Victor Amaya (born July 2, 1954) is a retired tennis player from the U.S.
The left-handed Amaya's career-high singles ranking was world No. 15, attained in August 1980. During his career he won three ATP singles titles and six doubles titles, including the 1980 French Open doubles title with partner Hank Pfister. With Pfister he was runner-up in doubles at the 1982 US Open.
One of Amaya's memorable matches was a loss to Björn Borg in the first round of the 1978 Wimbledon Championships. With his 135 mph serve, he led Borg two sets to one and was up a break in the fourth set, but ultimately lost in five sets. After the match Borg, who was the defending champion and seeded first, commented “It was his match, if he wins one point for 4‐1 and two breaks, he doesn't lose the match.”.[1]
He played college tennis at the University of Michigan[2] and was inducted into the USTA/Midwest Hall of Fame in 2016.[3][4]
Career finals
Singles (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 1977 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1978 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–2 | Feb 1979 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 1979 | Surbiton, U.K. | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 1980 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Mar 1980 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–4 | Apr 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Aug 1980 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1978 | Louisville, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1979 | Lafayette, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jun 1980 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1980 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Nov 1980 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jan 1981 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Oct 1981 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 4–4 | Feb 1982 | Monterrey, Mexico | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–5 | Jun 1982 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–6 | Aug 1982 | Columbus, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Aug 1982 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 5–7 | Sep 1982 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–7 | Aug 1983 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ^ Neil Amdur (June 27, 1978). "Borg wins, escaping an upset". The New York Times. p. C11.
- ^ "About the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic". Blue Gray Tennis.
- ^ "Western Michigan Hall of Fame". USTA.
- ^ "Grand Rapids' Victor Amaya to be inducted into USTA Hall of Fame". MLive.com. September 27, 2016.
External links
- Victor Amaya at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Victor Amaya at the International Tennis Federation
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