Courier to lead US team at Davis Cup
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October 28, 2010, Thursday
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FOUR-TIME grand slam champion Jim Courier was hired yesterday by the US Tennis Association to lead the country's Davis Cup team, replacing former captain Patrick McEnroe, who resigned last month.
McEnroe served as United States captain for 10 years, winning the 2007 Davis Cup to end the country's 12-year drought.
Saying he wanted to dedicate time to his family and his other jobs, McEnroe abruptly announced during the US Open - where Courier was working as a television analyst - that he was stepping down.
Within less than an hour of McEnroe's departure being reported, Courier said on TV that he would be interested in leading the team.
As a player, Courier helped the United States win the Davis Cup in 1992 and 1995, and he finished with a 16-10 record in singles, 1-0 in doubles.
Known for his big-cut groundstrokes and white baseball cap, Courier was No. 1 in the ATP rankings for 58 weeks in 1992-93. He won the French Open in 1991 and 1992, and the Australian Open in 1992 and 1993, and played in three other grand slam finals, part of a phenomenal generation of US tennis talent that also included Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang.
The 40-year-old Courier retired from the professional tour in 2000 and was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.
On the day he resigned, McEnroe mentioned Courier and 1999 US Open runner-up Todd Martin as clear candidates for the position. The USTA also considered 1996 Wimbledon runner-up MaliVai Washington.
Courier's 2011 debut as Davis Cup captain will come in the first round at Chile on March 4-6.
McEnroe served as United States captain for 10 years, winning the 2007 Davis Cup to end the country's 12-year drought.
Saying he wanted to dedicate time to his family and his other jobs, McEnroe abruptly announced during the US Open - where Courier was working as a television analyst - that he was stepping down.
Within less than an hour of McEnroe's departure being reported, Courier said on TV that he would be interested in leading the team.
As a player, Courier helped the United States win the Davis Cup in 1992 and 1995, and he finished with a 16-10 record in singles, 1-0 in doubles.
Known for his big-cut groundstrokes and white baseball cap, Courier was No. 1 in the ATP rankings for 58 weeks in 1992-93. He won the French Open in 1991 and 1992, and the Australian Open in 1992 and 1993, and played in three other grand slam finals, part of a phenomenal generation of US tennis talent that also included Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang.
The 40-year-old Courier retired from the professional tour in 2000 and was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.
On the day he resigned, McEnroe mentioned Courier and 1999 US Open runner-up Todd Martin as clear candidates for the position. The USTA also considered 1996 Wimbledon runner-up MaliVai Washington.
Courier's 2011 debut as Davis Cup captain will come in the first round at Chile on March 4-6.
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