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Jim Courier to retire

Jim Courier, winner of four Grand Slam titles in the last decade of the century, is retiring after a 13-year professional tennis career.

Courier, 29, was ranked No. 1 in the world for 58 weeks during the 1990s and was one of six men in the Open era to reach the finals of all four Grand Slams.

"I wouldn't trade anything for one more title, one more match won or lost," Courier, who will be a television analyst for TNT at Wimbledon this summer, said. "I feel full."

Courier, of Dade City, Fla., won his last title in April 1998, when he beat Michael Chang in Orlando, Fla.

Courier, known for his baseball caps and powerful forehand, won the French Open twice (1991 and '92) and the Australian Open twice (1992 and '93). His five five-set Davis Cup victories is an American record, and the United States was 13-1 when he played on the team, including championships in 1992 and '95.