Jimmy Arias

James Arias (born August 16, 1964) is a retired tennis touring professional player from the United States.

Jimmy Arias
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBuffalo, New York
Born (1964-08-16) August 16, 1964
Grand Island, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Turned pro1980
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,834,140
Official websitejimmyarias.com
Singles
Career record283–222 (Grand Prix, WCT, ATP and Grand Slam, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 5 (9 April 1984)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1991)
French OpenQF (1984)
Wimbledon4R (1984)
US OpenSF (1983)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals1R (1983)
WCT FinalsSF (1984)
Olympic GamesSF (1984, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record71–108 (Grand Prix, WCT, ATP and Grand Slam, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 61 (11 May 1987)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenW (1981)

Biography

Arias was born in Grand Island, near Buffalo, New York.

A baseliner, Arias turned pro at age 16 in 1980. His peak year was 1983, when as a 19-year-old he finished the year ranked World No. 6, having reached the U.S. Open semi-finals by defeating Jonathan Canter, Tom Gullikson, Gianni Ocleppo, Joakim Nyström and Yannick Noah, and then lost to Ivan Lendl. He also won the Italian Open and three other tour grand prix events.

He reached his career high ranking of World No. 5 in April 1984. He retired from the tour in 1994, having amassed a 286–223 singles playing record and over $1,800,000 in prize money.

With former World No. 2 tennis player, Andrea Jaeger, he won the 1981 French Open Mixed Doubles Championship.

Arias currently serves as an assistant men's tennis coach at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

Broadcast work

Arias serves as a commentator for ESPN International and Tennis Channel. Arias served as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] In Canada, he has worked as an analyst for Rogers Sportsnet and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the broadcasts of the Rogers Cup.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 title)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1981French OpenClay Andrea Jaeger Betty Stöve
Fred McNair		7–6, 6–4

Career finals

Singles (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0)
Grass (0)
Clay (5)
Carpet (0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss0–1Jul 1982Washington, D.C., U.S.Clay Ivan Lendl3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Aug 1982Indianapolis, U.S.Clay José Higueras5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win1–2Oct 1982Tokyo, JapanClay Dominique Bedel6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win2–2May 1983Florence, ItalyClay Francesco Cancellotti6–4, 6–3
Win3–2May 1983Rome, ItalyClay José Higueras6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–4
Win4–2Aug 1983Indianapolis, U.S.Clay Andrés Gómez6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss4–3Jul 1983Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Clay José Luis Clerc3–6, 1–6
Loss4–4Jul 1983Washington D.C., U.S.Clay José Luis Clerc3–6, 6–3, 0–6
Win5–4Sep 1983Palermo, ItalyClay José Luis Clerc6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Loss5–5May 1985Las Vegas, U.S.Hard Johan Kriek6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss5–6May 1985Florence, ItalyClay Sergio Casal6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss5–7Oct 1985Tokyo Outdoor, JapanHard Scott Davis1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss5–8Apr 1987Monte Carlo Open, MonacoClay Mats Wilander6–4, 5–7, 1–5, 3–6
Loss5–9May 1988Charleston, U.S.Clay Andre Agassi2–6, 2–6
Loss5–10Jan 1990Adelaide, AustraliaHard Thomas Muster6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Loss5–11May 1991Charlotte, U.S.Clay Jaime Yzaga3–6, 5–7

References
  1. Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup – A blog on sports media, news and networks – baltimoresun.com Archived 2008-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Sportsnet serves multiplatform Rogers Cup coverage to tennis fans". Cartt.ca. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
Awards
Preceded by
Peter McNamara		 ATP Most Improved Player
1983		 Succeeded by
not awarded, 1984
Boris Becker, 1985
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