José de Armas (born March 25, 1981, in Florida)[1] is a former Venezuelan professional tennis player.

José de Armas
Country (sports) Venezuela
ResidenceCaracas, Venezuela
Born (1981-03-25) March 25, 1981 (age 43)
Florida, United States[1]
Turned pro1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 134,800
Singles
Career record17–17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 236 (19 May 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2003)
WimbledonQ1 (2009)
US OpenQ2 (2000)
Doubles
Career record12–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 231 (14 August 2000)
Last updated on: 21 September 2021.

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 edit

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 edit

Doubles: 2 (2 titles) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partnet Opponents Score
Win 1997 French Open Clay   Luis Horna   Arnaud Di Pasquale
  Julien Jeanpierre
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win 1998 French Open Clay   Fernando González   Juan Carlos Ferrero
  Feliciano López
6–7, 7–5, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 32 (22–10) edit

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 Oct 1999 Mexico F5, Playa del Carmen Futures Hard   Marco Osorio 6–3, 2–0 ret.
Win 2–0 May 2000 USA F12, Vero Beach Futures Clay   Lee Pearson 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 2–1 Jun 2000 Mexico F4, Cozumel Futures Hard   Jack Brasington 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–2 Nov 2000 USA F28, Malibu Futures Hard   Dmitry Tursunov 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–2 Feb 2001 Mexico F2, Cancún Futures Hard   Mehdi Tahiri 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–3 May 2001 USA F12, Hallandale Beach Futures Clay   Iván Miranda 1–6, 6–3, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 3–4 Oct 2001 Dominican Republic F1, Santo Domingo Futures Clay   Denis Gremelmayr 4–6, 0–6
Win 4–4 May 2002 USA F12, Tampa Futures Clay   Frank Dancevic 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 6–4
Win 5–4 Jun 2002 Venezuela F1, Barquisimeto Futures Hard   Brandon Hawk 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 6–4 Jul 2002 Venezuela F2, Maracaibo Futures Hard   Michael Quintero Aguilar 1–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss 6–5 Sep 2003 Gramado, Brazil Challenger Hard   Marcos Daniel 5–7, 5–7
Win 7–5 May 2004 USA F10, Vero Beach Futures Clay   Melvyn op der Heijde 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss 7–6 Oct 2004 Venezuela F2, Caracas Futures Hard   Jean-Julien Rojer 1–6, 3–6
Loss 7–7 Oct 2004 Venezuela F3, Caracas Futures Hard   Jean-Julien Rojer 4–6, 2–6
Win 8–7 Jan 2005 USA F2, Kissimmee Futures Hard   Alex Kuznetsov 6–1, 6–4
Win 9–7 May 2005 USA F10, Orange Park Futures Clay   Alex Kuznetsov 6–4, 7–5
Win 10–7 May 2005 USA F11, Tampa Futures Clay   Diego Álvarez 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 11–7 Jun 2005 USA F12, Woodland Futures Hard   Iván Miranda 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 12–7 Nov 2007 Venezuela F8, Maracay Futures Hard   Roberto Maytín 6–2, 7–5
Loss 12–8 May 2008 USA F9, Vero Beach Futures Clay   Chase Buchanan 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win 13–8 Jun 2008 Venezuela F1, Maracay Futures Hard   Román Recarte 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 14–8 Jun 2008 Venezuela F3, Valencia Futures Hard   Julio César Campozano 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–3
Win 15–8 Jul 2008 Venezuela F4, Maracaibo Futures Hard   Piero Luisi 6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Win 16–8 Aug 2008 Venezuela F5, Valencia Futures Hard   Brett Ross 6–4, 6–3
Loss 16–9 Sep 2008 USA F24, Irvine Futures Hard   Tobias Clemens 4–6, 4–6
Win 17–9 Oct 2008 Venezuela F7, Barquisimeto Futures Clay   Julio César Campozano 6–3, 6–1
Win 18–9 Oct 2008 Venezuela F8, Valencia Futures Hard   Julio César Campozano 6–1, 6–3
Win 19–9 Oct 2008 Venezuela F9, Caracas Futures Hard   Piero Luisi 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 20–9 Jan 2009 USA F1, Boca Raton Futures Clay   Gabriel Moraru 7–5, 6–3
Win 21–9 May 2009 Venezuela F3, Maracaibo Futures Hard   Alejandro González 7–5, 6–3
Win 22–9 Oct 2009 Venezuela F7, Barquisimeto Futures Clay   Eduardo Struvay 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Loss 22–10 Oct 2009 Venezuela F8, Caracas Futures Hard   Piero Luisi 6–1, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 14 (10–4) edit

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 Oct 1999 Mexico F6, Chihuahua Futures Hard   Daniel Langre   Luis Uribe
  Jicham Zaatini
7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 1–1 Dec 1999 Caracas, Venezuela Challenger Clay   Jimy Szymanski   Gastón Etlis
  Martín Rodríguez
4–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Apr 2000 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay   Jimy Szymanski   Jocelyn Robichaud
  Michael Sell
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 May 2000 USA F12, Vero Beach Futures Clay   Diego Ayala   Levar Harper-Griffith
  Dmitry Tursunov
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Nov 2000 USA F28, Malibu Futures Hard   Djalmar Sistermans   Sebastien Graeff
  Anthony Ross
7–6(9–7), 6–4
Win 4–2 May 2001 USA F12, Hallandale Beach Futures Clay   Nicolás Pereira   Steve Berke
  Kyle Porter
6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Jul 2001 Campinas, Brazil Challenger Clay   Flávio Saretta   Edgardo Massa
  Leonardo Olguín
7–6(8–6), 2–6, 5–7
Win 5–3 Oct 2001 Venezuela F1, Caracas Futures Clay   Giovanni Lapentti   Ivan Cinkus
  Gergely Kisgyörgy
walkover
Win 6–3 Nov 2001 Venezuela F2, Caracas Futures Clay   Giovanni Lapentti   Antonio Baldellou-Esteva
  David Cors-Pares
6–4, 6–3
Win 7–3 Oct 2002 Mexico F15, Obregón Futures Hard   Ignacio González King   Pedro Braga
  Ronaldo Carvalho
5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Win 8–3 Nov 2002 Mexico F16, Juárez Futures Clay   Ignacio González King   Bruno Echagaray
  Santiago González
7–5, 6–3
Loss 8–4 Apr 2004 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Eric Nunez   Federico Browne
  Aisam Qureshi
3–6, 3–6
Win 9–4 Oct 2007 Venezuela F5, Caracas Futures Hard   Jimy Szymanski   Piero Luisi
  Roberto Maytín
6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–1]
Win 10–4 Nov 2007 Venezuela F7, Caracas Futures Hard   Jimy Szymanski   Miguel Cicenia
  Luis David Martinez
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)

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