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.
One of Amaya's memorable matches was a loss to
Björn Borg in the first round of the 1978
Wimbledon Championships
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is pla ...
. With his 135 mph serve, he led Borg two sets to one, then lost 9–8, 1–6, 6–1, 3–6, 3–6.
Amaya also won the
1980 French Open doubles title with partner
Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister (born October 9, 1953) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles (1981, Maui and 1982, Newport) during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP ...
.
Amaya played college tennis at the University of Michigan.
Career finals
Singles (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Doubles (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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1954 births
Living people
American male tennis players
French Open champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
Michigan Wolverines men's tennis players
Sportspeople from Denver
Sportspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Tennis people from Colorado
Tennis people from Michigan
20th-century American people
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