Lorena Ivette Arias Rodríguez (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
''María del Carmen'' is an opera in three acts composed by Enrique Granados to a Spanish libretto by José Feliú i Codina based on his 1896 play of the same name. It was Granados's first operatic success and, although it is largely forgotten tod ...
, represented Mexico at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
.
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
Erika Leticia Valdés Samaniego (born 20 July 1983) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
Biography
A right-handed player from Mexico City, Valdés represented the Mexico Fed Cup team from 1999 to 2002, playing in a total of seven ties. ...
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)
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1983 births
Living people
Mexican female tennis players
Washington State Cougars women's tennis players
Universiade medalists in tennis
Universiade silver medalists for Mexico
Universiade bronze medalists for Mexico
Tennis players from Mexico City
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
21st-century Mexican women