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Victor Amaya
Country	United States
Residence	Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Date of birth	July 2, 1954 (age 55)
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado, USA
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 61⁄2 in)
Weight	102 kg (220 lb; 16.1 st)
Turned pro	1973
Retired	1984
Plays	Left
Career prize money	US$694,304
Singles
Career record	186–173
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 15 (August 4, 1980)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	SF (1979)
French Open	4rd (1976, 1979)
Wimbledon	3rd (1981)
US Open	3rd (1977, 1979, 1980)
Doubles
Career record	193–170
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 16 (January 3, 1983)
	Last updated on: July 31, 2007.

Victor Amaya (born July 2, 1954 in Denver) is a former American male professional tour tennis player.

The left-handed Amaya's career high ranking was World No. 15, which he attained in June, 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^[1]

[edit] Singles titles (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1977	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Brian Teacher	6–1, 6–4
2.	1979	Surbiton, England	Grass	Mark Edmondson	6–4, 7–5
3.	1980	Washington-2, U.S.	Carpet	Ivan Lendl	6–7, 6–4, 7–5