Javier Sánchez

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 (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 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 (born 1 February 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Sánchez won the US Open junior title in 1986, and then turned professional. He won his first professional doubles titles in 1987. His first top-level singles title came in 1988 at Buenos Aires. During his career he won a total of four top-level singles titles and 26 doubles titles. He reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 1991 and 1996, and the semifinals of the 1994 Hamburg Masters. His career-high rankings were World No. 23 in singles (in 1994) and No. 9 in doubles (in 1992).

Sánchez is a member of one of the world's most successful tennis families. His younger sister Arantxa Sánchez Vicario became the youngest-ever winner of the women's singles title at the French Open at age 17 in 1989, and went on to win several more Grand Slam titles. His older brother Emilio Sánchez was also a very successful player who won several Grand Slam doubles titles. In Javier's first career singles final in 1987 in Madrid, he faced Emilio. It was the first time that two brothers had met each other in the final of a top-level tour tournament. Emilio won the match 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. (Emilio and Javier faced each other a total of 12 times during their careers. Javier won two of their matches, and Emilio won ten.)

Doubles titles (26)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	3 August 1987	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	6–7, 3–6
Winner	1.	21 September 1987	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Carlos di Laura	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	26 October 1987	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Emilio Sánchez	Mel Purcell Tim Wilkison	3–6, 5–7
Winner	2.	16 November 1987	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Gilad Bloom	Tomás Carbonell Sergio Casal	6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Winner	3.	13 June 1988	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Rolf Hertzog Marc Walder	6–1, 7–6
Runner-up	3.	7 November 1988	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Ricardo Acuña	Jay Berger Horacio de la Peña	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	14 November 1988	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carlos Costa	Eduardo Bengoechea José Luis Clerc	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Winner	5.	8 May 1989	Munich, Germany	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Winner	6.	15 May 1989	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Boris Becker Eric Jelen	6–4, 6–1
Winner	7.	19 June 1989	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Sergio Casal	Tomas Nydahl Jorgen Windahl	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	26 June 1989	Bari, Italy	Clay	Sergio Casal	Simone Colombo Claudio Mezzadri	6–0, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	7 August 1989	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd	7–5, 7–6
Winner	9.	16 April 1990	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	7–6, 7–5
Runner-up	5.	30 April 1990	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Tomáš Šmíd Petr Korda	4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	6.	7 May 1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Juan Carlos Baguena Omar Camporese	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	16 July 1990	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Omar Camporese	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner	10.	6 August 1990	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Eric Winogradsky	Francisco Clavet Horst Skoff	7–6, 6–2
Winner	11.	8 October 1990	Athens, Greece	Clay	Sergio Casal	Tom Kempers Richard Krajicek	6–4, 6–3
Winner	12.	11 March 1991	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Jim Courier	Guy Forget Henri Leconte	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Winner	13.	20 May 1991	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Gilad Bloom	Richey Reneberg David Wheaton	7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Winner	14.	26 August 1991	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Todd Woodbridge	Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up	8.	30 September 1991	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Jacco Eltingh Tom Kempers	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	15.	13 April 1992	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Ivan Lendl Karel Nováček	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	25 May 1992	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Javier Frana	Luke Jensen Laurie Warder	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	10.	26 October 1992	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Marc Rosset	Glenn Layendecker Byron Talbot	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	11.	15 November 1993	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet	Wayne Ferreira	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	12.	11 April 1994	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Jim Courier	Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Rikl	7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Winner	16.	18 April 1994	Nice, France	Clay	Mark Woodforde	Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	13.	16 May 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Wayne Ferreira	Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Rikl	1–6, 5–7
Winner	17.	10 October 1994	Athens, Greece	Clay	Luis Lobo	Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	14.	16 January 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Luis Lobo	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	15.	6 March 1995	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Luis Lobo	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	16.	1 May 1995	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Luis Lobo	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	3–6, 4–6
Winner	18.	17 July 1995	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Luis Lobo	Arnaud Boetsch Marc Rosset	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Winner	19.	28 August 1995	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Luis Lobo	David Ekerot László Markovits	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	17.	26 October 1995	Munich, Germany	Clay	Luis Lobo	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	3–6, 4–6
Winner	20.	22 April 1996	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Luis Lobo	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	18.	6 May 1996	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Luis Lobo	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Winner	21.	13 January 1997	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Luis Lobo	Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink	6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Winner	22.	10 March 1997	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Luis Lobo	Jonas Björkman Rick Leach	6–3, 6–3
Winner	23.	12 May 1997	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Luis Lobo	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6–3, 7–6
Winner	24.	6 October 1997	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Luis Lobo	Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic	7–5, 7–5
Winner	25.	31 August 1998	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Julián Alonso	Brandon Coupe Dave Randall	6–4, 6–4
Winner	26.	2 August 1999	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Mariano Puerta	Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi	3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

External links

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