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Aránzazu Isabel María " Arantxa " Sánchez Vicario ( Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾanθaθw isaˈβel maˈɾi.a aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; [a] born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former world No. 1 tennis player in both singles and doubles. She won 14 Grand Slam titles: four in singles, six in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles.
May 17, 2022 · The young American went up a break in the second set too, before Sanchez Vicario got a grip on the match and turned things around. While trailing in the second set, the World No. 2 took a bathroom ...
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain rolls on the ground in pain after she injures her wrist during the Women's Singles Fourth Round match against Anke... Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain makes a double back hand return against Monica Seles during the Women's Singles final of the US Open Tennis...
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- Professional at Fourteen
- Stuns Graf
- A Decade of Winning
- Awards and Accomplishments
- Retires
- Selected Writings by Sanchez Vicario
- Further Information
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario was born on December 18, 1971 in Barcelona, Spain. Named after Saint Aranzazu, the patron saint of the Basque region of Spain, Sanchez Vicario was the youngest of four children. Her father, Emilio, is an engineer, and her mother, Marisa, is a teacher. Sanchez Vicario fell in love with tennis, or at least a tennis racket, whe...
During 1989, her third year on tour, Sanchez Vicario claimed her first Grand Slam title by winning the French Open in an upset over Graf, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 7-5. She became the first Spanish woman to win at Roland Garros. Her defeat of seemingly unbeatable Graf, who came to the French Open having won the last five consecutive Grand Slam titles and 117...
In 1991 Sanchez Vicario returned to the finals of the French Open by defeating Graf in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-0, but lost to No. 1 ranked Seles in the finals, 6-3, 6-4. With Sanchez Vicario's help, Spain won its first Federation Cup championship in 1991. The following year the Olympics were held in Barcelona, and both Sanchez Vicario and her brothe...
Briefly holding the No.1 spot in 1995 in both singles and doubles, Sanchez Vicario lost to Pierce in the Australian Open singles finals. She also reached the finals at the French Open and Wimbledon, but on both occasions fell to Graf. Their battle at Wimbledon became known as one of the best women's finals ever to be played. Tied at a set apiece, w...
Sanchez Vicario took a break after the 2000 season and skipped the Australian Open. Her best Grand Slam finish of 2001 was the third round of the U.S. Open. In 2002 she did not play at Wimbledon and did not make it beyond the first round in any other Grand Slam tournament. Although she did not win a singles title in 2002, she did win six doubles ti...
Young Tennis Player: A Young Enthusiast's Guide to Tennis. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1996. Tennis. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2000.
Books
The Complete Marquis Who's Who. New York: Marquis Who's Who, 2001. Great Women in Sports. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1996. Sports Stars. Series 1-4. Detroit: U•X•L, 1994-98.
Periodicals
"Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Announces Her Retirement." EFE World News Service(November 12, 2002). "Factfile on Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario." Agence France Presse(November 12, 2002). Kirkpatrick, Curry. "Giant Killers." Sports Illustrated(June 19, 1989): 34-9. Kirkpatrick, Curry. "The Home Team." Sports Illustrated(July 22, 1992): 172-5. Lidz, Franz. "Tennis with Plenty of Bounce." Sports Illustrated(May 14, 1990): 10-2. Pope, Edwin. "Game, Set, Classic." The Sporting News(July 17, 1995): 8. "Sanchez...
Other
"Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario." Sanex WTA Tour. http://www.sanexwta.com (January 8, 2003). Sketch by Kari Bethel
Sánchez-Vicario was a 5-time Olympian (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004). She won a Silver Medal in doubles and Bronze in singles at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, and a Silver Medal in singles and Bronze in doubles at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, solidifying her place in history as one of the all-time greats. Her stern on-court disposition ...
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