Archive for category: Jim Courier
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McEnroe Wins Denver; Courier Still Leads PowerShares Series
John McEnroe got a step closer to winning the PowerShares Series as he claimed his second title of the season at the Jeep Championships, presented by Cancer Treatment Centers of America at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Appearing with McEnroe at the penultimate stop on the PowerShares Series tour [...] -
Agassi Wins Homecoming PowerShares Series Title in Las Vegas
Playing in front of his hometown crowd in Las Vegas, Andre Agassi surged to his second straight PowerShares Series title Saturday night at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Championships. Agassi, along with Michael Chang, Jim Courier, and John McEnroe, faced off in the four man event at the Mandalay [...] -
Agassi defeats McEnroe to win San Jose PowerShares Series Event
After taking a few weeks off from the PowerShares Series, Andre Agassi returned with a vengeance as he won the BILT by Agassi and Reyes Champions Showdown in San Jose, California. Agassi was joined by Jim Courier, John McEnroe, and Todd Martin as they faced off against each other at [...] -
Courier Wins PowerShares Atlanta Title, Rises To No. 1
Jim Courier and John McEnroe played their second close final in a row in the PowerShares Series with Courier prevailing once again. Courier won the Champions Shootout title in Atlanta, Georgia. The four-man field in Atlanta featured Courier and McEnroe along with Michael Chang and Mats Wilander. Courier took on [...] -
Courier Wins Tampa Powershares Series 2012 Title
Playing in front of a hometown crowd in his native Florida at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, Jim Courier came from behind to defeat John McEnroe and win his second PowerShares Series title of the season. The Champions Challenge event was held in Tampa Bay, Florida and featured Courier, McEnroe [...] -
PowerShares Series Tennis Tour Info And Results
By combining a unique format and some of the sport’s greatest players ever, the PowerShares Series is a six-week tour across the United States that provides fans a chance to once again see some of their all-time favorites in action. Featuring John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi, Jim [...] -
Félicitations to Hall of Fame Inductees Hingis and Courier
Martina Hingis and Jim Courier cemented their place in tennis history, and gave a little display of their French language skills as they were inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame last night. Hingins and Courier were honoured with the membership into the elite Hall of Fame during the [...] -
United States tennis: Where have the elite men tennis players gone
Over the past few years, the perception is the United States has reached a low point in men’s tennis because its players no longer win, or are even competitive, at the Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open, or Wimbledon (grand slam) championships, and are not relevant at the top of [...] -
Agassi beats Sampras in the Champions Series in Las Vegas
Andre Agassi revenged his last defeat against Sampras as he beat him 8-5 in the final of the Champions Series event in Las Vegas. The victory was even sweeter as he played in front of his homecrowd. In the semis, Agassi defeated Jim Courier 6-3 and Pistol Pete dismissed John McEnroe [...] -
Sampras beats Agassi in Champions Series in LA
Former world no.1 Pete Sampras won his fifth Champions Series title, beating Andre Agassi 8-6 in the final in Los Angeles. Sampras eliminated Jim Courier 7-6 (3) in the semis and Agassi defeated John McEnroe 6-3. With 1,000 points, Sampras is now the leader in the rankings, Chang is second. [...] -
Sampras defeats Courier in the Champions Cup opener
Former world no.1 and 14 time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras won the HSBC Tennis Cup, the first event of the 2011 Champions Series. He defeated fellow American Jim Courier 8-6 in th finals after beating Michael Chang in the semifinals with a score line 6-4. Courier overcame Jimmy Connors [...] -
Agassi beats Courier and wins Champions Cup title
American Andre Agassi captured the Champions Cup title by defeating Jim Courier in the final with a scoreline 8-5. “Beating Jim is never easy, and it never has been,” Agassi said . “I got off to a good start tonight, and that was the difference. Jim and I have been [...] -
Martin beats Chang in the Champions Series final
Todd Martin beat Michael Chang 8-5 in the final of the fourth event of the Champions Series of the Leeann Chin Challenge. Martin leading 7-5 curiously took a wooden racket out of his bag and broke Chang’s serve to take the match. Chang defeated Jim Courier 6-4 to reach the [...]
