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Jim Courier (1970)

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hard court. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players.

Jim Courier was born on 17^th August 1970 at Sanford Florida, United States. His height is six foot one inch and weight is 182 pounds. He is right handed player and he turned Profetional in 1988.

During junior career, he won Orange Bowl in 1986-87 and French Open junior doubles title. He reached final of USTA, United States Tennis Association boys' 18s in 1987. He is a member of winning United States Davis cup team in 1992 and '95 and has a 17-10 career record in 14 ties. He played in 1992 Summer Olympics and finished number one in '92 and was named ATP, Association of Tennis Professionals Tour Player of the Year. He was also named as a Florida Pro Athlete of the Year and Jim Thorpe Player of the Year.

The American rebounded back from a disappointing 1998 season, he improved his match wins total by 10 and jumped over 40 ranking positions. In January, he retired for first time in a Grand Slam tournament in 3rd round of Australian Open due to left groin pull. He is still known as one of the legendry tennis players in his time. He was a player known for his mental toughness and because of that, many of his most famous matches went the distance.

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