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Strike It Out With Jim Courier

Amruta Deshpande
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Born on 17th August, 1970, Jim Courier is an American former world No. 1 professional tennis player.
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Jim Courier was born in Sanford, Florida, was raised in Dade City, Florida & resides in Orlando, Florida.
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Nick Bolletieri is an American tennis coach who has trained players like Andre Agassi, Monica Seles & Mary Pierce.
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Jim won the Orange Bowl in 1986 & 1987, the first to win back-to-back titles since Bjorn Borg.
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Jim’s first victory came in 1989 when he won an ATP Tournament defeating Stefan Edberg in five sets.
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Jim defeated his former Bolletieri Academy roommate, Andre Agassi at the French Open to win his first Grand Slam in 1991.
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Jim defeated Pete Sampras in the quarterfinals & Jimmy Connors in the semifinals, before losing to Stefan Edberg in the 1992 US Open.
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Jim was the last man to win the Australian and French Open in the same calendar year until Novak Djokovic in 2016.
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Jim has won the French Open (1991 & 1992), the Australian Open (1992 & 1993) and the Davis Cup (1992 & 1995).
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Jim retired from the ATP tour in 2000 and was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.
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