Pablo Arraya

Pablo Arraya

Full name	Pablo Guillermo Arraya
Country (sports)	Peru
Born	(1961-10-21) 21 October 1961 Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1980
Retired	1 October 1991
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	176-173
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 29 (13 August 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1992)
French Open	3R (1984)
Wimbledon	1R (1984, 1988, 1991)
US Open	1R (1983, 1984, 1986, 1991)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 85 (25 June 1984)

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.