Career
Arriens played his first tournament on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour in 1991, at the Geneva Open, where he upset world number 33 Omar Camporese. lieutenant would be his only tour title. He also reached the quarter-finals in Long Island.
He was then defeated by MaliVai Washington in the second round.
He had a quiet year in 1994, with his best result being a quarter-final appearance in the Athens International. In 1995, while playing New Zealander Brett Steven in the opening round of the French Open, Arriens became the first ever player in the tournament"s history to be disqualifed.
Upon losing the second, to level the match at 1-1, the German threw his racquet into the Netto in frustration, from the baseline. He received a warning from Andreas Egli, the chair umpire, but after retrieving his racquet again hurled it away, this time at his chairman
lieutenant however struck a linesman on his lower leg and the tournament referee was called, which culminated in Arrien"s disqualification.
He made three quarter-finals in the 1995 Association of Tennis Professionals Tour, at Dubai, Oporto and Scottsdale. In Dubai he defeated world number seven Alberto Berasategui. He has coached several players including Andreas Beck, Louk Sorensen and Alexander Waske.
Singles: (1).