Jim Courier

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Jim Courier
Jim Courier 2007.jpg
Courier in 2007
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Orlando, Florida
Born (1970-08-17) August 17, 1970 (age 54)
Sanford, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1988
Retired2000
PlaysRight-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 record506–237
Career titles23
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 record124–97
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 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)

James Spencer Courier (born August 17, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Courier won four major singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open, and was the youngest man to reach the singles finals of all four majors, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won five Masters titles and was part of the victorious United States Davis Cup teams in 1992 and 1995. Since 2005 he has worked as a tennis commentator, notably for Nine (and previously Seven), the host broadcaster of the Australian Open. He is also an analyst for Tennis Channel and Prime Video Sport.

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Tennis career

Courier was raised in Dade City, Florida, [3] and though he excelled at youth sports in general, after a certain point it became clear that tennis was where his true talent lay. [4] 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 Ivan Lendl), 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. [5] 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. [6]

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 male 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.

Courier returned to the tour at the 2005 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships when he received a wildcard into the doubles draw partnering Andre Agassi. The pair lost in the first round to eventual finalists Martín García and Luis Horna in three sets. It would be the last match of Courier's career.

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 Networks. Since 2005, Courier has headed the commentary for the domestic 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 also provided special comments on the Seven Network's Wimbledon coverage between 2013 and 2019. 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.

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 led his country with a 10–8 record and two semi-final appearances during his captaincy. [7]

In August 2019, Courier was working for Prime Video UK, for their exclusive coverage of the US Open.

In 2022, he co-presented popular Australian reality show Ninja Warrior for the Nine Network, whom he also works for on their Australian Open coverage each local summer.

Career statistics

Grand Slam finals

Singles finals: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1991 French Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss1991 US Open Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 2–6, 4–6, 0–6
Win1992Australian OpenHard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win1992 French Open (2)Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Win1993Australian Open (2)Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Loss1993 French Open Clay Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss1993 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 3–6

Year-end championship

Singles finals: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1991 Frankfurt Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1992 FrankfurtHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 4–6, 3–6, 5–7

ATP Super 9 / ATP Masters Series finals

Singles finals: 5 (5 titles)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1991 Indian Wells Hard Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win1991 Miami Hard Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win1992 Rome Clay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 7–6(7–3), 6–0, 6–4
Win1993Indian Wells (2)Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Win1993Rome (2)Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 6–1, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles finals: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1989 Rome Clay Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Danilo Marcelino
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Mauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Win1990 Hamburg Clay Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera Flag of Germany.svg Udo Riglewski
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich
7–6, 6–2
Loss1990 Rome Clay Flag of the United States.svg Martin Davis Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
6–7, 5–7
Win1991 Indian Wells Hard Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
Flag of France.svg Henri Leconte
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win1993 Montreal Hard Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate
6–4, 7–6

Records

ChampionshipYearsRecord accomplishedPlayer tied
Grand Slam1991–1993Youngest to reach all four Grand Slam finals (22y 10m)Stands alone
French Open—Australian Open1991–1993Simultaneous holder of consecutive Australian and French Open titlesStands alone
Grand Slam1992Winner of Australian Open and French Open in the same calendar year Rod Laver
Mats Wilander
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal

ATP career finals

Singles: 36 (23 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (4–3)
Year-end championships (0–2)
ATP Masters Series (5–0)
ATP Championship Series (5–3)
ATP World Series (9–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (17–6)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (5–2)
Carpet (1–4)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1. Oct 1989 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5
Win2. Mar 1991 Indian Wells, USHard Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win3. Mar 1991 Key Biscayne, USHard Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win4. Jun 1991 French Open, Paris, FranceClay Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss1. Sep 1991 US Open, New York City, USHard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 2–6, 4–6, 0–6
Loss2. Nov 1991 ATP Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 4–6
Win5. Jan 1992 Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss3. Feb 1992 San Francisco, USHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 3–6, 3–6
Loss4. Feb 1992 Brussels, BelgiumCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 6–7(10–12), 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win6.Apr 1992 Tokyo, JapanHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win7.Apr 1992 Hong Kong, UKHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 7–5, 6–3
Win8. May 1992 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 7–6(7–3), 6–0, 6–4
Win9. Jun 1992 French Open, Paris, FranceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Loss5. Aug 1992 Indianapolis, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras4–6, 4–6
Loss6. Nov 1992 ATP Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker4–6, 3–6, 5–7
Win10. Feb 1993 Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Win11.Feb 1993 Memphis, USHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Win12. Mar 1993 Indian Wells, USHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Loss7.Apr 1993 Hong Kong, UKHard Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(2–7)
Win13. May 1993 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Loss8. Jun 1993 French Open, Paris, FranceClay Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss9. Jul 1993 Wimbledon, London, UKGrass Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 3–6
Win14. Aug 1993 Indianapolis, USHard Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 7–5, 6–3
Loss10. Apr 1994 Nice, FranceClay Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Berasategui 4–6, 2–6
Loss11. Oct 1994 Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win15. Jan 1995 Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch 6–2, 7–5
Win16. Mar 1995 Scottsdale, USHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win17. Apr 1995 Tokyo, JapanHard Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi6–3, 6–4
Win18. Oct 1995 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Loss12. Oct 1995 Toulouse, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6
Win19. Mar 1996 Philadelphia, USCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Chris Woodruff 6–4, 6–3
Win20. Jan 1997 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Win21. Jul 1997 Los Angeles, USHard Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 6–4, 6–4
Win22. Oct 1997 Beijing, China Hard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson 7–6(12–10), 3–6, 6–3
Win23. Apr 1998 Orlando, USClay Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss13. Feb 1999 Memphis, USHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 11 (6–5)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Year-end championships (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (4–1)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (2–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1. May 1989 Forest Hills, USClay Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh
4–6, 2–6
Win1. May 1989 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Danilo Marcelino
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Mauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Win2. May 1990 Hamburg, West GermanyClay Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera Flag of Germany.svg Udo Riglewski
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich
7–6, 6–2
Loss2. May 1990 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Martin Davis Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
6–7, 5–7
Win3. Mar 1991 Indian Wells, USHard Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
Flag of France.svg Henri Leconte
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win4. Aug 1993 Montreal, CanadaHard Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate
6–4, 7–6
Loss3. Apr 1994 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win5. Jan 1995 Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
7–6, 6–4
Loss4. Oct 1997 Beijing, ChinaHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
5–7, 6–7
Loss5. Jan 1999 Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten
Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti
4–6, 4–6
Win6. Apr 1999 Orlando, USClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA 2R 4R W W SF QF QF 4R A 3R 1R 2 / 1035–8
French Open AA 4R 4R W W F SF 4R QF 1R 2R 2R A2 / 1140–9
Wimbledon AA 1R 3R QF 3R F 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 4R A0 / 1119–11
US Open A 2R 3R 2R F SF 4R 2R SF A 1R A 1R A0 / 1024–10
Win–loss0–01–15–37–420–320–222–312–413–48–33–41–26–40–14 / 42118–38
Year-end championships
ATP Championships AAAA F F RR A RR AAAAA0 / 47–9
Grand Slam Cup Not HeldA 1R AAAA QF AAANH0 / 21–2
Grand PrixATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AA 1R SF W 3R W 2R 2R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2 / 1221–10
Miami A 2R 3R QF W SF 4R SF 3R QF SF 2R 2R 2R 1 / 1333–12
Monte Carlo AAA 3R AAA QF A 2R 2R AAA0 / 46–4
Hamburg AAA 3R 2R AAAAAAAAA0 / 22–2
Rome AA 3R 3R 3R W W QF 1R 2R QF 1R AA2 / 1025–8
Canada AAAA SF A 3R SF 3R A 1R 1R QF A0 / 712–7
Cincinnati A 1R 3R QF SF 3R 2R QF QF 3R 1R 1R 2R A0 / 1116–12
Stockholm A SF QF 2R SF 3R 3R 3R ATP World Series0 / 713–7
Stuttgart Indoor NHExho.ATP Championship Series QF 3R AA 2R A0 / 34–3
Paris AAA 3R 3R QF 2R 2R SF 2R 1R A QF A0 / 911–9
Win–loss5–38–519–824–615–515–516–812–77–78–73–510–61–25 / 71130–66
Year-end ranking34643242521313826217732290

Professional Awards

Head-to-head

Courier has the following head-to-head records against the listed opponents (No. 1 ranked players in boldface):

Top 10 wins

Season19871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000Total
Wins003110108360714053
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreCourier
Rank
1989
1. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 5 French Open, Paris, FranceClay3R7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–247
2. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 3 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)F7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–0, 7–535
3. Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Krickstein 8 Stockholm, SwedenCarpet (i)3R6–2, 1–0, ret.28
1990
4. Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Krickstein 6 Indian Wells, United StatesHardQF6–2, 7–622
1991
5. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 4 Indian Wells, United StatesHard3R2–6, 6–3, 6–426
6. Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez 8 Indian Wells, United StatesHardQF6–2, 6–226
7. Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 5 Indian Wells, United StatesHardF4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)26
8. Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 5 Miami, United StatesHard4R7–6(7–3), 6–318
9. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 1 French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–49
10. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 4 French Open, Paris, FranceClayF3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–49
11. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6 US Open, New York, United StatesHardQF6–2, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)5
12. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček 9 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–42
13. Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 6 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR7–6(7–4), 6–42
14. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 8 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)SF6–3, 7–52
1992
15. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 1 Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardF6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–22
16. Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 7 Brussels, BelgiumCarpet (i)SF7–6(9–7), 6–41
17. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 6 Tokyo, JapanHardSF6–2, 6–32
18. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 6 Hong Kong, Hong KongHardF7–5, 6–31
19. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 9 French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–51
20. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda 8 French Open, Paris, FranceClayF7–5, 6–2, 6–11
21. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 9 US Open, New York, United StatesHardQF6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–41
22. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 10 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–1), 7–51
23. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 5 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR7–5, 6–21
24. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 3 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)SF7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)1
1993
25. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda 7 Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardQF6–1, 6–0, 6–41
26. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 2 Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardF6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–51
27. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 5 Indian Wells, United StatesHardSF6–4, 6–41
28. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 9 Hong Kong, Hong KongHardSF6–2, 6–32
29. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 10 Rome, ItalyClaySF6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–02
30. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 6 Rome, ItalyClayF6–1, 6–2, 6–22
31. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 3 Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrassSF4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–42
32. Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 4 Indianapolis, United StatesHardF7–5, 6–32
1994
33. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 8 Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardQF7–6(9–7), 6–4, 6–23
34. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 6 Miami, United StatesHardQF6–3, 7–55
35. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 1 French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–47
1995
36. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 6 Tokyo, JapanHardSF6–4, 7–515
37. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 1 Tokyo, JapanHardF6–3, 6–415
38. Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster 3 US Open, New York, United StatesHard4R6–3, 6–0, 7–6(7–4)15
39. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 5 US Open, New York, United StatesHardQF7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3), 7–515
40. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 4 Paris, FranceCarpet (i)QF6–2, 7–6(7–5)7
41. Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster 3 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR6–4, 4–6, 6–47
1997
42. Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster 5 Doha, QatarHardQF6–3, 7–526
43. Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira 8 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHardQF6–2, 7–522
44. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 6 Miami, United StatesHard4R7–6(8–6), 6–426
45. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 5 Miami, United StatesHardQF6–2, 7–6(7–2)26
46. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 1 Rome, ItalyClay1R7–6(7–5), 6–424
47. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 3 Los Angeles, United StatesHardSF6–3, 6–429
48. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 8 Los Angeles, United StatesHardF6–4, 6–429
1998
49. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman 5 Indian Wells, United StatesHard2R4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)46
1999
50. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 7 Davis Cup, Birmingham, United KingdomHard (i)RR7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(10–12), 7–554
51. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá 10 Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass2R6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–261
52. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 5 Montreal, CanadaHard2R6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–446
53. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 9 Paris, FranceCarpet (i)3R6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–539

Champions Series titles

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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Defending champion Jim Courier defeated Petr Korda in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 French Open. It was his second French Open title and third major title overall.

Jim Courier defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 French Open. It was his first major singles title.

Andre Agassi defeated the defending champion Pete Sampras in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1995 Australian Open. It was his first Australian Open title and third major title overall. Agassi was making his tournament debut, and would go on to win three more editions of the tournament in 2000, 2001, and 2003.

Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier in the final, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships. It was his second major title and the first of an eventual seven Wimbledon titles, an all-time record shared with William Renshaw until 2017 when Roger Federer won an eighth title.

Michael Stich defeated Boris Becker in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first and only major singles title.

Andre Agassi defeated Goran Ivanišević in the final, 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first major title, and his first leg of an eventual career Grand Slam. Ivanisević became the first Croatian representing Croatia to reach a major final.

Stefan Edberg defeated Jim Courier in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 US Open. It was his first US Open singles title and fifth major singles title overall.

Defending champion Stefan Edberg defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 US Open. It was his second US Open singles title and sixth and last major singles title overall.

The 1993 Cincinnati Open, known by the corporate title of the Thriftway ATP Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 92nd edition of the tournament and was part of the ATP Championship Series (Single-Week) of the 1993 ATP Tour It took place in Mason, Ohio, United States, from August 9 through August 15, 1993.

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