Jordi Arrese i Castañé (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði əˈrezəj kəstəˈɲe]; born 29 August 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Jordi Arrese
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1964-08-29) 29 August 1964 (age 60)
Barcelona
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1982
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,847,136
Singles
Career record224–210
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 23 (4 November 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1990)
French Open3R (1985, 1987, 1990, 1993)
Wimbledon1R (1991)
US Open1R (1990, 1992)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesF (1992)
Doubles
Career record83–112
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 62 (14 August 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1990)
French Open2R (1987, 1995, 1996)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Singles

Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home town. 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.

Career finals

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Singles: 12 (6 wins, 6 losses)

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Winner - Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (6–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1989 Madrid, Spain Clay   Martín Jaite 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Aug 1990 San Remo, Italy Clay   Juan Aguilera 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–1 Aug 1990 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Nicklas Kulti 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Win 3–1 May 1991 Madrid, Spain Clay   Marcelo Filippini 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jun 1991 Genova, Italy Clay   Carl-Uwe Steeb 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Jul 1991 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Magnus Gustafsson 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Loss 3–4 Oct 1991 Athens, Greece Clay   Sergi Bruguera 5–7, 3–6
Win 4–4 Nov 1991 Buzios, Brazil Clay   Jaime Oncins 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 4–5 Jul 1992 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Karel Nováček 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 4–6 Aug 1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona Clay   Marc Rosset 6–7(2–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–8
Win 5–6 Oct 1992 Athens, Greece Clay   Sergi Bruguera 7–5, 3–0 ret.
Win 6–6 Oct 1993 Athens, Greece Clay   Alberto Berasategui 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (4 wins, 6 losses)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1985 Bologna, Italy Clay   Alberto Tous   Paolo Canè
  Simone Colombo
5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1986 Bordeaux, France Clay   David De Miguel   Ronald Agénor
  Mansour Bahrami
7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1 Aug 1989 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Horst Skoff   Petr Korda
  Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–4
Win 3–1 Aug 1991 San Marino Clay   Carlos Costa   Christian Miniussi
  Diego Pérez
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Aug 1993 Umag, Croatia Clay   Francisco Roig   Filip Dewulf
  Tom Vanhoudt
4–6, 5–7
Loss 3–3 Aug 1994 San Marino Clay   Renzo Furlan   Neil Broad
  Greg Van Emburgh
4–6, 6–7
Loss 3–4 Sep 1994 Bucharest, Romania Clay   José Antonio Conde   Wayne Arthurs
  Simon Youl
4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Jun 1995 Oporto, Portugal Clay   Àlex Corretja   Tomás Carbonell
  Francisco Roig
3–6, 6–7
Loss 3–6 Aug 1995 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Wayne Arthurs   Francisco Montana
  Greg Van Emburgh
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Win 4–6 Aug 1995 San Marino Clay   Andrew Kratzmann   Pablo Albano
  Federico Mordegan
7–6, 3–6, 6–2
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