Pablo Arraya

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Pablo Arraya
Full namePablo Guillermo Arraya
Country (sports)Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Born (1961-10-21) 21 October 1961 (age 63)
Córdoba, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1980
Retired1 October 1991
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record176-173
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 29 (13 August 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1992)
French Open 3R (1984)
Wimbledon 1R (1984, 1988, 1991)
US Open 1R (1983, 1984, 1986, 1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record81–115
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 85 (25 June 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1983, 1984, 1985, 1989)
Wimbledon 1R (1984)
US Open 1R (1991)
Mixed doubles
Career record5–5
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open QF (1984)

Pablo Guillermo Arraya (born 21 October 1961) is a former tennis player from Peru.

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Arraya was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and moved to Peru at a young age with his family. He began playing tennis at nine years old and turned professional in 1980. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Argentina's Javier Frana. He won one career title in singles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 13 August 1984, when he became the number 29 of the world. He was the first player beaten by Andre Agassi in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the French Open in 1987. His sister is Laura Arraya, a former tennis player. He is now a trainer and owner of the Arraya Tennis Academy in Key Biscayne.

Career finals

Singles (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 1981 Madrid, SpainClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl 3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2 Sep 1982 Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of Chile.svg Hans Gildemeister 5–7, 1–6
Win1–2 Sep 1983 Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of Spain.svg Juan Aguilera 7–5, 7–5
Loss1–3 Nov 1983 Toulouse, FranceCarpet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt 0–6, 2–6
Loss1–4Sep 1986 Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of Sweden.svg Ulf Stenlund 2–6, 3–6

Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Aug 1982 North Conway, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg Eric Fromm Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
Flag of the United States.svg Ferdi Taygan
2–6, 6–7
Win1–1Sep 1983 Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg José Luis Clerc Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tian Viljoen
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2 Jun 1988 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Bergh
Flag of Sweden.svg Per Henricsson
4–6, 5–7
Loss1–3 Jul 1991 Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Dimitri Poliakov Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
7–6, 2–6, 4–6

Arraya Tennis Academy

Arraya Tennis Academy was first opened in Lima, Peru in 1980. Laura Arraya and Heinz Gildemeister direct the academy in Peru. The location in Key Biscayne was opened in 1992 and is managed by Gildemeister and Arraya. The academy offers training for beginners and advanced, an after school program, cardio tennis and a summer program. [1]

References

  1. "Home". tennisarraya.com.