Javier Sánchez

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Born	(1968-02-01) 1 February 1968 Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$4,427,811
Singles
Career record	327–335
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 23 (6 June 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1990)
French Open	4R (1990)
Wimbledon	2R (1991, 1992, 1997)
US Open	QF (1991, 1996)
Doubles
Career record	379–311
Career titles	26
Highest ranking	No. 9 (30 April 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1993, 1998)
French Open	QF (1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1991, 1996, 1999)
US Open	QF (1993, 1996, 1998)

Javier Sánchez Vicario (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈsantʃeθ]; born 1 February 1968) is a former top-ten doubles professional tennis player from Spain. Sánchez won the US Open junior singles and doubles title in 1986, and reached the quarterfinal stage in the US Open men's singles event twice – in 1991 and 1996.

Career

Sánchez won the US Open junior singles and doubles title in 1986, partnering with Tomás Carbonell, and became world no. 1 junior that same year.^[1]

In Javier's first career singles final in 1987 in Madrid, he faced his brother Emilio Sánchez. Emilio won the match in three sets. Emilio and Javier would play each other a total of 12 times during their careers, Emilio winning ten of their encounters and Javier winning two. They also partnered together to win three doubles titles.

Sanchez won his first professional doubles titles in 1987 and his first singles title in 1988 in Buenos Aires. His best grand slam performances included reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open in 1991 (defeating world no. 5 Sergi Bruguera) and 1996. Sanchez also reached the semifinals of the 1994 Hamburg Masters. He won a career total of four singles titles and 26 doubles titles, and reached a career-high ranking of no. 23 in singles (in 1994) and no. 9 in doubles (in 1992).

Personal life

Sánchez is a member of one of the world's most successful tennis families. His younger sister Arantxa Sánchez Vicario achieved the world no. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, and won four Grand Slam singles titles; and his older brother Emilio Sánchez reached world no. 1 in doubles and won five Grand Slam doubles titles. They also have an older sister – Marisa – who also played professional tennis, peaking at world no. 368 in 1990.

Sanchez married his wife Isabel in September 1994. They have two daughters, Alba (born July 1998) and Julia (born March 2000).^[1]

In 2012, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario sued Javier Sánchez (and their father) for the alleged mishandling and embezzlement of her $60 million career earnings. The court case continued over three years, and in 2015 concluded in a private settlement.^[2]

Career finals

Doubles: 44 (26 wins, 18 losses)

Legend Grand Slam (0) ATP Masters Series (2) ATP Championship Series (3) ATP Tour (21)

Titles by surface Hard (6) Clay (20) Grass (0) Carpet (0)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Aug 1987	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	6–7, 3–6
Win	1.	Sep 1987	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Carlos di Laura	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	2.	Oct 1987	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	Emilio Sánchez	Mel Purcell Tim Wilkison	3–6, 5–7
Win	2.	Nov 1987	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Gilad Bloom	Tomás Carbonell Sergio Casal	6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Win	3.	Jun 1988	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Rolf Hertzog Marc Walder	6–1, 7–6
Loss	3.	Nov 1988	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Ricardo Acuña	Jay Berger Horacio de la Peña	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win	4.	Nov 1988	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carlos Costa	Eduardo Bengoechea José Luis Clerc	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win	5.	May 1989	Munich, West Germany	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Win	6.	May 1989	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Boris Becker Eric Jelen	6–4, 6–1
Win	7.	Jun 1989	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Sergio Casal	Tomas Nydahl Jörgen Windahl	6–2, 6–3
Loss	4.	Jun 1989	Bari, Italy	Clay	Sergio Casal	Simone Colombo Claudio Mezzadri	6–0, 3–6, 3–6
Win	8.	Aug 1989	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd	7–5, 7–6
Win	9.	Apr 1990	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	7–6, 7–5
Loss	5.	Apr 1990	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Tomáš Šmíd Petr Korda	4–6, 6–7
Loss	6.	May 1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Juan Carlos Baguena Omar Camporese	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	7.	Jul 1990	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Omar Camporese	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win	10.	Aug 1990	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Éric Winogradsky	Francisco Clavet Horst Skoff	7–6, 6–2
Win	11.	Oct 1990	Athens, Greece	Clay	Sergio Casal	Tom Kempers Richard Krajicek	6–4, 6–3
Win	12.	Mar 1991	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Jim Courier	Guy Forget Henri Leconte	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win	13.	May 1991	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Gilad Bloom	Richey Reneberg David Wheaton	7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Win	14.	Aug 1991	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Todd Woodbridge	Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	8.	Sep 1991	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Jacco Eltingh Tom Kempers	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win	15.	Apr 1992	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Ivan Lendl Karel Nováček	6–4, 6–4
Loss	9.	May 1992	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Javier Frana	Luke Jensen Laurie Warder	2–6, 3–6
Loss	10.	Oct 1992	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Marc Rosset	Glenn Layendecker Byron Talbot	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	11.	Nov 1993	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet (i)	Wayne Ferreira	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	3–6, 6–7
Loss	12.	Apr 1994	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Jim Courier	Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Rikl	7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win	16.	Apr 1994	Nice, France	Clay	Mark Woodforde	Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval	7–5, 6–3
Loss	13.	May 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Wayne Ferreira	Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Rikl	1–6, 5–7
Win	17.	Oct 1994	Athens, Greece	Clay	Luis Lobo	Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	14.	Jan 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Luis Lobo	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	4–6, 3–6
Loss	15.	Mar 1995	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Luis Lobo	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	May 1995	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Luis Lobo	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	3–6, 4–6
Win	18.	Jul 1995	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Luis Lobo	Arnaud Boetsch Marc Rosset	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Win	19.	Aug 1995	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Luis Lobo	David Ekerot László Markovits	6–4, 6–0
Loss	17.	Oct 1995	Munich, Germany	Clay	Luis Lobo	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	3–6, 4–6
Win	20.	Apr 1996	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Luis Lobo	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6–1, 6–3
Loss	18.	May 1996	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Luis Lobo	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win	21.	Jan 1997	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Luis Lobo	Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink	6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Win	22.	Mar 1997	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Luis Lobo	Jonas Björkman Rick Leach	6–3, 6–3
Win	23.	May 1997	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Luis Lobo	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6–3, 7–6
Win	24.	Oct 1997	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Luis Lobo	Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic	7–5, 7–5
Win	25.	Aug 1998	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Julián Alonso	Brandon Coupe Dave Randall	6–4, 6–4
Win	26.	Aug 1999	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Mariano Puerta	Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi	3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1986	Wimbledon	Grass	Eduardo Vélez	3–6, 5–7
Winner	1986	US Open	Hard	Franco Davín	6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Winner	1986	US Open	Hard	Tomás Carbonell	Jeff Tarango David Wheaton	6–4, 1–6, 6–1

References

External links

• Javier Sánchez at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Javier Sánchez at the International Tennis Federation
• Javier Sánchez at the Davis Cup