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Jordi Arrese

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Jordi Arrese
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1964-08-29) 29 August 1964 (age 60)
Barcelona
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1982
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,847,136
Singles
Career record224–210
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 23 (4 November 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1990)
French Open3R (1985, 1987, 1990, 1993)
Wimbledon1R (1991)
US Open1R (1990, 1992)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesF (1992)
Doubles
Career record83–112
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 62 (14 August 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1990)
French Open2R (1987, 1995, 1996)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Singles

Jordi Arrese i Castañé (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði əˈrezəj kəstəˈɲe]; born 29 August 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home town. In the final, he was defeated in a marathon five-set match by Marc Rosset of Switzerland, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6.

During his career, Arrese won six top-level singles and four tour doubles titles, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23.

Career finals

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Singles: 12 (6 wins, 6 losses)

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Winner - Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (6–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1989 Madrid, Spain Clay Argentina Martín Jaite 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Aug 1990 San Remo, Italy Clay Spain Juan Aguilera 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–1 Aug 1990 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Sweden Nicklas Kulti 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Win 3–1 May 1991 Madrid, Spain Clay Uruguay Marcelo Filippini 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jun 1991 Genova, Italy Clay Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Jul 1991 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Loss 3–4 Oct 1991 Athens, Greece Clay Spain Sergi Bruguera 5–7, 3–6
Win 4–4 Nov 1991 Buzios, Brazil Clay Brazil Jaime Oncins 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 4–5 Jul 1992 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 4–6 Aug 1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona Clay Switzerland Marc Rosset 6–7(2–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–8
Win 5–6 Oct 1992 Athens, Greece Clay Spain Sergi Bruguera 7–5, 3–0 ret.
Win 6–6 Oct 1993 Athens, Greece Clay Spain Alberto Berasategui 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (4 wins, 6 losses)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1985 Bologna, Italy Clay Spain Alberto Tous Italy Paolo Canè
Italy Simone Colombo
5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1986 Bordeaux, France Clay Spain David De Miguel Haiti Ronald Agénor
Iran Mansour Bahrami
7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1 Aug 1989 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Austria Horst Skoff Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–4
Win 3–1 Aug 1991 San Marino Clay Spain Carlos Costa Argentina Christian Miniussi
Uruguay Diego Pérez
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Aug 1993 Umag, Croatia Clay Spain Francisco Roig Belgium Filip Dewulf
Belgium Tom Vanhoudt
4–6, 5–7
Loss 3–3 Aug 1994 San Marino Clay Italy Renzo Furlan United Kingdom Neil Broad
United States Greg Van Emburgh
4–6, 6–7
Loss 3–4 Sep 1994 Bucharest, Romania Clay Spain José Antonio Conde Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Simon Youl
4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Jun 1995 Oporto, Portugal Clay Spain Àlex Corretja Spain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
3–6, 6–7
Loss 3–6 Aug 1995 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Australia Wayne Arthurs United States Francisco Montana
United States Greg Van Emburgh
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Win 4–6 Aug 1995 San Marino Clay Australia Andrew Kratzmann Argentina Pablo Albano
Italy Federico Mordegan
7–6, 3–6, 6–2
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