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{{short description|Spanish former tennis player (born 1971)}}
{{Infobox Tennis player
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
| playername = Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
{{family name hatnote|Sánchez|Vicario|lang=Spanish}}
| image = ]
{{Infobox tennis biography
| nickname = The Barcelona Bumblebee
| country = {{flag|Spain}} | name = Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| residence = {{flagicon|Spain}} ] | image = Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Australian Open 2016 (cropped).jpg
| datebirth = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|12|18}} | caption = Arantxa Sánchez Vicario holding the ] trophy
| placebirth = {{flagicon|Spain}} ] | country = {{ESP}}
| height = {{height|m=1.69}} | residence = ], Spain
| full_name = Aránzazu Isabel María Sánchez Vicario
| weight = {{convert|56|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|12|18}}
| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain
| height = 1.69 m
| turnedpro = 1985 | turnedpro = 1985
| retired = 2002 | retired = 2002
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $16,942,640<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/rankings/All_Career_Prize_Money.pdf |title=Career Prize Money Leaders |website=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref>
| careerprizemoney = ]16,942,640
* ]
| singlesrecord = 759–295
| tennishofyear = 2007
| tennishofid = arantxa-sanchez-vicario
| singlesrecord = 764-296 (72.1%)
| singlestitles = 29 | singlestitles = 29
| highestsinglesranking = No. 1 (February 6, 1995) | highestsinglesranking = ] (6 February 1995)
| AustralianOpenresult = F (1994, 1995) | AustralianOpenresult = F (], ])
| FrenchOpenresult = '''W''' (1989, 1994, 1998) | FrenchOpenresult = '''W''' (], ], ])
| Wimbledonresult = F (1995, 1996) | Wimbledonresult = F (], ])
| USOpenresult = '''W''' (1994) | USOpenresult = '''W''' (])
| doublesrecord = 676–224 | Othertournaments = yes
| GrandSlamCupresult = QF (], ])
| WTAChampionshipsresult= F (])
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=676|lost=224}}
| doublestitles = 69 | doublestitles = 69
| highestdoublesranking = No. 1 | highestdoublesranking = ] (19 October 1992)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' (], ], ])
| updated = March 7, 2007
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = F (], ])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = '''W''' (])
| USOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' (], ])
| OthertournamentsDoubles = yes
| WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult = '''W''' (], ])
| Mixed = Yes
| mixedtitles = 4
| mixedrecord = {{tennis record|won=68|lost=29}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=20001427 | title=ITF tennis bio | access-date=3 August 2015 | archive-date=26 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926183013/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001427 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| AustralianOpenMixedresult = '''W''' (])
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = '''W''' (], ])
| WimbledonMixedresult = 3R (])
| USOpenMixedresult = '''W''' (])
| Team = yes
| FedCupresult = '''W''' (], ], ], ], ])
| HopmanCupresult = '''W''' (], ])
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'''Aránzazu Isabel María''' "'''Arantxa'''" '''Sánchez Vicario''' ({{IPA|es|aˈɾanθaθw isaˈβel maˈɾi.a aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo}};{{efn|In isolation, ''Vicario'' is pronounced {{IPA|es|biˈkaɾjo|}}.}} born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former ] ] type of ] player in both singles and doubles. She won 14 ] titles: four in singles, six in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She also won four Olympic medals and five ] titles representing Spain. In 1994, she was crowned the ] World Champion for the year.
{{MedalSport | Women's ]}}
{{MedalSilver | ] | Singles}}
{{MedalSilver | ] | Doubles}}
{{MedalBronze | ] | Singles}}
{{MedalBronze | ] | Doubles}}
{{MedalBottom}}
{{spanish name 2|first=Sánchez|second=Vicario}}
'''Aránzazu (Arantxa) Isabel Maria Sanchez Vicario'''<ref><small>Vicario is not her married name. It is her mother's ]. In the ], every person has two surnames: the first one comes from the father, the second from the mother. A woman therefore never changes surnames, regardless of whether she marries or divorces. When she started her professional career, she was known as Sanchez but later requested that her mother's maiden name be added. Her two brothers, Emilio and Javier, were also known as Sanchez Vicario in the Spanish-speaking world.</small></ref> (born December 18, 1971, in ]) is a former World No. 1 professional ] player from Spain. She won four ] singles titles, six Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.


==Career== ==Career==
Sanchez Vicario started playing tennis at age four, when she followed her older brothers ] and ] (both of whom became professional players) to the court and hit balls against the wall with her first racquet. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario started playing tennis at the age of four, when she followed her older brothers ] and ] (both of whom became professional players) to the court and hit balls against the wall with her first racquet. As a 17-year-old, she became the youngest winner of the women's singles title at the 1989 French Open, defeating World No. 1 ] in the final. (] broke the record the following year when she won the title at age 16.)


Sánchez Vicario quickly developed a reputation on the tour for her tenacity and refusal to concede a point. Commentator ] described her as "unceasing in determined pursuit of tennis balls, none seeming too distant to be retrieved in some manner and returned again and again to demoralize opponents" and nicknamed her the "Barcelona Bumblebee".<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/budcollinstennis0000unse/page/434 |title=Bud Collins' Tennis Encyclopedia |publisher=Visible Ink Press |year=1996 |isbn=1-57859-000-0 |editor-last=Collins |editor-first=Bud |editor-link=Bud Collins |pages= |editor-last2=Hollander |editor-first2=Zander}}</ref>
Sanchez Vicario surprised the tennis world in 1989 when, as a 17-year-old, she became the youngest winner of the women's singles title at the ], defeating World No. 1 ] in the final. (] broke the record the following year when she won the title at age 16.)


She won six women's doubles Grand Slam titles, including the US Open in 1993 (with ]) and ] in 1995 (with ]). She also won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. In 1991, she helped Spain win its first-ever ] title, and helped Spain win the Fed Cup in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1998. Sánchez Vicario holds the records for the most matches won by a player in Fed Cup competition (72) and for most ties played (58). She was ITF world champion in 1994 in singles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/PlayerBio2.asp?PlayerID=190008 |title=Aranxta Sanchez Vicario WTA Bio Page |access-date=17 March 2009 |archive-date=16 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416112729/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/PlayerBio2.asp?PlayerID=190008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was also a member of the Spanish teams that won the ] in 1990 and 2002.
Sanchez Vicario quickly developed a reputation on the tour for her tenacious fighting spirit and willingness to scamper around the court, refusing to concede a point. She was the ultimate ].{{Fact|date=August 2008}} Affectionately known as the "Barcelona Bumblebee," she "stung" some of the major competitors of her era.


Over the course of her career, she won 29 singles titles and 69 doubles titles before retiring in November 2002.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 November 2002 |title=PLUS: TENNIS; Sánchez-Vicario Ends Her Career |work=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/13/sports/plus-tennis-sanchez-vicario-ends-her-career.html |access-date=12 May 2009}}</ref> She came out of retirement in 2004 to play doubles in a few select tournaments as well as the ], where she became the only tennis player to play in five ] in the Games' history.<ref>{{cite news|title=Notebook: Rower makes history|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2004-07-01-notebook-rowing_x.htm|access-date=12 May 2009 |date=1 July 2004 |work=]}}</ref> Sánchez Vicario was the most decorated Olympian in Spanish history with four medals—two silver and two bronze.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arantxa sanchez Vicario |url=http://www.tennisfame.com/famer.aspx?pgID=867&hof_id=244 |access-date=12 May 2009 |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927183742/http://www.tennisfame.com/famer.aspx?pgID=867&hof_id=244 |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> Her medal count has since been surpassed by ] and ] with five medals each.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saul Craviotto makes history|date=7 August 2021|url=https://then24.com/2021/08/07/craviotto-makes-history-at-the-olympic-games-he-achieves-his-fifth-medal-for-spain-and-equals-david-cal/}}</ref>
Sanchez Vicario's most successful year as a singles player was 1994,{{Fact|date=August 2008}} when she won both the French Open and ] singles titles. She won eight tournaments that year.


In 2005, ''TENNIS ''magazine ranked her in 27th place in its list of ] and in 2007, she was inducted into the ]. She was only the third Spanish player (and the first Spanish woman) to be inducted.
Sanchez Vicario was a singles finalist at least twice in all four Grand Slam singles events. Her win-loss record in Grand Slam singles finals was 4–8 (3–7 against Graf and Seles). Her fourth and final Grand Slam singles title was at the 1998 French Open. Out of the 58 Grand Slam singles tournaments she played, she reached at least the quarterfinals 35 times. At the French Open, she reached at least the quarterfinals 13 times in 16 attempts and compiled a 72-14 win-loss record.


In 2009, Sánchez Vicario was present at the opening ceremony of ]'s ], the new venue for the ]. The second show court is named Court Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in her honour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/sports/tennis/09tennis.html|title=Tennis Stadium Opens (and Closes) in Madrid | work=The New York Times | first=Christopher | last=Clarey | date=9 May 2009 | access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref>
Sanchez Vicario was the World No. 1 singles player in 1995 for 12 weeks. She was the first woman since ] in 1987 to simultaneously hold the top ranking in both singles and doubles.


==Personal life==
Sanchez Vicario won six women's doubles Grand Slam titles, including the US Open in 1993 (with ]) and ] in 1995 (with ]). She also won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
She has been married twice: her first marriage to the sports writer Juan Vehils in July 2000 ended in 2001. She then married businessman Josep Santacana in September 2008, with whom she has a daughter (born 2009) and son (born 2011).<ref> Tennis.com, 21 September 2008</ref><ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927152346/http://www.zimbio.com/Arantxa+Sanchez-vicario/articles/5/Arantxa+Sanchez+Vicario+gave+birth+baby+girl |date=27 September 2009 }} Zimbio.com, 3 March 2009</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 November 2011 |title=Arantxa Sánchez Vicario alumbra a su segundo hijo |language=es |work=El Periódico de Catalunya |url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/gente/20111101/arantxa-sanchez-vicario-alumbra-a-su-segundo-hijo-1203900 |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref> In 2019, Sánchez Vicario and Santacana divorced.<ref name="Divorce">{{cite news | last=Guerra |first=Andres | title=Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ya está divorciada | url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20190321/461155672423/arantxa-sanchez-vicario-josep-santacana-divorcio-sentencia.html |access-date=18 July 2020 | work=La Vanguardia | date=21 March 2019}}</ref>


In 2012, Sánchez Vicario published an autobiography in which she claimed that, despite having earned $60 million over the course of her career, her parents had exerted almost total control over her finances and lost all of her money.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 February 2012 |title=Sanchez Vicario says $60M in career earnings gone |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/story/2012-02-08/arantxa-sanchez-vicario-blames-parents-for-lost-money/53007004/1 |access-date=3 July 2015 |work=USA Today}}</ref> The same year, Sánchez Vicario sued her father and older brother ] for the alleged mishandling of her career earnings. The court case continued over three years, and in 2015 concluded in a private settlement.<ref name="Sue">{{cite news | last=Lynch |first=Donal | title=Game, set and... cash troubles: how Wimbledon stars like Becker, Borg and Sanchez courted controversies | url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/weekend/game-set-and-cash-troubles-how-wimbledon-stars-like-becker-borg-and-sanchez-courted-controversies-37055915.html |access-date=18 July 2020 | work=Belfast Telegraph| date=30 June 2018}}</ref>
In 1991, Sanchez Vicario helped Spain win its first-ever ] title, defeating the United States in the final. She was a member of Spanish teams that won the Fed Cup four additional times in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1998. Sanchez Vicario holds the record for the most singles and doubles wins by any player in Fed Cup competition, with 72 victories.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} She also holds the records for most ties played (58) and most years played (16).{{Fact|date=August 2008}}


She has faced multiple court proceedings relating to charges of tax evasion and fraud. In 2009, Sánchez Vicario was found guilty of tax evasion and ordered to repay €3.5 million.<ref name="Evasion">{{cite news | last=Galaz |first=Mabel | title=Naming and shaming the celebrity tax dodgers | url=https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2014/05/06/inenglish/1399378385_063821.html | access-date=18 July 2020 | work=La Vanguardia | date=6 May 2014}}</ref> In 2015, Banque de Luxembourg successfully filed complaint against her for credit and property fraud amounting to $5.2 million; however, they were unable to recoup it. In 2018, Sánchez Vicario was once again charged with fraud, for deliberately misleading the courts on her financial set-up during the previous case.<ref name="Fraud">{{cite news | last=Adicott |first=Adam | title=Former No.1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Facing Financial And Personal Upheaval | url=https://www.ubitennis.net/2018/02/former-no-1-arantxa-sanchez-vicario-facing-financial-personal-upheaval/ |access-date=18 July 2020 | work=La Vanguardia | date=25 February 2002}}</ref> As of 2021, Barcelona prosecutors are seeking a four-year jail term for Sánchez Vicario, due to further allegations of fraud relating to the transfer of assets to avoid paying her debts from a previous lawsuit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Syed |first=Yasmin |date=22 December 2021 |title=Former world No 1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario facing four-year jail term for fraud |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1539824/Arantxa-Sanchez-Vicario-jail-fraud-Josep-Santacana-tennis-news |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=express.co.uk}}</ref> In 2024, she received a suspended sentence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/former-tennis-star-arantxa-sanchez-vicario-given-suspended-jail-term-2024-01-17/ |title=Former tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario given suspended jail term |date=2024-01-17 |first1=Inti |last1=Landauro |website=reuters.com}}</ref>
Sanchez Vicario was also a member of the Spanish teams that won the ] in 1990 and 2002.


As well as tennis-playing siblings Javier and Emilio, Sánchez Vicario also has an older sister—Marisa—who briefly played professional tennis, peaking at world no. 368 in 1990.<ref name="Sister">{{cite news | title=ATP Marisa Sanchez Vicario Bio | url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/190010/marisa-s-nchez-vicario |access-date=18 July 2020 | work=WTA Website}}</ref><ref name="Older Sister">{{cite news |last=Taules |first=Silvia |date=23 March 2019 |title=Marisa Sánchez Vicario, la silenciosa hermana del clan: viuda, empresaria, tenista |language=es |work=El Confidencial |url=https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/famosos/2019-03-23/marisa-sanchez-vicario-silenciosa-hermana-clan-viuda-empresaria-tenista_1889038/ |access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>
She represented Spain in five events at the 1992 and 1996 ], winning two silver and two bronze medals.


== Career statistics ==
Over the course of her career, Sanchez Vicario won 29 singles titles and 69 doubles titles. She married in August 2000 to sports journalist Joan Vehils, but her marriage lasted only 10 months. She separated from her husband in May 2001, then announced her retirement from the game shortly after. She attempted a return to the tour in 2004, playing in selected doubles events.
{{Main articles|Arantxa Sánchez Vicario career statistics}}


=== Grand Slam performance timelines ===
In 2005, ''TENNIS ''Magazine put her in 27th place in its list of ].
{{Performance key}}


==== Singles ====
In 2007, Sanchez Vicario was inducted into the ]. She was only the third Spanish player (and the first Spanish woman) to be inducted.
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==Career statistics==
===Grand Slam singles finals===
====Wins (4)====
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|- |-
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|width="50"|'''Year
|width="200"|'''Championship
|width="200"|'''Opponent in Final
|width="200"|'''Score in Final
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|1989||] || {{flagicon|West Germany}} ] || 7–6, 3–6, 7–5
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|1994||French Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|France}} ] ||6–4, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|1994||] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf ||1–6, 7–6, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|1998 ||French Open <small>(3) || {{flagicon|United States}} ] || 7–6, 0–6, 6–2
|}

====Runner-ups (8)====
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|- |-
| align="left" | ]
|width="50"|'''Year
| style="color:#767676" |NH
|width="200"|'''Championship
|A
|width="200"|'''Opponent in Final
|A
|width="200"|'''Score in Final
|A
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|A
|1991 ||] || {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} ] ||6–3, 6–4
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
|1992|| ] || {{flagicon|SCG}} Monica Seleš ||6–3, 6–3
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|1994 ||] || {{flagicon|Germany}} ] ||6–0, 6–2 | bgcolor="D8BFD8" |]
| bgcolor="D8BFD8" |]
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|1995||Australian Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|France}} ] || 6–3, 6–2
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|1995||French Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf || 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|1995||] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf ||4–6, 6–1, 7–5
|A
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|1996||French Open <small>(3) || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf || 6–3, 6–7, 10–8
|0 / 11
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|41–11
|1996 ||Wimbledon <small>(2) || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf ||6–3, 7–5
|}

===Grand Slam women's doubles finals===
====Wins (6)====
{| class="wikitable"
|-Praveen D Joshi
|width="50"|'''Year
|width="200"|'''Championship
|width="200"|'''Partner
|width="230"|'''Opponents in Final
|width="100"|'''Score in Final
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 1992 || ] || {{flagicon|TCH}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ] || 6–4, 7–6
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| 1993 || ] || {{flagicon|TCH}} Helena Sukova || {{flagicon|RSA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} ] || 6–4, 6–2
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| 1994 || US Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|TCH}} ] || {{flagicon|BUL}} ]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ] || 6–3, 6–3
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 1995 || Australian Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotna || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} ] || 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 1995 || ] || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotna || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernandez<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} Natalia Zvereva || 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 1996 || Australian Open <small>(3) || {{flagicon|USA}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ] || 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
|}

====Runner-ups (5)====
{| class="wikitable"
|- |-
| align="left" | ]
|width="50"|'''Year
|]
|width="200"|'''Championship
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|width="200"|'''Partner
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|width="230"|'''Opponents in Final
| bgcolor="lime" |''']'''
|width="100"|'''Score in Final
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| bgcolor="D8BFD8" |]
| 1992 || ] || {{flagicon|ESP}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} ] || 6–3, 6–2
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
| 1994 || French Open <small> (2) || {{flagicon|TCH}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernandez<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva || 6–7, 6–4, 7–5
| bgcolor="lime" |''']'''
|-bgcolor="CCFFCC"
| bgcolor="D8BFD8" |]
| 1994 || ] || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotna || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernandez<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva || 6–4, 6–1
| bgcolor="D8BFD8" |]
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
| 1996 || ] || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotna || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernandez<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva || 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
| bgcolor="lime" |''']'''
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
| 2002 || ] || {{flagicon|SVK}} ] || {{flagicon|RUS}} ]<br>{{flagicon|SUI}} ] || 6–2, 6–7, 6–1
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
|}
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
===Grand Slam mixed doubles finals===
|3 / 16
====Wins (4)====
|72–13
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|- |-
| align="left" | ]
|width="50"|'''Year
|A
|width="200"|'''Championship
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|width="200"|'''Partner
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|width="230"|'''Opponents in Final
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|width="100"|'''Score in Final
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|1990 || ] || {{flagicon|MEX}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} ] || 7–6, 7–6
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|1992 || French Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ] || 6–2, 6–3
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| bgcolor="D8BFD8" |]
|1993 || ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ] || 7–5, 6–4
| bgcolor="D8BFD8" |]
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
|2000 || ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ] || {{flagicon|RUS}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} ] || 6–4, 6–3
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|}
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
====Runner-ups (4)====
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
{| class="wikitable"
|A
|0 / 15
|41–15
|- |-
| align="left" | ]
|width="50"|'''Year
|A
|width="200"|'''Championship
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|width="200"|'''Partner
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|width="230"|'''Opponents in Final
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|width="100"|'''Score in Final
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
| 1989 || ] || {{flagicon|ESP}} ] || {{flagicon|NED}} ]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} ] || 6–3, 6–7, 6–2
| bgcolor="D8BFD8" |]
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| bgcolor="yellow" |]
| 1991 || ] || {{flagicon|ESP}} ] || {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf<br>{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Nijssen || 6–2, 7–6
| bgcolor="lime" |''']'''
|-bgcolor="CCCCFF"
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
| 1992 || ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–3, 4–6, 11–9
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
| 2000 || Australian Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 7–5, 7–6
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |]
|}
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
===WTA Tour Championships singles finals===
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
====Singles====
| bgcolor="afeeee" |]
=====Runner-up (1)=====
|1 / 16
{| class="wikitable"
|56–15
|- |-
|width="50"|'''Year | align="left" |'''Win–loss'''
!0–0
|width="175"|'''Location
!4–3
|width="175"|'''Opponent in Final
!7–3
|width="100"|'''Score in Final
!15–2
|-
!6–3
| 1993 || New York City || {{flagicon|GER}} ] || 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
!19–4
|}
!16–4

!18–4
====Doubles====
!23–2
=====Wins (2)=====
!21–4
{| class="wikitable"
!19–4
|-
!15–4
|width="50"|'''Year
!19–3
|width="200"|'''Location
!9-4
|width="200"|'''Partner
!15–4
|width="230"|'''Opponents in Final
!4–3
|width="100"|'''Score in Final
!0–3
|-
!4 / 58
| 1992 || New York City || {{flagicon|TCH}} ] || {{flagicon|LAT}} ]<br>{{flagicon|TCH}} ] || 7–6, 6–1
!210–54
|-
| 1995 || New York City || {{flagicon|TCH}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} ] || 6–2, 6–1
|}

=====Runner-ups (4)=====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width="50"|'''Year
|width="200"|'''Location
|width="200"|'''Partner
|width="230"|'''Opponents in Final
|width="100"|'''Score in Final
|-
| 1990 || New York City || {{flagicon|ARG}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 7–6, 6–4
|-
| 1994 || New York City || {{flagicon|TCH}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} ] || 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
|-
| 1996 || New York City || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotna || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ] || 6–3, 6–2
|-
| 1999 || New York City || {{flagicon|LAT}} ] || {{flagicon|SUI}} ]<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} ] || 6–4, 6–4
|} |}


==== Doubles ====
===Grand Slam performance timelines===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%"
====Singles====
{|class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef" |- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Tournament !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! Career SR ! Tournament !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! ] !! Career SR
|- |-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|] | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | ]
|align="center"|A | align="center" |A
|align="center"|A | align="center" |A
|align="center"|A | align="center" |A
|align="center"|A | align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" |''']'''
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" |''']'''
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" |''']'''
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center"|A | align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 11''' | align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |'''3 / 11'''
|- |-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|] | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | ]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''3 / 16''' | align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
| align="center" |'''0 / 17'''
|- |-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|] | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | ]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" |''']'''
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center"|A | align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 15''' | align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |'''1 / 16'''
|- |-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|] | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | ]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" |''']'''
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" |''']'''
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R | align="center" style="background:yellow;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''1 / 15''' | align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |'''2 / 16'''
|- |-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Grand Slam SR | style="background:#EFEFEF;" |Grand Slam SR
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 3 | align="center" |0 / 3
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 3 | align="center" |0 / 3
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|1 / 3 | align="center" |0 / 3
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 3 | align="center" |0 / 3
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4 | align="center" |0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4 | align="center" |1 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4 | align="center" |1 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2 / 4 | align="center" |1 / 3
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4 | align="center" |2 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4 | align="center" |1 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4 | align="center" |0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|1 / 4 | align="center" |0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4 | align="center" |0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4 | align="center" |0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 3 | align="center" |0 / 3
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 3 | align="center" |0 / 3
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''4 / 57''' | align="center" |0 / 0
| align="center" |0 / 2
| align="center" |0 / 1
| align="center" |'''6 / 60'''
|} |}


=== Grand Slam finals ===
A = did not participate in the tournament.


====Singles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runners-up)====
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:40px"|Year
!style="width:150px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:160px"|Opponent
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || ] || French Open || Clay || {{flagicon|FRG}} ] || 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 3–6, 7–5
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss|| ] || French Open||Clay|| {{flagicon|YUG}} ] || 3–6, 4–6
|-style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss|| ] || ] || Hard || {{flagicon|SCG}} Monica Seles || 3–6, 3–6
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss|| ] || Australian Open || Hard || {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf || 0–6, 2–6
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || ] || French Open || Clay || {{flagicon|FRA}} ] || 6–4, 6–4
|-style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || ] || US Open || Hard || {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf || 1–6, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 6–4
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss|| ] || Australian Open || Hard || {{flagicon|FRA}} Mary Pierce || 3–6, 2–6
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss|| ]|| French Open || Clay || {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf || 5–7, 6–4, 0–6
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss|| ] || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf||6–4, 1–6, 5–7
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || ] || French Open || Clay || {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf || 3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 8–10
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || ] || Wimbledon || Grass || {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf || 3–6, 5–7
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || ] || French Open || Clay || {{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles || 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 0–6, 6–2
|}


====Doubles==== ====Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runners-up)====
{|class="wikitable" {| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!style="width:40px"|Year
! Tournament !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! Career SR
!style="width:150px"|Championship
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|] !style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:160px"|Partner
|align="center"|A
!style="width:160px"|Opponents
|align="center"|A
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|align="center"|A
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
|align="center"|A
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1992 || Australian Open || Hard || {{flagicon|TCH}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br/> {{flagicon|USA}} ] || 6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' |-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss|| 1992 || French Open || Clay || {{flagicon|ESP}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|BLR|1991}} ] || 3–6, 2–6
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |-style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1993 || ] || Hard || {{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Suková || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} ] <br/> {{flagicon|ARG}} ] || 6–4, 6–2
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' |-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1994||]||Grass||{{flagicon|CZE}} ]||{{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández<br/>{{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Natasha Zvereva||4–6, 1–6
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |-style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1994||US Open||Hard||{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná||{{flagicon|BUL}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} ]||6–3, 6–3
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |-style="background:#ffffcc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1995||Australian Open||Hard||{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná||{{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández<br/>{{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Natasha Zvereva||6–3, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 6–4
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1995||French Open||Clay||{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná||{{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández<br/>{{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva||7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 4–6, 5–7
|align="center"|A
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|A
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1995||Wimbledon||Grass||{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná||{{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández<br/>{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Natasha Zvereva||5–7, 7–5, 6–4
|align="center"|A
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
|align="center"|'''3 / 11'''
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1996||Australian Open||Hard||{{flagicon|USA}} ]||{{flagicon|USA}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernandez||7–5, 2–6, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|] |-style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1996||US Open||Hard||{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná||{{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández<br/>{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Natasha Zvereva||6–1, 1–6, 4–6
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |-style="background:#ffffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||2002||Australian Open||Hard||{{flagicon|SVK}} ]||{{flagicon|SUI}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|RUS}} ]||2–6, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 1–6
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center"|'''0 / 15'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|'''1 / 16'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|'''2 / 16'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Grand Slam SR
|align="center"|0 / 3
|align="center"|0 / 3
|align="center"|0 / 3
|align="center"|0 / 3
|align="center"|0 / 4
|align="center"|1 / 4
|align="center"|1 / 4
|align="center"|1 / 4
|align="center"|2 / 4
|align="center"|1 / 4
|align="center"|0 / 4
|align="center"|0 / 4
|align="center"|0 / 4
|align="center"|0 / 4
|align="center"|0 / 3
|align="center"|0 / 4
|align="center"|0 / 2
|align="center"|0 / 0
|align="center"|0 / 1
|align="center"|'''6 / 62'''
|} |}


====Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runners-up)====
A = did not participate in the tournament.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:40px"|Year
!style="width:150px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:160px"|Partner
!style="width:160px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1989||French Open||Clay||{{flagicon|ARG}} ]||{{flagicon|NED}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|NED}} ]||3–6, 7–6, 2–6
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1990||French Open||Clay||{{flagicon|MEX}} ]||{{flagicon|AUS}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} ]||7–6, 7–6
|-style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1991||]||Hard||{{flagicon|ESP}} ]||{{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf<br/>{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Nijssen||2–6, 6–7
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1992||Australian Open||Hard||{{flagicon|AUS}} ]||{{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Provis<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} ]||3–6, 6–4, 9–11
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1992||French Open||Clay||{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge||{{flagicon|USA}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} ]||6–2, 6–3
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1993||Australian Open||Hard||{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge||{{flagicon|USA}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} ]||7–5, 6–4
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||2000||Australian Open||Hard||{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge||{{flagicon|AUS}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} ]||5–7, 6–7
|-style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||2000||US Open||Hard||{{flagicon|USA}} ]||{{flagicon|RUS}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} ]||6–4, 6–3
|}


===Summer Olympics===
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
====Singles: 2 medals (1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal)====
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'''Note:''' ''Arantxa Sánchez Vicario lost in the semi-finals to ] 3–6, 6–3, 1–6. In 1992, there was no bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semi-final players received bronze medals''


====Doubles: 2 medals (1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal)====
===Career finals===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
====Singles====
!style="width:40px"|Result
=====Titles (29)=====
!style="width:40px"|Year
{| class="wikitable"
!style="width:150px"|Championship
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!style="width:50px"|Surface
|'''Legend'''
!style="width:160px"|Partner
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
!style="width:160px"|Opponents
| Grand Slam tournaments (4)
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
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|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| Tier III (3)
|- bgcolor="#66ccff"
| Tier IV-V (4)
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===Year-end championships finals===
====Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)====
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!style="width:40px"|Result
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!style="width:40px"|Year
|'''No.'''
!style="width:150px"|Championship
|'''Date'''
!style="width:50px"|Surface
|'''Tournament Name'''
!style="width:160px"|Opponent
|'''Location'''
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|'''Surface'''
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
|'''Opponent in Final'''
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||]||New York City||Carpet||{{flagicon|GER}} ]||1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 1–6
|'''Score in Final'''
|- bgcolor="#66ccff"
| 1.
| July 11, 1988
| ]
| ]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} ]
| 6–0, 7–5
|- bgcolor="#66ccff"
| 2.
| April 25, 1989
| ] <small>(1)</small>
| ]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CAN}} ]
| 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| 3.
| June 11, 1989
| ] <small>(1)</small>
| Paris
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GER}} ]
| 7–6(6), 3–6, 7–5
|- bgcolor="#66ccff"
| 4.
| April 29, 1990
| International Championships of Spain <small>(2)</small>
| Barcelona
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GER}} ]
| 6–4, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 5.
| July 22, 1990
| ]
| ], U.S.
| Grass
| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
| 7–6(2), 4–6, 7–5
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 6.
| August 25, 1991
| ]
| ]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BUL}} ]
| 6–2, 7–5
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7.
| March 22, 1992
| ] <small>(1)</small>
| ], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ARG}} ]
| 6–1, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 8.
| August 23, 1992
| ] <small>(1)</small>
| ]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|YUG}} ]
| 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 9.
| March 21, 1993
| The Lipton Championships <small>(2)</small>
| Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 10.
| April 11, 1993
| ] <small>(1)</small>
| ], U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini
| 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 11.
| April 25, 1993
| International Championships of Spain <small>(3)</small>
| Barcelona
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
| 6–1, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 12.
| May 2, 1993
| ] <small>(1)</small>
| ]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf
| 6–3, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 13.
| April 10, 1994
| Bausch & Lomb Championships <small>(2)</small>
| Amelia Island, Florida, U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini
| 6–1, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 14.
| April 24, 1994
| International Championships of Spain <small>(4)</small>
| Barcelona
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CRO}} ]
| 6–0, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 15.
| May 1, 1994
| Citizen Cup <small>(2)</small>
| Hamburg, Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf
| 4–6, 7–6(3), 7–6(6)
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| 16.
| June 5, 1994
| ] <small>(2)</small>
| Paris
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
| 6–4, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 17.
| August 21, 1994
| Matinee Ltd. International - Canadian Open <small>(2)</small>
| Montréal
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf
| 7–5, 1–6, 7–6(4)
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| 18.
| September 11, 1994
| ]
| New York City
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf
| 1–6, 7–6(3), 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 19.
| September 25, 1994
| ]
| Tokyo
| Hard (I)
| {{flagicon|USA}} ]
| 6–1, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 20.
| November 6, 1994
| ]
| ], U.S.
| Carpet (I)
| {{flagicon|USA}} ]
| 1–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3)
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 21.
| April 30, 1995
| Open Ford International Championships of Spain <small>(5)</small>
| Barcelona
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli
| 5–7, 6–0, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 22.
| May 21, 1995
| ]
| Berlin
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BUL}} ]
| 6–4, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 23.
| April 7, 1996
| ]
| ], U.S.
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUT}} ]
| 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 24.
| May 5, 1996
| Rexona Cup <small>(3)</small>
| Hamburg, Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez
| 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–0
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 25.
| January 18, 1998
| ]
| ]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} ]
| 6–1, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| 26.
| June 7, 1998
| ] <small>(3)</small>
| Paris
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles
| 7–6(5), 0–6, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 27.
| April 25, 1999
| ]
| ]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ROM}} ]
| 6–1, 6–0
|- bgcolor="#66ccff"
| 28.
| April 8, 2001
| ]
| ]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
| 6–3, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 29.
| May 26, 2001
| ]
| ]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
| 7–5, 6–0
|} |}


====Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)====
===WTA Tour career earnings===
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|align="center"|1991
!style="width:160px"|Partner
|align="center"|0
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|align="center"|1
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|align="center"|1
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||]||New York City||Carpet||{{flagicon|TCH}} ]||{{flagicon|LAT}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|TCH}} ]||7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 6–1
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|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
|align="center"|0
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1994||New York City||Carpet||{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná||{{flagicon|USA}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|BLR|1991}} ]||3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 3–6
|align="center"|2
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
|align="center"|2
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1995||New York City||Carpet||{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná||{{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández<br/>{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Natasha Zvereva||6–2, 6–1
|align="right"|
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||]||New York City||Carpet||{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná||{{flagicon|USA}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} ]||3–6, 2–6
|-
|-style="background:#ffffcc;"
|align="center"|1993
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||]||New York City||Carpet||{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Neiland||{{flagicon|SUI}} ]<br/>{{flagicon|RUS}} ]||4–6, 4–6
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|4
|align="right"|
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|
|-
|align="center"|1994
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|9
|align="center" colspan="2"|No information
|-
|align="center"|1995
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
|align="right"|
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|
|-
|align="center"|1996
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
|align="right"|
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|
|-
|align="center"|1997
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="right"|
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|
|-
|align="center"|1998
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2
|align="right"|
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|
|-
|align="center"|1999
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="right"|
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|
|-
|align="center"|2000
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="right"|
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|
|-
|align="center"|2001
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2002
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
!align="center"|Career*
!align="center"|4
!align="center"|26
!align="center"|30
!align="right"|
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Spanish former tennis player (born 1971)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Vicario.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario holding the Australian Open trophy
Full nameAránzazu Isabel María Sánchez Vicario
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1971-12-18) 18 December 1971 (age 53)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1985
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$16,942,640
Int. Tennis HoF2007 (member page)
Singles
Career record764-296 (72.1%)
Career titles29
Highest rankingNo. 1 (6 February 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (1994, 1995)
French OpenW (1989, 1994, 1998)
WimbledonF (1995, 1996)
US OpenW (1994)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam CupQF (1998, 1999)
Tour FinalsF (1993)
Doubles
Career record676–224
Career titles69
Highest rankingNo. 1 (19 October 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1992, 1995, 1996)
French OpenF (1992, 1995)
WimbledonW (1995)
US OpenW (1993, 1994)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1992, 1995)
Mixed doubles
Career record68–29
Career titles4
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1993)
French OpenW (1990, 1992)
Wimbledon3R (1990)
US OpenW (2000)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998)
Hopman CupW (1990, 2002)
Coaching career (2015–)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Doubles

Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾanθaθw isaˈβel maˈɾi.a aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former world No. 1 defensive baseliner type of 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. She also won four Olympic medals and five Fed Cup titles representing Spain. In 1994, she was crowned the ITF World Champion for the year.

Career

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario started playing tennis at the age of four, when she followed her older brothers Emilio Sánchez and Javier Sánchez (both of whom became professional players) to the court and hit balls against the wall with her first racquet. As a 17-year-old, she became the youngest winner of the women's singles title at the 1989 French Open, defeating World No. 1 Steffi Graf in the final. (Monica Seles broke the record the following year when she won the title at age 16.)

Sánchez Vicario quickly developed a reputation on the tour for her tenacity and refusal to concede a point. Commentator Bud Collins described her as "unceasing in determined pursuit of tennis balls, none seeming too distant to be retrieved in some manner and returned again and again to demoralize opponents" and nicknamed her the "Barcelona Bumblebee".

She won six women's doubles Grand Slam titles, including the US Open in 1993 (with Helena Suková) and Wimbledon in 1995 (with Jana Novotná). She also won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. In 1991, she helped Spain win its first-ever Fed Cup title, and helped Spain win the Fed Cup in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1998. Sánchez Vicario holds the records for the most matches won by a player in Fed Cup competition (72) and for most ties played (58). She was ITF world champion in 1994 in singles. She was also a member of the Spanish teams that won the Hopman Cup in 1990 and 2002.

Over the course of her career, she won 29 singles titles and 69 doubles titles before retiring in November 2002. She came out of retirement in 2004 to play doubles in a few select tournaments as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she became the only tennis player to play in five Olympics in the Games' history. Sánchez Vicario was the most decorated Olympian in Spanish history with four medals—two silver and two bronze. Her medal count has since been surpassed by David Cal and Saúl Craviotto with five medals each.

In 2005, TENNIS magazine ranked her in 27th place in its list of 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS era and in 2007, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was only the third Spanish player (and the first Spanish woman) to be inducted.

In 2009, Sánchez Vicario was present at the opening ceremony of Madrid's Caja Mágica, the new venue for the Madrid Masters. The second show court is named Court Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in her honour.

Personal life

She has been married twice: her first marriage to the sports writer Juan Vehils in July 2000 ended in 2001. She then married businessman Josep Santacana in September 2008, with whom she has a daughter (born 2009) and son (born 2011). In 2019, Sánchez Vicario and Santacana divorced.

In 2012, Sánchez Vicario published an autobiography in which she claimed that, despite having earned $60 million over the course of her career, her parents had exerted almost total control over her finances and lost all of her money. The same year, Sánchez Vicario sued her father and older brother Javier for the alleged mishandling of her career earnings. The court case continued over three years, and in 2015 concluded in a private settlement.

She has faced multiple court proceedings relating to charges of tax evasion and fraud. In 2009, Sánchez Vicario was found guilty of tax evasion and ordered to repay €3.5 million. In 2015, Banque de Luxembourg successfully filed complaint against her for credit and property fraud amounting to $5.2 million; however, they were unable to recoup it. In 2018, Sánchez Vicario was once again charged with fraud, for deliberately misleading the courts on her financial set-up during the previous case. As of 2021, Barcelona prosecutors are seeking a four-year jail term for Sánchez Vicario, due to further allegations of fraud relating to the transfer of assets to avoid paying her debts from a previous lawsuit. In 2024, she received a suspended sentence.

As well as tennis-playing siblings Javier and Emilio, Sánchez Vicario also has an older sister—Marisa—who briefly played professional tennis, peaking at world no. 368 in 1990.

Career statistics

Main article: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SR W–L
Australian Open NH A A A A SF SF SF F F QF 3R QF 2R QF A 1R 0 / 11 41–11
French Open Q1 QF QF W 2R F SF SF W F F QF W SF SF 2R 1R 3 / 16 72–13
Wimbledon A 1R 1R QF 1R QF 2R 4R 4R F F SF QF 2R 4R 2R A 0 / 15 41–15
US Open A 1R 4R QF SF QF F SF W 4R 4R QF QF 4R 4R 3R 1R 1 / 16 56–15
Win–loss 0–0 4–3 7–3 15–2 6–3 19–4 16–4 18–4 23–2 21–4 19–4 15–4 19–3 9-4 15–4 4–3 0–3 4 / 58 210–54

Doubles

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Career SR
Australian Open A A A A 3R W QF SF W W SF QF QF 1R A F A A A 3 / 11
French Open 3R 1R QF QF SF F QF A F SF SF SF QF 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 17
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R QF QF SF QF F W QF QF QF 3R 3R QF A A 1R A 1 / 16
US Open 2R 2R 1R QF 3R SF W W QF F SF 3R SF 3R QF 1R A A A 2 / 16
Grand Slam SR 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 6 / 60

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1989 French Open Clay West Germany Steffi Graf 7–6, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 1991 French Open Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1992 US Open Hard Serbia and Montenegro Monica Seles 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1994 Australian Open Hard Germany Steffi Graf 0–6, 2–6
Win 1994 French Open Clay France Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–4
Win 1994 US Open Hard Germany Steffi Graf 1–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 1995 Australian Open Hard France Mary Pierce 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1995 French Open Clay Germany Steffi Graf 5–7, 6–4, 0–6
Loss 1995 Wimbledon Grass Germany Steffi Graf 6–4, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 1996 French Open Clay Germany Steffi Graf 3–6, 7–6, 8–10
Loss 1996 Wimbledon Grass Germany Steffi Graf 3–6, 5–7
Win 1998 French Open Clay United States Monica Seles 7–6, 0–6, 6–2

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1992 Australian Open Hard Czechoslovakia Helena Suková United States Mary Joe Fernandez
United States Zina Garrison		 6–4, 7–6
Loss 1992 French Open Clay Spain Conchita Martínez United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 3–6, 2–6
Win 1993 US Open Hard Czech Republic Helena Suková South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1994 Wimbledon Grass Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 4–6, 1–6
Win 1994 US Open Hard Czech Republic Jana Novotná Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
United States Robin White		 6–3, 6–3
Win 1995 Australian Open Hard Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 1995 French Open Clay Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 7–6, 4–6, 5–7
Win 1995 Wimbledon Grass Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win 1996 Australian Open Hard United States Chanda Rubin United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Mary Joe Fernandez		 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 1996 US Open Hard Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 2002 Australian Open Hard Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova		 2–6, 7–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1989 French Open Clay Argentina Horacio de la Peña Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Netherlands Tom Nijssen		 3–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win 1990 French Open Clay Mexico Jorge Lozano Australia Nicole Provis
South Africa Danie Visser		 7–6, 7–6
Loss 1991 US Open Hard Spain Emilio Sánchez Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Netherlands Tom Nijssen		 2–6, 6–7
Loss 1992 Australian Open Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Nicole Provis
Australia Mark Woodforde		 3–6, 6–4, 9–11
Win 1992 French Open Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Lori McNeil
United States Bryan Shelton		 6–2, 6–3
Win 1993 Australian Open Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Zina Garrison
United States Rick Leach		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2000 Australian Open Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Rennae Stubbs
United States Jared Palmer		 5–7, 6–7
Win 2000 US Open Hard United States Jared Palmer Russia Anna Kournikova
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 6–4, 6–3

Summer Olympics

Singles: 2 medals (1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Bronze 1992 Barcelona Clay Tied DNP
Silver 1996 Atlanta Hard United States Lindsay Davenport 6–7, 2–6

Note: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario lost in the semi-finals to Jennifer Capriati 3–6, 6–3, 1–6. In 1992, there was no bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semi-final players received bronze medals

Doubles: 2 medals (1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver 1992 Barcelona Clay Spain Conchita Martínez United States Gigi Fernández
United States Mary Joe Fernandez		 5–7, 6–2, 2–6
Bronze 1996 Atlanta Hard Spain Conchita Martínez Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Netherlands Brenda Schultz		 6–3, 6–1

Year-end championships finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1993 New York City Carpet Germany Steffi Graf 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 1–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1990 New York City Carpet Argentina Mercedes Paz United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie		 6–7, 4–6
Win 1992 New York City Carpet Czechoslovakia Helena Suková Latvia Larisa Neiland
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná		 7–6, 6–1
Loss 1994 New York City Carpet Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win 1995 New York City Carpet Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1996 New York City Carpet Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Mary Joe Fernandez		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1999 New York City Carpet Latvia Larisa Neiland Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova		 4–6, 4–6

See also

Notes

  1. In isolation, Vicario is pronounced [biˈkaɾjo].

References

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