Jimmy Arias

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

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, and winning 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.

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. In Canada, he has worked as an analyst for Rogers Sportsnet and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the broadcasts of the Rogers Cup.

Career Wins (5)

Titles by Surface

Hard (0)

Grass (0)

Clay (5)

Carpet (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	October 18, 1982	Tokyo, Japan	Clay	Dominique Bedel	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
2.	May 9, 1983	Florence, Italy	Clay	Francesco Cancellotti	6–4, 6–3
3.	May 16, 1983	Rome, Italy	Clay	José Higueras	6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–4
4.	August 1, 1983	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Andrés Gómez	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
5.	September 12, 1983	Palermo, Italy	Clay	José Luis Clerc	6–2, 2–6, 6–0

External links

• Jimmy Arias at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jimmy Arias at the Davis Cup
• Induction into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame page

Awards
Preceded by Peter McNamara	ATP Most Improved Player 1983	Succeeded by not awarded, 1984 Boris Becker, 1985