Post Tagged with: "Jim Courier"
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Agassi Wins Anaheim; Courier Crowned PowerShares Series Champion
During an exciting and unpredictable evening at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Jim Courier was crowned champion of the 2012 PowerShares Series. Courier, along with Andre Agassi, Michael Chang and John McEnroe all competed at the Acura Champions Cup, the final event of the series. Courier led McEnroe by only [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Rafter Wins Debut PowerShares Series Event in Philadelphia
Australian tennis great Patrick Rafter, a two-time U.S. Open champion, made the most of his debut appearance on the PowerShares Series circuit by taking the title at the Champions Shootout held in Philadelphia. The four player event saw Rafter first defeat Michael Chang 6-2 in their semifinal match earlier in [...] -
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 [...] -
Biggest tennis upsets in the history of Olympic Games
Tennis returned to Olympics in the 1988 Seoul Olympics after a gap of 64 years as it was left out after the 1924 Paris Olympics. Miloslav Mecir won the Gold Medal in singles and Steffi Graf grabbed the women’s singles title in Seoul. There have been a number of huge [...] -
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 [...] -
New Inductees for Rogers Cup Hall of Fame
Tennis Canada announced yesterday that three players will be inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame during the 2012 tournament – Jim Courier, Martina Hingis and Lorne Main. The three tennis legends have been chosen this year for their outstanding contribution to the tournament, which is Canada’s most famous [...] -
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 [...]
