# Javier Sánchez (tennis)

Javier Sánchez Vicario (Spanish pronunciation:; 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.
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.
Sánchez and wife Isabel wed in September 1994. They have two daughters, Alba (born July 1998) and Julia (born March 2000).
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.

## 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

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Career SR | Career 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 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | 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 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | SF | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 9–8 |
| Monte-Carlo | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | F | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 13–10 |
| Rome | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | F | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 15–9 |
| Hamburg | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | 2R | 1R | A | 1 / 10 | 12–8 |
| Montreal / Toronto | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 |
| Cincinnati | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | 1R | A | 2R | A | QF | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| Paris | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 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 | N/A |

## 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 |