José de Armas explained
| José de Armas |
| Residence: | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Florida, United States[1] |
| Turnedpro: | 1999 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 134,800 |
| Singlesrecord: | 17–17 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 236 (19 May 2003) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q1 (2003) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (2009) |
| Usopenresult: | Q2 (2000) |
| Doublesrecord: | 12–13 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 231 (14 August 2000) |
| Updated: | 21 September 2021 |
José de Armas (born March 25, 1981, in Florida)[1] is a former Venezuelan professional tennis player.
De Armas reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 236, achieved on 19 May 2003. Additionally he reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 231, achieved on 14 August 2000.
Juniors
During his time as a junior, De Armas achieved doubles success on clay, and would go on to win the Junior Boys' Doubles championships at the French Open in both 1997 and 1998.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 32 (22–10)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (0–1) | | ITF Futures (22–9) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (14–7) | | Clay (8–3) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Win | 1–0 | | Mexico F5, Playa del Carmen | Futures | Hard |  Marco Osorio | 6–3, 2–0 ret. |
| Win | 2–0 | | USA F12, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay |  Lee Pearson | 6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| Loss | 2–1 | | Mexico F4, Cozumel | Futures | Hard |  Jack Brasington | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | | USA F28, Malibu | Futures | Hard |  Dmitry Tursunov | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | | Mexico F2, Cancún | Futures | Hard |  Mehdi Tahiri | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–3 | | USA F12, Hallandale Beach | Futures | Clay |  Iván Miranda | 1–6, 6–3, 6–7(7–9) |
| Loss | 3–4 | | Dominican Republic F1, Santo Domingo | Futures | Clay | Denis Gremelmayr | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay |  Frank Dancevic | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | | Venezuela F1, Barquisimeto | Futures | Hard | Brandon Hawk | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–4 | | Venezuela F2, Maracaibo | Futures | Hard |  Michael Quintero Aguilar | 1–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–5 | | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Marcos Daniel | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–5 | | USA F10, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Melvyn op der Heijde | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–6 | | Venezuela F2, Caracas | Futures | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | | Venezuela F3, Caracas | Futures | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | | USA F2, Kissimmee | Futures | Hard | Alex Kuznetsov | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–7 | | USA F10, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Alex Kuznetsov | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–7 | | USA F11, Tampa | Futures | Clay |  Diego Álvarez | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–7 | | USA F12, Woodland | Futures | Hard | Iván Miranda | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–7 | | Venezuela F8, Maracay | Futures | Hard |  Roberto Maytín | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12–8 | | USA F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Chase Buchanan | 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 13–8 | | Venezuela F1, Maracay | Futures | Hard | Román Recarte | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 14–8 | | Venezuela F3, Valencia | Futures | Hard |  Julio César Campozano | 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 15–8 | | Venezuela F4, Maracaibo | Futures | Hard | Piero Luisi | 6–3, 0–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–8 | | Venezuela F5, Valencia | Futures | Hard | Brett Ross | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–9 | | USA F24, Irvine | Futures | Hard | Tobias Clemens | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–9 | | Venezuela F7, Barquisimeto | Futures | Clay | Julio César Campozano | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 18–9 | | Venezuela F8, Valencia | Futures | Hard | Julio César Campozano | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–9 | | Venezuela F9, Caracas | Futures | Hard | Piero Luisi | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 20–9 | | USA F1, Boca Raton | Futures | Clay |  Gabriel Moraru | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 21–9 | | Venezuela F3, Maracaibo | Futures | Hard | Alejandro González | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 22–9 | | Venezuela F7, Barquisimeto | Futures | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 22–10 | | Venezuela F8, Caracas | Futures | Hard | Piero Luisi | 6–1, 5–7, 4–6 | |
Doubles: 14 (10–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (1–3) | | ITF Futures (9–1) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (5–1) | | Clay (5–3) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Win | 1–0 | | Mexico F6, Chihuahua | Futures | Hard | Daniel Langre | Luis Uribe
 Jicham Zaatini | 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | | Caracas, Venezuela | Challenger | Clay | Jimy Szymanski |  Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Jimy Szymanski | Jocelyn Robichaud
Michael Sell | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | | USA F12, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Diego Ayala | Levar Harper-Griffith
Dmitry Tursunov | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | | USA F28, Malibu | Futures | Hard | Djalmar Sistermans | Sebastien Graeff
Anthony Ross | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | | USA F12, Hallandale Beach | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Pereira | Steve Berke
Kyle Porter | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Flávio Saretta | Edgardo Massa
Leonardo Olguín | 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–3 | | Venezuela F1, Caracas | Futures | Clay | Giovanni Lapentti | Ivan Cinkus
 Gergely Kisgyörgy | walkover |
| Win | 6–3 | | Venezuela F2, Caracas | Futures | Clay | Giovanni Lapentti |  Antonio Baldellou-Esteva
David Cors-Pares | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–3 | | Mexico F15, Obregón | Futures | Hard | Ignacio González King | Pedro Braga
Ronaldo Carvalho | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–3 | | Mexico F16, Juárez | Futures | Clay | Ignacio González King | Bruno Echagaray
Santiago González | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–4 | | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Eric Nunez | Federico Browne
 Aisam Qureshi | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–4 | | Venezuela F5, Caracas | Futures | Hard | Jimy Szymanski | Piero Luisi
Roberto Maytín | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–1] |
| Win | 10–4 | | Venezuela F7, Caracas | Futures | Hard | Jimy Szymanski | Miguel Cicenia
Luis David Martinez | 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4) | |
Notes and References
- http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=C882 ATPtennis.com – Players – Profiles – Profile
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