Jordi Arrese

Jordi Arrese i Castañé (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði əˈrezə j kəstəˈɲe]; born 29 August 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Jordi Arrese
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1964-08-29) 29 August 1964
Barcelona
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1982
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,847,136
Singles
Career record224–210
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 23 (4 November 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1990)
French Open3R (1985, 1987, 1990, 1993)
Wimbledon1R (1991)
US Open1R (1990, 1992)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesF (1992)
Doubles
Career record83–112
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 62 (14 August 1995)

Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home town. In the final, he was defeated in a marathon five-set match by Marc Rosset of Switzerland, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6.

During his career, Arrese won six top-level singles and four tour doubles titles, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23.

Career finals

Singles: 12 (6 wins, 6 losses)

Winner - Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (6–5)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1989 Madrid, Spain Clay Martín Jaite 3–6, 2–6
Win 1. 1990 San Remo, Italy Clay Juan Aguilera 6–2, 6–2
Win 2. 1990 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Nicklas Kulti 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Win 3. 1991 Madrid, Spain Clay Marcelo Filippini 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2. 1991 Genova, Italy Clay Carl-Uwe Steeb 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 1991 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Magnus Gustafsson 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Loss 4. 1991 Athens, Greece Clay Sergi Bruguera 5–7, 3–6
Win 4. 1991 Buzios, Brazil Clay Jaime Oncins 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 5. 1992 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Karel Nováček 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 6. 1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona Clay Marc Rosset 6–7(2–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–8
Win 5. 1992 Athens, Greece Clay Sergi Bruguera 7–5, 3–0 ret.
Win 6. 1993 Athens, Greece Clay Alberto Berasategui 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (6 wins, 4 losses)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1985 Bologna, Italy Clay Alberto Tous Paolo Canè
Simone Colombo
5–7, 4–6
Win 1. 1986 Bordeaux, France Clay David De Miguel Ronald Agénor
Mansour Bahrami
7–5, 6–4
Win 2. 1989 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Horst Skoff Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–4
Win 3. 1991 San Marino Clay Carlos Costa Christian Miniussi
Diego Pérez
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2. 1993 Umag, Croatia Clay Francisco Roig Filip Dewulf
Tom Vanhoudt
4–6, 5–7
Loss 3. 1994 San Marino Clay Renzo Furlan Neil Broad
Greg Van Emburgh
4–6, 6–7
Loss 4. 1994 Bucharest, Romania Clay José Antonio Conde Wayne Arthurs
Simon Youl
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 1995 Oporto, Portugal Clay Àlex Corretja Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
3–6, 6–7
Loss 6. 1995 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Wayne Arthurs Francisco Montana
Greg Van Emburgh
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Win 4. 1995 San Marino Clay Andrew Kratzmann Pablo Albano
Federico Mordegan
7–6, 3–6, 6–2


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