Javier Sánchez (tennis)

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.

For other people named Javier Sánchez, see Javier Sánchez.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Vicario.

Javier Sánchez
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceAndorra la Vella, Andorra
Born (1968-02-01) 1 February 1968
Pamplona, Spain
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$4,427,811
Singles
Career record327–335
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 23 (6 June 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1990)
French Open4R (1990)
Wimbledon2R (1991, 1992, 1997)
US OpenQF (1991, 1996)
Doubles
Career record379–311
Career titles26
Highest rankingNo. 9 (30 April 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1993, 1998)
French OpenQF (1989)
Wimbledon1R (1988, 1991, 1996, 1999)
US OpenQF (1993, 1996, 1998)

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

Doubles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament1985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000Career SRCareer W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A NH A A A 2R 1R 2R QF 1R 1R 2R 3R QF 1R A 0 / 10 11–10
French Open A A 2R 1R QF 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 2R 3R A 0 / 13 12–13
Wimbledon A A A 1R A A 1R A A A A 1R A A 1R A 0 / 4 0–4
US Open A A 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R QF 2R QF 1R A 0 / 13 14–13
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 40 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 5–2 2–3 0–4 1–3 7–3 1–3 0–3 6–4 4–3 7–3 2–4 0–0 N/A 37–40
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990		 1R W 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R QF QF A 1 / 10 11–9
Key Biscayne 2R 2R A 2R 1R QF 3R SF 2R 2R A 0 / 9 9–8
Monte Carlo F QF 1R 1R 1R F SF QF 1R 1R A 0 / 10 13–10
Rome 2R A 2R 2R F 2R QF QF SF 1R A 0 / 9 15–9
Hamburg 2R SF 1R 1R 2R 2R QF W 2R 1R A 1 / 10 12–8
Montreal / Toronto A A A A A A SF A A A A 0 / 1 2–1
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid (Stuttgart) 1R A 2R A QF A 1R A 1R A A 0 / 5 3–5
Paris 1R A 1R A 1R A 1R A 2R A A 0 / 5 1–5
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 7 1 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 0 2 / 59 N/A
Annual win–loss N/A 4–7 11–3 3–6 1–4 7–7 9–4 10–8 12–4 6–7 3–5 0–0 N/A 66–55
Year-end ranking 442 351 67 76 22 30 36 48 45 26 25 31 22 36 70 257 N/A

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1986 Wimbledon Grass Mexico Eduardo Vélez 3–6, 5–7
Winner 1986 US Open Hard Argentina Franco Davín 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 1986 US Open Hard Spain Tomás Carbonell United States Jeff Tarango
United States David Wheaton		 6–4, 1–6, 6–1

References
  1. "ATP Javier Sanchez Bio". ATP Website. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. Lynch, Donal (30 June 2018). "Game, set and... cash troubles: how Wimbledon stars like Becker, Borg and Sanchez courted controversies". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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