5% 46121767868.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 678/712 (95.2%) of Jim Courier's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Jim Courier performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199120 60/74 5.4 2.2 63.3% 73.8% 56.0% 62.7% 44.2% 67.4% 41.3%
199221 69/84 5.3 2.4 60.8% 77.6% 55.0% 64.3% 45.3% 68.7% 41.7%
199322 61/75 4.9 2.7 60.8% 75.1% 56.5% 67.7% 45.3% 67.9% 41.7%
199423 54/62 4.1 2.5 61.6% 75.3% 53.5% 59.7% 45.0% 66.8% 40.8%
199524 66/79 5.4 2.9 62.0% 75.7% 54.4% 67.1% 47.4% 67.5% 40.1%
199625 40/45 5.9 3.2 60.1% 74.7% 53.8% 57.4% 43.4% 66.6% 39.6%
199726 43/53 4.8 3.0 59.8% 73.7% 52.8% 54.7% 45.2% 65.1% 38.2%
199827 31/36 4.9 2.2 64.3% 71.9% 52.8% 60.1% 36.6% 64.9% 36.9%
199928 41/49 6.0 2.5 66.0% 75.0% 55.7% 62.7% 39.4% 68.4% 36.5%
200029 8/9 6.3 2.8 59.3% 72.8% 52.6% 60.6% 42.6% 64.7% 34.7%
Career 473/712 5.2 2.6 61.9% 75.0% 54.6% 62.5% 44.1% 67.2% 39.9%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 473/712 (66.4%) of Jim Courier's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Jim Courier advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1987 16 1484 102.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — -0.12
1988 17 1712 137.8 — — — — +4 -126 — 58.0% +0.40 5–6 (45%) 9–2 (82%) 104.7 -0.43
1989 18 1879 152.8 — — — — -3 -151 — 59.7% +0.64 7–10 (41%) 12–7 (63%) 102.2 -3.51
1990 19 1863 156.8 — — — — +8 -32 -251 63.3% +1.10 8–8 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 97.9 -0.68
1991 20 2049 168.0 +6.14 +3.91 1.266 54.2% +16 -86 -347 71.0% +1.28 14–5 (74%) 12–9 (57%) 106.5 -2.20
1992 21 2075 169.6 +6.83 +4.55 1.332 54.9% +18 +15 -351 74.4% +1.70 12–5 (71%) 24–11 (69%) 105.2 -1.89
1993 22 1959 164.0 +6.33 +3.71 1.299 54.3% -24 +192 -55 73.5% +1.61 9–7 (56%) 15–12 (56%) 95.7 -1.11
1994 23 1890 155.5 +5.14 +2.68 1.228 53.4% +9 +222 -1 66.7% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 10–13 (43%) 90.0 +0.52
1995 24 1990 160.9 +5.29 +3.10 1.233 53.6% +22 +69 -186 71.5% +1.26 10–8 (56%) 26–14 (65%) 102.8 -0.63
1996 25 1852 152.7 +4.18 +1.56 1.183 52.8% +59 +140 -53 60.7% +0.83 4–7 (36%) 12–11 (52%) 93.2 -0.33
1997 26 1828 150.6 +2.66 +1.74 1.095 51.4% +66 +101 -50 62.0% +0.60 8–11 (42%) 12–10 (55%) 92.2 -1.90
1998 27 1737 137.2 +2.52 -1.01 1.053 50.7% +53 +134 — 51.1% +0.11 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 97.8 +0.91
1999 28 1795 135.6 +4.87 -0.80 1.155 52.2% -5 +9 -45 56.8% +0.45 12–5 (71%) 20–11 (65%) 110.4 +0.59
2000 29 1737 117.5 +0.53 -1.12 0.982 49.4% -2 — — 48.0% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) 98.0 +0.33
Career 2217 162.1 +5.11 +2.51 1.217 53.3% +16 +52 -127 65.7% +1.03 104–89 (54%) 174–120 (59%) 100.1 -1.47

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Jim Courier Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198817 ———R64 1–1 (50%)
198918 —R16R128R32 5–3 (62%)
199019 R64R16R32R64 7–4 (64%)
199120 R16WQFF 20–3 (87%)
199221 WWR32SF 21–2 (91%)
199322 WFFR16 22–3 (88%)
199423 SFSFR64R64 12–4 (75%)
199524 QFR16R64SF 13–4 (76%)
199625 QFQFR128— 8–3 (73%)
199726 R16R128R128R128 3–4 (43%)
199827 —R64R128— 1–2 (33%)
199928 R32R64R16R128 6–4 (60%)
200029 R128——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 36–8
(82%)		40–9
(82%)		19–11
(63%)		24–10
(71%)		 119–38
(76%)

Masters 1000

Jim Courier Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMCMIAPARITASTOSTUESS W-L
Win %
199019 —QFR16SFR16QFR16R16R32—— 19–8 (70%)
199120 SFSFR32W—WR16R16SF—— 24–6 (80%)
199221 —R16—R16—SFQFWR16—— 15–5 (75%)
199322 R16R32—W—R16R32WR16—— 15–5 (75%)
199423 SFQF—R32QFSFR32QFR16—— 16–8 (67%)
199524 R16QF—R32—R32SFR64——QF 12–7 (63%)
199625 —R16—R16R32QFR32R32—R16— 7–7 (50%)
199726 R64R64—R64R32SFR64QF——— 8–7 (53%)
199827 R64R64—R16—R64—R64——— 3–5 (38%)
199928 QFR32—R32—R64QF——R32— 10–6 (62%)
200029 ———R64—R64————— 1–2 (33%)
W-L 12–7
(63%)		14–10
(58%)		2–2
(50%)		21–9
(70%)		6–4
(60%)		30–10
(75%)		11–9
(55%)		23–7
(77%)		7–5
(58%)		2–2
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		 130–66
(66%)

ATP 500

Jim Courier ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTBARCINIWNAPITASTUTKYWASBRUMIAMEMNEWPHIBRISYDTOR W-L
Win %
198817 ——R64———————R64—————— 1–2 (33%)
198918 ——R16R64—R16————R32—————— 6–4 (60%)
199019 ————QF—R32——————QF——R32 5–4 (56%)
199120 ————SF——SF———R16—R32——— 7–4 (64%)
199221 ————F—QFW—F——————— 15–3 (83%)
199322 ————W——R16———W—R32—QF— 13–3 (81%)
199423 —R32——R32——————QF—SF——— 5–4 (56%)
199524 ————R32——W————————— 5–1 (83%)
199625 —SF——————R32———R16W——— 9–3 (75%)
199726 R32———————————R64R16QF—— 3–4 (43%)
199827 ————————QF——R32—R16SF—— 6–4 (60%)
199928 ———————————F————— 5–1 (83%)
200029 ———————————R32————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		14–5
(74%)		2–1
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		14–2
(88%)		2–2
(50%)		4–1
(80%)		3–2
(60%)		13–5
(72%)		1–2
(33%)		12–6
(67%)		5–2
(71%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		 80–38
(68%)

ATP 250

Jim Courier ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEANTATLASBBASBEIDLBDOHDUBGSTHALHKGAUSMTPMUNU.SQUESHASTGSTOWASBOGCHADETFORFRAITABRILIVLOSMEMMEXMILMOSNICEASORLOSAPHISANSANSCOSOUSTRTOUU.SWEM W-L
Win %
198716 ——————————————————————————————————————————R32——R64— 0–2 (0%)
198817 ———————————————R64———SFR32—SFQFR64—R16——R16———————————R32—QF—R16QF 19–12 (61%)
198918 ————W——————————————QF——R16—R16R32R32—SFR32R64———————R16——QF—QF——— 19–11 (63%)
199019 ————R16————QF————QF—————————————————QF———————————R16—— 8–5 (62%)
199120 SF—————————————————————————————————————————————— 3–1 (75%)
199221 —SF—————————WR32——————————————————————————F——————— 12–3 (80%)
199322 ———————————F———————————————R16—————————SF————————— 8–3 (73%)
199423 ——————————QF——F————————————————————F———————————— 10–3 (77%)
199524 W———W—————R32SF———————QF—————————R16——————————SFW——F—— 28–6 (82%)
199625 ————————R32—QF——————————————————————R16————————————— 3–3 (50%)
199726 ——R32——W—WSF———————R16————————————W—————R16——————————— 20–4 (83%)
199827 R32—R32——————————————R32QF——QF—————————R32————W—————————— 9–6 (60%)
199928 R32—SFR32——R32——————R16——R32———————————————————QF———R32————R32— 8–9 (47%)
200029 ————————————————————————————————————————SF—————— 3–1 (75%)
W-L 8–3
(73%)		3–1
(75%)		3–3
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		11–1
(92%)		5–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		5–0
(100%)		3–2
(60%)		2–1
(67%)		4–3
(57%)		12–2
(86%)		0–1
(0%)		6–2
(75%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		8–3
(73%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		4–2
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		7–3
(70%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		4–1
(80%)		1–1
(50%)		7–1
(88%)		3–1
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		4–1
(80%)		6–3
(67%)		7–2
(78%)		0–1
(0%)		6–2
(75%)		5–2
(71%)		2–3
(40%)		2–1
(67%)		 150–69
(68%)

ATP Finals

Jim Courier ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FINGRA W-L
Win %
199120 FR16 3–3 (50%)
199221 F— 3–2 (60%)
199322 RR— 0–3 (0%)
199524 RR— 1–2 (33%)
199625 —QF 1–1 (50%)
W-L 7–9
(44%)		1–2
(33%)		 8–11
(42%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
1
Career-high date
Feb 10, 1992
First Top 100
Aug 1, 1988
First Top 50
Nov 28, 1988
First Top 20
Mar 12, 1990
First Top 10
Mar 25, 1991

Ranking History Matrix

Jim Courier ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198716————357361351366368376359346
1988172262302001731501391118079894843
198918444846434740423432252424
199019222117151715181618232525
19912021259994553322
199221212111112111
199322111222212233
199423334477121214141313
19952412131512131414159788
19962587898891014142626
199726221817242228222524212121
199827284153395048727071957677
199928774554675961453637413232
20002945526058707196135131171290290
200130305650728—————————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Jim Courier's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Thomas Muster AUT #1 2,165 858 590 268 68.8% $12,266,977 44 1 8 1984–2011 Rivalries Match log
Andre Agassi USA #1 2,242 1,110 842 268 75.9% $31,152,975 60 8 17 1986–2006 Rivalries Match log
Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS #1 2,066 855 574 281 67.1% $23,883,797 26 2 0 1992–2003 Rivalries Match log
Patrick Rafter AUS #1 2,105 511 333 178 65.2% $11,133,128 11 2 2 1991–2001 Rivalries Match log
Boris Becker GER #1 2,268 892 672 220 75.3% $25,080,956 49 6 5 1983–1999 Rivalries Match log
Pete Sampras USA #1 2,265 948 739 209 78.0% $43,280,489 64 14 11 1988–2002 Rivalries Match log
Mats Wilander SWE #1 2,263 729 526 203 72.2% $7,956,101 33 7 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log
Marcelo Rios CHI #1 2,129 546 366 180 67.0% $9,713,771 18 0 5 1994–2003 Rivalries Match log
Stefan Edberg SWE #1 2,237 996 748 248 75.1% $20,630,941 41 6 4 1982–1996 Rivalries Match log
Michael Chang USA #2 2,113 954 649 305 68.0% $19,145,632 34 1 7 1987–2003 Rivalries Match log
Carlos Moya ESP #1 2,029 864 554 310 64.1% $13,443,970 20 1 3 1995–2010 Rivalries Match log
Michael Stich GER #2 2,120 514 351 163 68.3% $12,595,128 18 1 2 1989–1997 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jim Courier?
Jim Courier is 56 years old, born on August 17, 1970.
Which country does Jim Courier represent?
Jim Courier represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Jim Courier?
Jim Courier is 185 cm / 6'1".
Does Jim Courier use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Jim Courier uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Jim Courier left-handed or right-handed?
Jim Courier plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Jim Courier won?
Jim Courier has won 4 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Australian Open in 1993.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Jim Courier won?
TennisDB groups 5 of Jim Courier's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category. All 5 were won under documented predecessor category names and are shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Rome Masters in 1993.
How many ATP titles has Jim Courier won?
Jim Courier has won 23 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Orlando in 1998.
What is Jim Courier's highest ATP ranking?
Jim Courier's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on February 10, 1992.
What is Jim Courier's career win-loss record?
Jim Courier has a career ATP singles record of 489 wins and 223 losses (68.7%).
How much career prize money has Jim Courier earned?
Jim Courier has earned at least $14,034,132 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Jim Courier's career appear in TennisDB?
Jim Courier appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1987 through 2000.
On which surface does Jim Courier have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Jim Courier's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 71.4% (285–114).
Who has Jim Courier faced most often?
Jim Courier's most frequent opponent is Michael Chang, with a head-to-head record of 12–12 across 24 meetings.