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Wikipedia / Pablo Arraya

Pablo Guillermo Arraya (born 21 October 1961) is a former tennis player from Peru.

Arraya was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and moved to Peru at a young age with his family. He began playing tennis at nine years old and turned professional in 1980. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Argentina's Javier Frana. He won one career title in singles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 13 August 1984, when he became the number 29 of the world. He was the first player beaten by Andre Agassi in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the French Open in 1987. His sister is Laura Arraya, a former tennis player. He is now a trainer and owner of the Arraya Tennis Academy in Key Biscayne.

Career finals

Singles (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Result

W/L

Date

Tournament

Surface

Opponent

Score

Loss

0–1

Sep 1981

Madrid, Spain

Clay

Ivan Lendl

3–6, 2–6, 2–6

Loss

0–2

Sep 1982

Bordeaux, France

Clay

Hans Gildemeister

5–7, 1–6

Win

1–2

Sep 1983

Bordeaux, France

Clay

Juan Aguilera

7–5, 7–5

Loss

1–3

Nov 1983

Toulouse, France

Carpet

Heinz Günthardt

0–6, 2–6

Loss

1–4

Sep 1986

Palermo, Italy

Clay

Ulf Stenlund

2–6, 3–6

Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result

W/L

Date

Tournament

Surface

Partner

Opponents

Score

Loss

0–1

Aug 1982

North Conway, U.S.

Clay

Eric Fromm

Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan

2–6, 6–7

Win

1–1

Sep 1983

Palermo, Italy

Clay

José Luis Clerc

Tian Viljoen Danie Visser

1–6, 6–4, 6–4

Loss

1–2

Jun 1988

Athens, Greece

Clay

Karel Nováček

Rikard Bergh Per Henricsson

4–6, 5–7

Loss

1–3

Jul 1991

Kitzbühel, Austria

Clay

Dimitri Poliakov

Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig

7–6, 2–6, 4–6

Arraya Tennis Academy

Arraya Tennis Academy was first opened in Lima, Peru in 1980. Laura Arraya and Heinz Gildemeister direct the academy in Peru. The location in Key Biscayne was opened in 1992 and is managed by Gildemeister and Arraya. The academy offers training for beginners and advanced, an after school program, cardio tennis and a summer program.

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