Jordi Arrese i Castañé (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔrði əˈrezə]) (born August 29, 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 of Barcelona. 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. His career prize-money earnings totaled US$1,846,849.
[edit] Singles finals
[edit] Titles (6)
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
1989 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Martín Jaite |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
1990 |
Sanremo, Italy |
Clay |
Juan Aguilera |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner |
2. |
1990 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Clay |
Nicklas Kulti |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6) |
| Winner |
3. |
1991 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Marcelo Filippini |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
1991 |
Genova, Italy |
Clay |
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
1991 |
Hilversum, Netherlands |
Clay |
Magnus Gustafsson |
7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 1–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
1991 |
Athens, Greece |
Clay |
Sergi Bruguera |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner |
4. |
1991 |
Buzios, Brazil |
Clay |
Jaime Oncins |
1–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
1992 |
Hilversum, Netherlands |
Clay |
Karel Nováček |
2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
1992 |
Barcelona Olympics, Spain |
Clay |
Marc Rosset |
6–7(2–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–8 |
| Winner |
5. |
1992 |
Athens, Greece |
Clay |
Sergi Bruguera |
7–5, 3–0, ret. |
| Winner |
6. |
1993 |
Athens, Greece |
Clay |
Alberto Berasategui |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
[edit] Doubles finals
[edit] Titles (4)
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
1985 |
Bologna, Italy |
Clay |
Albert Tous |
Paolo Canè
Simone Colombo |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
1986 |
Bordeaux, France |
Clay |
David De Miguel |
Ronald Agénor
Mansour Bahrami |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner |
2. |
1989 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Clay |
Horst Skoff |
Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner |
3. |
1991 |
San Marino |
Clay |
Carlos Costa |
Christian Miniussi
Diego Pérez |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
1993 |
Umag, Croatia |
Clay |
Francisco Roig |
Filip Dewulf
Tom Vanhoudt |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
1994 |
San Marino |
Clay |
Renzo Furlan |
Neil Broad
Greg Van Emburgh |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
1994 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Jose Antonio Conde |
Wayne Arthurs
Simon Youl |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
1995 |
Oporto, Portugal |
Clay |
Àlex Corretja |
Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
1995 |
Kitzbühel, Austria |
Clay |
Wayne Arthurs |
Francisco Montana
Greg Van Emburgh |
7–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner |
4. |
1995 |
San Marino |
Clay |
Andrew Kratzmann |
Pablo Albano
Federico Mordegan |
7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
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Arrese, Jordi |
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| Date of birth |
August 29, 1964 |
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