Jimmy Arias
James Arias is a retired tennis touring professional player from the United States.
Biography
Arias was born in Grand Island, New York on August 16, 1964. His father, Antonio Arias, was born in Spain and emigrated to Cuba during after the Spanish Civil War, and played football for the Cuba national team. Arias' father was an engineer who analyzed his forehand, and revolutionized it by creating the full-whip forehand - it kept racket speed up by preventing Jimmy from slowing down as he hit the ball.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 by defeating Jonathan Canter, Tom Gullikson, Gianni Ocleppo, Joakim Nyström and Yannick Noah, and then lost to Ivan Lendl. He also won the Italian Open and three other tour Grand Prix [tennis tournaments|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.Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles (1 title)
Career finals
Singles (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1982 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay |  |