Mexican tennis player
Lorena Arias Full name Lorena Ivette Arias Rodríguez Country (sports) Mexico Born (1983-01-25 ) 25 January 1983 (age 41) Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Plays Right-handed Prize money $16,097 Highest ranking No. 684 (12 December 2005) Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 294 (7 November 2005)
Lorena Ivette Arias Rodríguez [ a] (born 25 January 1983), known as Lorena Arias , is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
Biography
Arias was born into a Mexico City family with a history in the sport of volleyball . Her father coached volleyball and her mother, María del Carmen , represented Mexico at the 1968 Summer Olympics .[ 1]
Before joining the professional tour, Arias played four seasons of college tennis at Washington State . She is a three-time medalist for Mexico in the Summer Universiade , including the country's first ever tennis medal in 2003, partnering Erika Valdés in the women's doubles.
From 2004 to 2008, Arias competed on the professional tour, primarily on the ITF circuit. In 2005 she featured in the qualifying draws of WTA Tour tournaments in Acapulco and Bogota. She played doubles in two Fed Cup ties for Mexico in 2008, against Colombia and Canada.
ITF circuit finals
Doubles: 14 (2–12)
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
9 November 2004
Mexico City , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
Marcela Arroyo Melissa Torres Sandoval
1–6, 6–3, 0–6
Runner-up
15 November 2004
Puebla , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
Marcela Arroyo Melissa Torres Sandoval
6–2, 6–7(2) , 0–6
Runner-up
8 May 2005
Ciudad Obregón , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
Lauren Barnikow Kelly Schmandt
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up
10 May 2005
Los Mochis , Mexico
Clay
Erika Clarke
Jorgelina Cravero Flavia Mignola
3–6, 0–6
Runner-up
31 May 2005
Leon , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Andrea Benítez
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up
27 March 2007
Xalapa , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Andrea Benítez
4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up
23 April 2007
Ciudad Obregón , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Valeria Pulido
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up
14 May 2007
Irapuato , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
Courtney Nagle Robin Stephenson
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up
21 May 2007
Monterrey , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
Maria Fernanda Alves Courtney Nagle
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up
12 September 2007
Tampico , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
Catrina Thompson Christian Thompson
1–6, 4–6
Winner
1 December 2007
Mexico City , Mexico
Hard
Erika Clarke
María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Mariana Muci
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
8 September 2008
Celaya , Mexico
Clay
Angélica Chávez
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Erika Clarke
6–1, 1–6, 5–10
Winner
15 September 2008
Chihuahua , Mexico
Clay
Paula Zabala
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Erika Clarke
2–6, 6–4, 10–5
Runner-up
20 October 2008
Mexico City , Mexico
Hard
Angélica Chávez
Estefanía Craciún María Irigoyen
3–6, 4–6
Notes
^ In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Arias and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez .
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