Profile details
- Born
- 18 Dec 1971
- Birthplace
- Barcelona
- Country
- Spain
- Height
- 169 cm
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Career
- 1985–2002
- Sport
- Tennis
- Discipline
- Racquet
- Category
- Women
- Status
- Active
District, weight, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
- ▸Catalan Sportsman/Sportswoman of the Year
- ▸Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
- ▸International Tennis Hall of Fame
- ▸Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit
- ▸Philippe Chatrier Award
- ▸Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
Competition Appearances
7 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·2004 Summer Olympics
- ·2000 Summer Olympics
- ·1996 Summer Olympics – women's doubles
- ·1996 Summer Olympics – women's singles
- ·1992 Summer Olympics – women's doubles
- ·1992 Summer Olympics – women's singles
- ·1988 Summer Olympics
Medals
| Year | Medal | Event |
|---|---|---|
| — | Gold | Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit |
Derived from this athlete's recorded achievements. Not an official medal register.
Career Timeline
- 1988Competed at tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1992Competed at tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's doubles
- 1992Competed at tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's singles
- 1996Competed at tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's doubles
- 1996Competed at tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's singles
- 2000Competed at tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 2004Competed at tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Statistics
About
Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾanθaθw isaˈβel maˈɾi.a aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 12 weeks, as well as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 111 weeks. A defensive baseliner, Sánchez Vicario won 29 WTA Tour-level singles titles and 69 doubles titles, including 14 major titles: four in singles, six in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles.
Biography adapted from Arantxa Sánchez Vicario on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.