Victor Amaya

Victor Amaya

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Born	(1954-07-02) July 2, 1954 (age 71) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Turned pro	1973
Retired	1984
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$694,304
Singles
Career record	186–173
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 15 (August 4, 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1979)
French Open	3R (1976, 1979)
Wimbledon	3R (1981)
US Open	3R (1977, 1979, 1980)
Doubles
Career record	193–170
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 16 (January 3, 1983)

Victor Amaya (born July 2, 1954) is a retired tennis player from the U.S.

The left-handed Amaya's career-high singles ranking was world No. 15, attained in August 1980. During his career he won three ATP singles titles and six doubles titles, including the 1980 French Open doubles title with partner Hank Pfister. With Pfister he was runner-up in doubles at the 1982 US Open.

One of Amaya's memorable matches was a loss to Björn Borg in the first round of the 1978 Wimbledon Championships. With his 135 mph serve, he led Borg two sets to one and was up a break in the fourth set, but ultimately lost in five sets. After the match Borg, who was the defending champion and seeded first, commented “It was his match, if he wins one point for 4‐1 and two breaks, he doesn't lose the match.”. ^[1]

He played college tennis at the University of Michigan ^[2] and was inducted into the USTA/Midwest Hall of Fame in 2016. ^{[3] [4]}

Career finals

Singles (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 1977	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Brian Teacher	6–1, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Aug 1978	New Orleans, U.S.	Carpet	Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 5–7
Loss	1–2	Feb 1979	Denver, U.S.	Carpet	Wojciech Fibak	4–6, 1–6
Win	2–2	Jun 1979	Surbiton, U.K.	Grass	Mark Edmondson	6–4, 7–5
Loss	2–3	Feb 1980	Denver, U.S.	Carpet	Gene Mayer	2–6, 2–6
Win	3–3	Mar 1980	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Carpet	Ivan Lendl	6–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss	3–4	Apr 1980	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Heinz Günthardt	4–6, 4–6
Loss	3–5	Aug 1980	Cleveland, U.S.	Hard	Gene Mayer	2–6, 1–6

Doubles (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1978	Louisville, U.S.	Clay	John James	Wojciech Fibak Víctor Pecci	4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 1979	Lafayette, U.S.	Clay	Eric Friedler	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	4–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Jun 1980	French Open, Paris	Clay	Hank Pfister	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–3	Oct 1980	Maui, U.S.	Hard	Hank Pfister	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win	2–3	Nov 1980	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Hank Pfister	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss	2–4	Jan 1981	Masters Doubles WCT, London	Carpet	Hank Pfister	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win	3–4	Oct 1981	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Hank Pfister	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	6–4, 6–2
Win	4–4	Feb 1982	Monterrey, Mexico	Carpet	Hank Pfister	Tracy Delatte Mel Purcell	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Loss	4–5	Jun 1982	London/Queen's Club, U.K.	Grass	Hank Pfister	John McEnroe Peter Rennert	6–7, 5–7
Loss	4–6	Aug 1982	Columbus, U.S.	Carpet	Hank Pfister	Tim Gullikson Bernard Mitton	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win	5–6	Aug 1982	Cleveland, U.S.	Hard	Hank Pfister	Matt Mitchell Craig Wittus	6–4, 7–6
Loss	5–7	Sep 1982	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Hank Pfister	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	2–6, 7–6, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Win	6–7	Aug 1983	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Tim Gullikson	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	6–4, 6–3

References

1. Neil Amdur (June 27, 1978). "Borg wins, escaping an upset". The New York Times. p. C11.
2. "About the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic". Blue Gray Tennis.
3. "Western Michigan Hall of Fame". USTA.
4. "Grand Rapids' Victor Amaya to be inducted into USTA Hall of Fame". MLive.com. September 27, 2016.

External links

• Victor Amaya at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Victor Amaya at the International Tennis Federation