Jimmy Arias
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Jimmy Arias is 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. 5, having reached the U.S. Open semi-finals, and winning the Italian Open and three other tour events.
A 5'7, 155lbs. right-handed baseliner, Arias was a tennis prodigy, turning pro at age 16 in 1980. He retired from the tour in 1994, having amassed a 286-223 singles playing record and over $1,800,000 in prize money.
External links
- Induction into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame page (http://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/Class_of_1995/Jimmy_Arias/jimmy_arias.html)
- ATPtennis.com player profile page (http://www.atptennis.com.en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playernumber=A031)