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Encyclopedia > Jordi Arrese
Silver
medal
Tennis
Men's singles

Jordi Arrese (b. August 29, 1964 in Barcelona, Spain) is a fomer professional tennis player from Spain. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 100. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ...


Arrese is best remembered for winning the men's singles Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home-town of Barcelona. 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. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... Marc Rosset (b. ...


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. His career prize-money earnings totalled US$1,846,849.


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Jordi Arrese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (131 words)
Jordi Arrese Castañé (born August 29, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
Born in Barcelona, Catalunya, Arrese is best remembered for winning the men's singles Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home-town.
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.
Noticias Ya.com: Jordi Arrese culpa a Pedro Munoz de romper la unidad del tenis espanol y de ser un profesional de la ... (1278 words)
Arrese, que estará presente en la Gala de la Ensaladera con la que se conmemorará hoy, en Sevilla, la Copa Davis conquistada por España el año pasado en la capital andaluza ante Estados Unidos, puso de relieve el grato recuerdo que guarda de aquel triunfo.
Por lo tanto, Jordi Arrese considera que "en el tenis está todo inventado y lo que hay que hacer es aquello que a técnicos y jugadores les mejore en su juego".
Por último, si bien España domina en tierra batida, Jordi Arrese indicó que hay que mejorar en otras superficies, aunque si que ello implique una inferioridad española en las mismas.
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