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Jimmy Arias

USA Born Aug 16, 1964 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1980–1998

Jimmy Arias represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 5. TennisDB's records show a 281–217 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1980 through 1998 and 5 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
5 (Apr 9, 1984)
Elo peak
2061 (94th percentile)
Singles record
281–217 (56.4%)
Singles titles
5
Prize money
$1,830,465

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Jimmy Arias's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Wayne Ferreira #29 1-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Jul 23, 1998* R32 Washington Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Wade Mcguire #261 6-4 2-5 (ret.) W H2H Match data Jul 22, 1998* R64 Washington Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Andrei Chesnokov #38 4-6 6-7(3) L H2H Match data Aug 25, 1994* R32 Schenectady ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Mark Woodforde #60 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data May 13, 1994* R16 Delray Beach Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Alex Obrien 3-6 6-4 6-1 W — Match data May 12, 1994* R32 Delray Beach Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Jimmy Arias's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Gianni Ocleppo 6 1 7 Jun 29, 1984 H2H
Stefan Edberg 0 6 6 Aug 28, 1992 H2H
Guy Forget 2 4 6 Aug 20, 1992 H2H
Jaime Yzaga 2 4 6 May 12, 1991 H2H
Martin Jaite 3 3 6 Apr 19, 1991 H2H

Singles Titles (5)

Jimmy Arias singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
198217 1 — — — 1 — Japan Open
198318 4 — — 1 3 — Florence, Indianapolis, Palermo, Italian Open
Total 5 — — 1 4 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Jimmy Arias career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19801535837.5%255255
19811610102050.0%9184
19821730174763.8%8121
19831847156275.8%206
19841935195464.8%614
19852032215360.4%1421
19862118193748.7%2148
19872222184055.0%4734
1988237142133.3%34106
19892417173450.0%10592
19902524265048.0%8860
19912623194254.8%7563
199227481233.3%72195
19932854955.6%195178
19942934742.9%178334
19983311250.0%689711
Career28121749856.4%——

Career Results by Surface

Jimmy Arias career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198015 33650.0%0220.0%———————— 35837.5%
198116 54955.6%551050.0%————0110.0% 10102050.0%
198217 34742.9%2293171.0%————54955.6% 30174763.8%
198318 821080.0%3894780.9%————14520.0% 47156275.8%
198419 961560.0%1782568.0%31475.0%641060.0% 35195464.8%
198520 2493372.7%761353.8%0110.0%15616.7% 32215360.4%
198621 8111942.1%1061662.5%————0220.0% 18193748.6%
198722 981752.9%1382161.9%0110.0%0110.0% 22184055.0%
198823 17812.5%671346.2%———————— 7142133.3%
198924 1192055.0%671346.2%————0110.0% 17173450.0%
199025 14132751.9%791643.8%————34742.9% 24265048.0%
199126 14132751.9%961560.0%———————— 23194254.8%
199227 461040.0%0220.0%———————— 481233.3%
199328 42666.7%12333.3%———————— 54955.6%
199429 22450.0%12333.3%———————— 34742.9%
199833 11250.0%———————————— 11250.0%
Career—12010022054.5%1428823061.7%33650.0%16264238.1%28121749856.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jimmy Arias career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198015 00——0220.0%0330.0%00—— 0550.0%
198116 00——11250.0%23540.0%00—— 34742.9%
198217 15616.7%24633.3%851361.5%00—— 11142544.0%
198318 35837.5%35837.5%2142584.0%00—— 27144165.9%
198419 14520.0%571241.7%1962576.0%31475.0% 28184660.9%
198520 33650.0%25728.6%11102152.4%1131478.6% 27214856.2%
198621 0220.0%15616.7%9101947.4%52771.4% 15193444.1%
198722 17812.5%33650.0%851361.5%931275.0% 21183953.8%
198823 00——14520.0%281020.0%41580.0% 7132035.0%
198924 0660.0%22450.0%54955.6%1041471.4% 17163351.5%
199025 0440.0%33650.0%11122347.8%851361.5% 22244647.8%
199126 0330.0%34742.9%841266.7%1271963.2% 23184156.1%
199227 0110.0%0220.0%14520.0%21366.7% 381127.3%
199328 101100.0%00——13425.0%31475.0% 54955.6%
199429 00——00——12333.3%0220.0% 14520.0%
199833 00——0110.0%00——101100.0% 11250.0%
Career 10405020.0%26487435.1%1078319056.3%68309869.4% 21120141251.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 412/498 (82.7%) of Jimmy Arias's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Jimmy Arias performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199126 39/42 1.8 2.8 69.8% 62.0% 49.5% 56.5% 42.3% 58.2% 41.0%
199227 8/12 2.1 2.4 70.1% 61.2% 48.1% 53.6% 48.5% 57.0% 35.3%
199328 9/9 1.4 3.6 69.5% 66.8% 47.3% 51.6% 38.0% 60.7% 38.2%
199429 5/7 2.6 2.6 62.9% 65.2% 48.9% 58.4% 41.0% 58.4% 34.6%
199833 2/2 1.0 3.5 59.3% 61.1% 46.7% 55.0% 50.0% 55.4% 32.1%
Career 63/498 1.8 2.9 68.9% 62.8% 48.9% 55.6% 42.6% 58.3% 39.1%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 63/498 (12.7%) of Jimmy Arias's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Jimmy Arias advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1980 15 1531 118.3 — — — — +61 — — 45.5% -0.23 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 95.9 +0.21
1981 16 1626 120.1 — — — — +15 -65 — 55.8% +0.09 2–3 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 101.1 +1.61
1982 17 1858 146.3 — — — — -127 -26 — 62.1% +0.66 10–11 (48%) 10–7 (59%) 104.8 +1.99
1983 18 2040 155.5 — — — — -177 +21 — 65.4% +0.69 14–5 (74%) 16–9 (64%) 109.5 -0.41
1984 19 1879 150.8 — — — — -5 +97 -247 58.1% +0.40 15–7 (68%) 17–7 (71%) 106.2 -2.32
1985 20 1812 143.3 — — — — +55 +10 — 56.2% +0.36 14–11 (56%) 15–11 (58%) 100.9 +1.26
1986 21 1669 139.2 — — — — +2 +190 — 50.0% -0.14 5–8 (38%) 5–3 (63%) 96.7 -0.60
1987 22 1721 145.4 — — — — -8 +100 — 52.7% +0.26 7–7 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 99.0 -2.03
1988 23 1615 129.7 — — — — +8 +119 — 35.8% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -0.94
1989 24 1696 146.3 — — — — -18 +50 — 52.9% +0.24 4–9 (31%) 8–5 (62%) 100.1 -2.89
1990 25 1681 136.8 — — — — -3 +36 — 46.7% -0.13 8–8 (50%) 7–11 (39%) 95.7 -1.09
1991 26 1693 129.7 -2.05 +1.95 0.980 49.6% +10 +39 — 50.9% -0.16 8–4 (67%) 11–6 (65%) 107.1 +0.40
1992 27 1645 115.7 -2.91 -0.85 0.820 46.5% +25 — — 35.5% -1.00 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.9 -0.26
1993 28 1664 121.0 -0.94 -1.03 0.971 49.6% +44 -7 — 52.4% -0.19 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.34
1994 29 1639 110.6 +0.21 -2.37 0.831 46.2% +51 -6 — 43.8% -0.06 1–1 0–2 — +0.36
1998 33 1641 103.3 -1.51 -0.94 0.721 43.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.03
Career 2061 148.5 -1.80 +0.73 0.937 48.8% -6 +47 -247 53.9% +0.19 96–84 (53%) 108–83 (57%) 104.3 -0.89

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Jimmy Arias Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198015 ———R64 1–1 (50%)
198116 —R64—R64 2–2 (50%)
198217 —R32—R32 4–2 (67%)
198318 —R16—SF 8–2 (80%)
198419 —QFR16R64 8–3 (73%)
198520 —R128R128R32 2–3 (40%)
198621 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
198722 —R16R128R128 3–3 (50%)
198823 —R128—R128 0–2 (0%)
198924 —R32—R128 2–2 (50%)
199025 R128R64—R64 2–3 (40%)
199126 R32R64—R64 4–3 (57%)
199227 R128——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 2–3
(40%)
17–10
(63%)
3–3
(50%)
14–12
(54%)
36–28
(56%)

Masters 1000

Jimmy Arias Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMCMIAITA W-L
Win %
199025 R16R32QFR32R32R128R64 8–7 (53%)
199126 R32R64—R32R64R32— 4–5 (44%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)
1–2
(33%)
3–1
(75%)
2–2
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
12–12
(50%)

ATP 500

Jimmy Arias ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINMIAIWNAPITASTUWASMIAMIAMEMCANNEWTOR W-L
Win %
198116 R32———————————— 1–1 (50%)
198217 R32———R32———————— 2–2 (50%)
198318 QF———W———————— 8–1 (89%)
198419 ————R32—————QF—— 3–2 (60%)
198520 —R32——R16—————SF—— 8–3 (73%)
198621 ————R64——R16——R16—— 4–3 (57%)
198722 R64—R32—R32———R32—R16—— 6–5 (55%)
198823 R32—R64—R64———R128———— 1–4 (20%)
198924 ——R32—R64———R128—R16—— 3–4 (43%)
199025 —————R32—————R32R64 2–3 (40%)
199126 ——————R16——R64—R64— 2–3 (40%)
199227 ——————R16——R64—R32— 3–3 (50%)
199328 ———QF—————R32——— 4–2 (67%)
199833 ——————R32—————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 6–5
(55%)
2–1
(67%)
2–3
(40%)
3–1
(75%)
10–7
(59%)
1–1
(50%)
5–3
(62%)
3–1
(75%)
2–3
(40%)
1–3
(25%)
11–5
(69%)
2–3
(40%)
0–1
(0%)
48–37
(56%)

ATP 250

Jimmy Arias ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBBARDALDLBFLRGSTHAMHKGHOUMADMCU.SSTOTKYVIEWASBALBERBIRMIABOLCHACHADLBFORFORFORFRALALASLISLONLOSMEMMEXNICNOROAHORLPALPALPHIRICSANSAOSCHSCOSOUSOUSTOSTRSYDTAMTORTOUU.S W-L
Win %
198015 —————————————————R64————————————————————R64———R16————————R16—————— 2–4 (33%)
198116 —————————————————R32—————————R64————————R16———————R32—————QFSF——R32——— 7–7 (50%)
198217 ————————R64—R32—R32F—W—FSF———————————R64————R64—R16———————QF————QF———R32——— 23–12 (66%)
198318 —————R16W—————R32W———F—————————R16————R16——R32—R16SF——W—R32R16————————————F 31–11 (74%)
198419 ———QFSF—————QF—SF—R32——R32———SF—————SF——SF————QF———————QFQF————R32———————QF 24–14 (63%)
198520 ——————F———R16—R16—R32F—R32—————————————F——QF————————R32—R32———SF——R16——R32—R32 22–14 (61%)
198621 —————————R32——R16SF—R32—SF————————R32—R16—R16———R32R32————————————R16R32——R64————QF 13–14 (48%)
198722 ———R64————————FR32R16——QF————————R32——R32—————R64—R16———————————————————QF 13–10 (57%)
198823 ————————————R64——————————F——R32——————————R32——R32———————R32R32———————R32 6–8 (43%)
198924 ——————R16—————R64R32———R32—————R16——R64———————R16QF————QF—————R32——————————R16 12–11 (52%)
199025 F—QF————R32———R16————R16——R32——R32——————————R32—R16—R32——R32————QF——————————R16— 12–13 (48%)
199126 QF—————QF—————————————————F————————————R16——QF——————R32—————R16R16——— 13–8 (62%)
199227 R32R32——————————————————————R32————————R16———————————————————————— 1–4 (20%)
199328 —R32——————————————————————R16————————————————————————————————— 1–2 (33%)
199429 ————————————————————R32————R16—————————————QF———————R32—————————— 3–4 (43%)
W-L 6–3
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
12–3
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
1–1
(50%)
10–8
(56%)
14–4
(78%)
2–3
(40%)
11–2
(85%)
1–1
(50%)
16–9
(64%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
5–3
(62%)
1–1
(50%)
3–4
(43%)
4–3
(57%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–3
(57%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
3–3
(50%)
6–7
(46%)
1–1
(50%)
4–6
(40%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
4–4
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
2–3
(40%)
2–3
(40%)
4–3
(57%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
3–4
(43%)
4–2
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
13–7
(65%)
183–136
(57%)

ATP Finals

Jimmy Arias ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
198318 R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
5
Career-high date
Apr 9, 1984
First Top 100
Aug 3, 1981
First Top 50
Jul 26, 1982
First Top 20
Oct 25, 1982
First Top 10
Aug 8, 1983

Ranking History Matrix

Jimmy Arias ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198015———————————255
198116———————7571748084
198217828976819882393124202121
1983182118202212131196666
19841966655556791314
198520151921302127322525232221
198621211920202322212431454848
198722475357313928364143383434
19882334364612271108114134115126106106
198924108776967107899210095799392
199025545861675262535850596060
199126666958565856646363646363
1992278280114124185256258168177191192195
199328173174176164160169196191186194185178
199429177174171176178178181297307306297334
199530430518520571759117511671233————
199631————————936918921930
199732927931922913917915933961952———
199833——————689704698708710711
199934704704700689693700714—————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Jimmy Arias's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Kevin Curren USA #5 2,088 577 339 238 58.8% $3,054,423 5 0 0 1978–1993 Rivalries Match log
Anders Jarryd SWE #5 2,061 625 373 252 59.7% $5,371,067 8 0 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log
Henri Leconte FRA #5 2,064 590 346 244 58.6% $3,917,596 9 0 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log
Cedric Pioline FRA #5 1,984 671 370 301 55.1% $6,921,029 5 0 1 1989–2002 Rivalries Match log
Aaron Krickstein USA #6 2,043 633 381 252 60.2% $3,709,772 9 0 0 1983–1996 Rivalries Match log
Henrik Sundstrom SWE #6 1,993 249 143 106 57.4% $819,393 5 0 0 1981–1989 Rivalries Match log
Pat Cash AUS #4 2,098 344 210 134 61.0% $1,950,345 6 1 0 1981–1997 Rivalries Match log
Jakob Hlasek SUI #7 2,062 695 393 302 56.5% $5,890,993 5 0 0 1982–1996 Rivalries Match log
Guy Forget FRA #4 2,039 640 359 281 56.1% $5,669,934 11 0 2 1982–1997 Rivalries Match log
Brad Gilbert USA #4 2,056 782 506 276 64.7% $5,507,973 20 0 0 1981–1995 Rivalries Match log
Jiri Novak CZE #5 1,940 572 319 253 55.8% $7,618,613 7 0 0 1993–2006 Rivalries Match log
Juan Aguilera ESP #7 1,931 270 139 131 51.5% $825,000 5 0 1 1981–1991 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jimmy Arias born?
Jimmy Arias was born on August 16, 1964.
Which country did Jimmy Arias represent?
Jimmy Arias represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Jimmy Arias?
Jimmy Arias is 175 cm / 5'9".
Does Jimmy Arias use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Jimmy Arias uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Jimmy Arias left-handed or right-handed?
Jimmy Arias plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Jimmy Arias won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Jimmy Arias in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Jimmy Arias won?
TennisDB does not group any of Jimmy Arias's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Jimmy Arias won?
TennisDB records 5 ATP singles titles for Jimmy Arias across all categories. The latest season with a recorded title was 1983.
What is Jimmy Arias' highest ATP ranking?
Jimmy Arias' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 5, first achieved on April 9, 1984.
What is Jimmy Arias' career win-loss record?
Jimmy Arias has 281 wins and 217 losses (56.4%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1980 through 1998.
How much career prize money has Jimmy Arias earned?
Jimmy Arias has earned at least $1,830,465 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Jimmy Arias's career appear in TennisDB?
Jimmy Arias appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1998.
On which surface does Jimmy Arias have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Jimmy Arias's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 61.7% (142–88).
Who has Jimmy Arias faced most often?
Jimmy Arias' most frequent opponent is Gianni Ocleppo, with a head-to-head record of 6–1 across 7 meetings.