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#2 Jim Courier (United States of America)
Along with Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras, Jim courier ushered in a decade of American domination in men’s tennis. Although his accomplishments pale in comparison to those of Sampras and Agassi, Courier was counted amongst the best players in the 1990s and was certainly one of the most consistent players of that era.
Courier won his first Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 1991, becoming only the second American after Michael Chang to achieve the distinction. He followed up his triumph at the French Opn by winning the Australian Open in 1992 and shortly following his win at the Rod Laver Arena, ascended to the World Number one ranking, a position he would hold for a total of 58 weeks, albeit discontinuously.
He successfully defended the French Open and Australian Open titles in ’92 and ’93 respectively. However, he failed to taste victory at both Wimbledon and the US Open, despite making it to the finals of both events.
He came undone against Stefan Edberg at the US Open in 1991, in a lop-sided affair that saw the Swede handing Courier a bagel in the third set.
