Jimmy Arias
Jimmy arias Residence Plays Right-handed (One Handed Backhand) Highest Singles Ranking 5 (9-Apr-84) Highest Doubles Ranking 61 (11-May-87) Singles Titles Doubles Titles (0) Finalist Tokyo
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
A former top-ranked tennis touring professional player from the United States. From Grand Island, near Buffalo, New York, Arias's 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, and winning the Italian Open and three other tour grand prix events. A 5 ft. 7 in., 155lbs. right-handed baseliner, Arias was a tennis prodigy, turning pro at age 16 in 1980. 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 1982 French Open Mixed Doubles Championship. Today, Arias serves as a commentator for ESPN International and the Tennis Channel.
SINGLES CAREER TITLES (5): 1982--Tokyo Outdoor; 1983--Florence, Rome, Indianapolis, Palermo FINALIST (11): 1982--Washington, Indianapolis; 1983--Boston, Washington; 1985--Las Vegas, Florence, Tokyo Outdoor; 1987--Monte Carlo; 1988--Charleston; 1990--Adelaide; 1991--Charlotte
DOUBLES FINALIST (1): 1986--Tokyo Outdoor
