usopenresult frenchopenresult birth_date doublesrecord residence australianopenresult singlestitles plays name doublestitles highestsinglesranking birth_place singlesrecord wimbledonresult height retired weight highestdoublesranking article_title turnedpro
3r -lrb- 1977 , 1979 , 1980 -rrb- 3r -lrb- 1976 , 1979 -rrb- 2 july 1954 193 grand slam level , and davis cup -rrb- -- 170 -lrb- grand prix , wct and grand rapids , michigan , usa sf -lrb- 1979 -rrb- 3 left-handed -lrb- 1-handed backhand -rrb- victor amaya 6 no. 15 -lrb- august 4 , 1980 -rrb- denver , colorado , usa 186 grand slam level , and davis cup -rrb- -- 173 -lrb- grand prix , wct and 3r -lrb- 1981 -rrb- 2.00 0 1984 102 kg lb st on no. 16 -lrb- january 3 , 1983 -rrb- victor amaya
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victor amaya

victor amaya -lrb- born july 2 , 1954 in denver -rrb- is a former american male professional tour tennis player .
the left-handed amaya 's career-high singles ranking was world no. 15 , which he attained in august 1980 .
amaya nearly beat tennis legend björn borg in the first round of the 1978 wimbledon championships .
with his 135 mph lefty serve he had borg down 2 sets to 1 before losing 9 -- 8 , 1 -- 6 , 6 -- 1 , 3 -- 6 , 3 -- 6 .
amaya also won the 1980 french open doubles title with partner hank pfister .
amaya played college tennis at the university of michigan
