Lorena Arias

Lorena Arias
Full name	Lorena Ivette Arias Rodríguez
Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	25 January 1983 (age 41)
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$16,097
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 684 (12 December 2005)
Doubles
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