Arantxa Sanchez Vicario - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia I Love to read n write about Interesting People Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Born 18 December 1971 (age 44) Barcelona, Spain (1971-12-18) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Spouse Jose Santacana (m. 2008), Juan Vehils (m. ?–2001) Children Leo Santacana, Arantxa Santacana Books Tennis, The Young Tennis Player Parents Marisa Vicario Rubio, Emilio Sanchez Similar People Conchita Martinez, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Emilio Sanchez, Martina Navratilova Spanish tennis player arantxa sanchez vicario biography and life story Sponsored Links Aranzazu Isabel Maria "Arantxa" Sanchez Vicario ([aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former World No. 1 professional tennis player. She won four Grand Slam singles titles, six Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.

Career Arantxa Sanchez Vicario started playing tennis at the age of four, when she followed her older brothers Emilio Sanchez and Javier Sanchez (both of whom became professional players) to the court and hit balls against the wall with her first racquet. As a 17-year-old, she became the youngest winner of the women's singles title at the 1989 French Open, defeating World No. 1 Steffi Graf in the final. (Monica Seles broke the record the following year when she won the title at age 16.) Sanchez Vicario quickly developed a reputation on the tour for her tenacity and refusal to concede a point. Commentator Bud Collins described her as "unceasing in determined pursuit of tennis balls, none seeming too distant to be retrieved in some manner and returned again and again to demoralize opponents" and nicknamed her the "Barcelona Bumblebee". She won six women's doubles Grand Slam titles, including the US Open in 1993 (with Helena Sukova) and Wimbledon in 1995 (with Jana Novotna). She also won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.

In 1991, she helped Spain win its first-ever Fed Cup title, and helped Spain win the Fed Cup in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1998. Sanchez Vicario holds the records for the most matches won by a player in Fed Cup competition (72) and for most ties played (58). She was ITF world champion in 1994 in singles. Sanchez Vicario was also a member of the Spanish teams that won the Hopman Cup in 1990 and 2002. Sponsored Links Over the course of her career, Sanchez Vicario won 29 singles titles and 69 doubles titles before retiring in November 2002. She came out of retirement in 2004 to play doubles in a few select tournaments as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she became the only tennis player to play in five Olympics in the Games history. Sanchez Vicario is the most decorated Olympian in Spanish history with four medals – two silver and two bronze.

In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put her in 27th place in its list of 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS era and in 2007, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was only the third Spanish player (and the first Spanish woman) to be inducted. In 2009, Sanchez Vicario was present at the opening ceremony of Madrid's Caja Magica, the new venue for the Madrid Masters. The second show court is named Court Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in her honour. Personal life She has been married twice: her first marriage to the sportswriter Juan Vehils ended in 2001. She married the businessman Josep Santacana in September 2008. Their first baby, a girl also named Arantxa, was born on 27 February 2009. Sanchez Vicario gave birth to their second child, a boy named Leo, on 28 October 2011.

In 2012 it was reported that, despite having earned $60 million over the course of her career, Sanchez Vicario's parents had "lost" all of her money, and that she was actually in debt to Spanish tax authorities. Singles: 2 medals (1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal) Arantxa Sanchez Vicario lost in the semi-finals to Jennifer Capriati 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. In 1992, there was no bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semi-final players received bronze medals Singles Key Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup - / Fed Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended. Doubles Arantxa Sanchez Vicario - Slide Show - YouTube Arantxa Sanchez Vicario - Slide Show Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Oct 24, 2014 Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; born 18 December 1971 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish former World No. 1 professional tennis player. She won four Grand Slam singles titles, six Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Category Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | Tennis Player Profile at Sports Pundit Spain Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario is a retired professional tennis player, and the first Spanish athlete to be ranked World’s No.

1, simultaneously in both the Singles and Doubles rankings roster. Born as Aránzazu Arantxa Isabel Maria Sánchez in Barcelona on December 18, 1971, she began playing tennis when she was merely four years old. Her brothers Emilio and Javier brought the pre-school aged Arantxa to the court every time they practiced, with the little tot hitting tennis balls against the wall with her first racquet. In 1989, when she was just 17 years old, Sanchez-Vicario became the youngest player to win the French Open title, and the opponent she beat was another tennis great Steffi Graf. (The next year, this very distinction was snatched by Monica Seles, who won the same title at just 16 years old). Over time, Sánchez-Vicario established herself as a powerful athlete, tenacious and determined to win the victorious trophy. Her 18-year career includes twenty-nine (29) career singles titles and sixty-seven (67) doubles titles. She was consistently included in the World Top 10 for eleven (11) years, holding the No. 1 spot for twelve weeks sometime in her career.

Her career statistics boasts a 759-295 win-loss record. Nicknamed the “Barcelona Bumblebee,” she was the valuable asset of her home country’s Fed Cup team. She played for them sixteen years total, being part of the winning team in 1991, in 1993, in 1994, in 1995, and in 1998. She also represented Spain in the Olympics, earning the singles bronze medal and the doubles silver medal in 1992 and the singles silver medal as well as the doubles bronze medal in 1996. She is the most decorated Spanish athlete in Olympics history. In 2007, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Improve this page!

Latest edit made by Maree Cartujano Share this page: About: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario About: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario An Entity of Type : athlete , from Named Graph : , within Data Space : dbpedia.org Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario ([aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former World No. 1 professional tennis player. She won four Grand Slam singles titles, six Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.

Property abstract أرانتشا سانتشيث فيكاريو (بالإسبانية: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario، ولدت في 18 ديسمبر 1971، برشلونة، إسبانيا) لاعبة كرة مضرب إسبانية.حصلت على ميداليتين فضيتين وبرونزيتين في دورة الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية، كما فازت ب 14 بطولة جراند سلام: 4 بطولات فردية، 6 بطولات في فئة زوجي للسيدات، و4 بطولات في فئة زوجي مختلط. (ar) Aránzazu "Arantxa" Isabel María Sánchez Vicario (Barcelona, España, 18 de diciembre de 1971) es una ex tenista española. Durante su carrera fue número 1 del mundo de la WTA en 1995.

Ganó cuatro títulos del Grand Slam en categoría individual, seis en categoría de dobles y cuatro en dobles mixtos, además de cuatro medallas olímpicas y cinco títulos de Copa Federación con el equipo español. (es) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (* 18. Dezember 1971 in Barcelona) ist eine ehemalige spanische Tennisspielerin. Die Sandplatzspezialistin war die erste spanische Nummer 1 der Tennis-Weltrangliste (im Einzel und im Doppel), gewann vier Grand-Slam-Titel im Einzel und sechs im Doppel. (de) Aránzazu Isabel María Sánchez Vicario, dite Arantxa Sánchez, est une joueuse de tennis espagnole née le 18 décembre 1971 à Barcelone. Professionnelle de 1985 à 2002 et numéro un mondiale au classement WTA en 1995, elle remporta durant sa carrière quatre tournois du Grand Chelem en simple, six en double dames et quatre en double mixte.

(fr) Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario ([aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former World No. 1 professional tennis player. She won four Grand Slam singles titles, six Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. (en) Considerata tra le migliori tenniste a cavallo tra la fine degli anni ottanta e l'inizio degli anni novanta, ha vinto 4 titoli in tornei singolari del grande slam (3 di questi nell'Open di Francia) e 6 titoli in doppio. È arrivata in finale in altre 8 occasioni nei tornei singolari del grande slam. È ricordata da molti per le grandi battaglie contro le sue rivali "storiche" Monica Seles, Sabatini e soprattutto la tedesca Steffi Graf.

(it) アランチャ・サンチェス・ビカリオ（Arantxa Sánchez Vicario、1971年12月18日 - ）は、スペイン・バルセロナ出身の元女子プロテニス選手。 全仏オープン3勝、全米オープン1勝を挙げ、4大大会「4勝」を記録したスペイン最大の女子テニス選手である。 2人の兄、エミリオ・サンチェスとハビエル・サンチェスもプロテニス選手で、アランチャは4人兄妹の末っ子である。1歳年下のコンチタ・マルティネスとともに、長年にわたりスペインの女子テニス界をリードしてきた2強豪であった。 彼女は選手登録名の姓を本名の「アランチャ・サンチェス・ビカリオ」にしたが、日本語メディアの報道では簡略形の「アランチャ・サンチェス」で記載されることが多かった。 (ja) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Barcelona, 18

 december 1971) is een voormalig professioneel tennisspeelster.

De Spaanse speelde 17 jaar lang in toernooien van de WTA. In juni 1985 werd ze beroepstennisser. Ze won 29 enkelspeltoernooien, waarvan vier grandslamtitels: In 1995 bekleedde ze gedurende 12 weken de nummer een-positie.Ze nam op 12 november 2002, toen ze dertig jaar was, afscheid van het proftennis. Ze is de enige tennisspeler in de geschiedenis van het Olympisch tennis die vijf keer deelnam aan de Zomerspelen. In 1988 was ze er voor de eerste keer bij, toen strandde ze in de eerste ronde. In haar thuisland Spanje behaalde ze op de Spelen van 1992 in Barcelona de halve finale en de bronzen medaille. Ze haalde er ook de bronzen medaille in het vrouwendubbelspel.

In 1996 te Atlanta boekte ze haar beste resultaat: ze behaalde de zilveren medaille door in de finale te verliezen van Lindsay Davenport. Ze won er ook de bronzen medaille in het vrouwendubbelspel. In 2000 ging ze ook naar Sydney waar ze van de latere winnares Venus Williams verloor in de kwartfinale. In 2004 deed ze voor de laatste maal mee. In de Griekse hoofdstad Athene kwam ze in het vrouwendubbeltoernooi aan de zijde van Anabel Medina Garrigues niet verder dan de eerste ronde. (nl) Aránzazu "Arantxa" Isabel María Sánchez Vicario (Barcelona, Espanha, 18 de dezembro de 1971) é uma ex-tenista profissional espanhola. Foi número 1 em simples e duplas. Arantxa é membro do International Tennis Hall of Fame desde 2007. (pt) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ur.

18 grudnia 1971 w Barcelonie), tenisistka hiszpańska, liderka rankingu światowego w grze pojedynczej i podwójnej, zwyciężczyni 14 turniejów wielkoszlemowych (w singlu, deblu i mikście), medalistka olimpijska, zdobywczyni Pucharu Federacji. Pochodzi z rodziny tenisowej, jej starsi bracia Emilio i Javier byli znanymi zawodnikami. Treningi tenisowe rozpoczęła jako 6-latka. (pl) Ара́нча Са́нчес-Вика́рио (исп. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, родилась 18 декабря 1971 в Барселоне, Испания) — знаменитая испанская теннисистка.Младшая сестра теннисистов Эмилио и Хавьера Санчесов.

(ru) 阿兰扎祖·伊莎贝尔·玛丽亚·桑切斯·维卡里奥（Aránzazu Isabel Maria Sanchez Vicario，1971年12月18日－），西班牙退役女子网球运动员為第7位登上WTA單打排名第1的選手，4次网球大满贯单打和10次大满贯双打（包括女双和混双）冠军得主，出生于巴塞罗那，人称“巴塞罗那大黄蜂”（Barcelona Bumblebee）。她曾在1995年2月成为世界排名第一，并于2007年入选国际网球名人堂。 (zh) comment أرانتشا سانتشيث فيكاريو (بالإسبانية: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario، ولدت في 18 ديسمبر 1971، برشلونة، إسبانيا) لاعبة كرة مضرب إسبانية.حصلت على ميداليتين فضيتين وبرونزيتين في دورة الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية، كما فازت ب 14 بطولة جراند سلام: 4 ب

طولات فردية، 6 بطولات في فئة زوجي للسيدات، و4 بطولات في فئة زوجي مختلط.

(ar) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (* 18. Dezember 1971 in Barcelona) ist eine ehemalige spanische Tennisspielerin. Die Sandplatzspezialistin war die erste spanische Nummer 1 der Tennis-Weltrangliste (im Einzel und im Doppel), gewann vier Grand-Slam-Titel im Einzel und sechs im Doppel. (de) Aránzazu Isabel María Sánchez Vicario, dite Arantxa Sánchez, est une joueuse de tennis espagnole née le 18 décembre 1971 à Barcelone. Professionnelle de 1985 à 2002 et numéro un mondiale au classement WTA en 1995, elle remporta durant sa carrière quatre tournois du Grand Chelem en simple, six en double dames et quatre en double mixte. (fr) Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario ([aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former World No.

1 professional tennis player. She won four Grand Slam singles titles, six Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. (en) Considerata tra le migliori tenniste a cavallo tra la fine degli anni ottanta e l'inizio degli anni novanta, ha vinto 4 titoli in tornei singolari del grande slam (3 di questi nell'Open di Francia) e 6 titoli in doppio. È arrivata in finale in altre 8 occasioni nei tornei singolari del grande slam. È ricordata da molti per le grandi battaglie contro le sue rivali "storiche" Monica Seles, Sabatini e soprattutto la tedesca Steffi Graf. (it) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ur.

18 grudnia 1971 w Barcelonie), tenisistka hiszpańska, liderka rankingu światowego w grze pojedynczej i podwójnej, zwyciężczyni 14 turniejów wielkoszlemowych (w singlu, deblu i mikście), medalistka olimpijska, zdobywczyni Pucharu Federacji. Pochodzi z rodziny tenisowej, jej starsi bracia Emilio i Javier byli znanymi zawodnikami. Treningi tenisowe rozpoczęła jako 6-latka. (pl) Ара́нча Са́нчес-Вика́рио (исп. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, родилась 18 декабря 1971 в Барселоне, Испания) — знаменитая испанская теннисистка.Младшая сестра теннисистов Эмилио и Хавьера Санчесов.

(ru) 阿兰扎祖·伊莎贝尔·玛丽亚·桑切斯·维卡里奥（Aránzazu Isabel Maria Sanchez Vicario，1971年12月18日－），西班牙退役女子网球运动员為第7位登上WTA單打排名第1的選手，4次网球大满贯单打和10次大满贯双打（包括女双和混双）冠军得主，出生于巴塞罗那，人称“巴塞罗那大黄蜂”（Barcelona Bumblebee）。她曾在1995年2月成为世界排名第一，并于2007年入选国际网球名人堂。 (zh) Aránzazu "Arantxa" Isabel María Sánchez Vicario (Barcelona, España, 18 de diciembre de 1971) es una ex tenista española.Durante su carrera fue número 1 del mundo de la WTA en 1995.

Ganó cuatro títulos del Grand Slam en categoría individual, seis en categoría de dobles y cuatro en dobles mixtos, además de cuatro medallas olímpicas y cinco títulos de Copa Federación con el equipo español. (es) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Barcelona, 18 december 1971) is een voormalig professioneel tennisspeelster. De Spaanse speelde 17 jaar lang in toernooien van de WTA. In juni 1985 werd ze beroepstennisser.Ze won 29 enkelspeltoernooien, waarvan vier grandslamtitels:In 1995 bekleedde ze gedurende 12 weken de nummer een-positie.Ze nam op 12 november 2002, toen ze dertig jaar was, afscheid van het proftennis.

(nl) アランチャ・サンチェス・ビカリオ（Arantxa Sánchez Vicario、1971年12月18日 - ）は、スペイン・バルセロナ出身の元女子プロテニス選手。全仏オープン3勝、全米オープン1勝を挙げ、4大大会「4勝」を記録したスペイン最大の女子テニス選手である。2人の兄、エミリオ・サンチェスとハビエル・サンチェスもプロテニス選手で、アランチャは4人兄妹の末っ子である。1歳年下のコンチタ・マルティネスとともに、長年にわたりスペインの女子テニス界をリードしてきた2強豪であった。彼女は選手登録名の姓を本名の「アランチャ・サンチェス・ビカリオ」にしたが、日本語メディアの報道では簡略形の「アランチャ・サンチェス」で記載されることが多かった。 (ja) Aránzazu "Arantxa" Isabel María Sánchez Vicario (

Barcelona, Espanha, 18 de dezembro de 1971) é uma ex-tenista profissional espanhola.

Foi número 1 em simples e duplas.Arantxa é membro do International Tennis Hall of Fame desde 2007. (pt) The My Hero Project - Arantxa S�nchez Vicario ARANTXA Sï¿½NCHEZ VICARIO by Elisa from Tampico, Mexico Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Arantxa Sï¿½nchez Vicario was born in Barcelona, Spain, on December 18, 1971. She was born in a family with lots of values and lots of love. She was the youngest of four siblings. Her family loved tennis, so at the age of 4 she started playing, following in the footsteps of two of her older brothers, Javier and Emilio. At the age of 14 she became a professional. She has a lot of courage and determination. That's why she finished school and became one of the best of her generation. She also finished her career with a lot of integrity. This athlete is special for me because she won 1st place in the world in tennis. She won a match against the number one player in the world in 1994.

She has been a great example for a lot of people around the world because of her courage and determination. She is a hero because she has shown the world that perseverance, hard work and desire are the basic qualities for succeeding. She has also shown that if you want something, no matter how hard it is, you can achieve it. One remarkable thing about Arantxa is that she never gives up, and when something is tougher than other things, she gives more of herself to accomplish her goal. This research makes me realize that heroes aren't only famous, they are also people who have passed through many difficulties and have overcome many fears and obstacles. They teach us to never give up. I would like to have a lot of courage like my hero someday. Arantxa Sï¿½nchez Vicario goes beyond being a celebrity, because she sacrificed many things and still, like all outstanding people, she keeps teaching us about life. Heroes have left a very special mark on history because more than one person admires them for their courage, skills, feelings, etc.

Iï¿½m sure that they have inspired a lot of people, and even though society in general might forget them, these heroes will always be in the hearts and souls of all the people they have helped. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Biography (Tennis Player) Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain Best known as: 1995 ranked no. 1 in women's tennis by the WTA Arantxa Sanchez Vicario had a long career in women's tennis, and in 1995 she became the first Spaniard, male or female, to be ranked no. 1 in the world. Known to sports writers as the "Barcelona Bumblebee," she was famous for her on-court tenacity and persistence and her off-court grace and charm. Sanchez Vicario was a talented young player who gained international attention after her 1988 victory over Chris Evert in the third round of the French Open. In 1989, at the age of 17, Sanchez Vicario beat Steffi Graf to win the French Open, at the time the youngest-ever to win the women's singles title ( Monica Seles broke that record the following year).

By 1994, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario was at the top of her game: she won both the U.S. Open and the French Open, and ESPN named her the best woman tennis player of the year. Over her career (1985-2002) she won 759 WTA matches, including 29 singles titles and 69 doubles titles. She won four Grand Slam singles titles (and was in 12 final matches, often losing to Graf), as well as six women's doubles titles and four mixed doubles titles. She also led Spain to dominance in the Fed Cup and medalled in four Olympics. A specialist on clay courts and an excellent team player, in 2005 Sanchez Vicario was chosen by Tennis magazine as one of the 40 greatest players of the "tennis era" (1965-2005). Extra credit: Professional tennis players Emilio and Javier Sanchez are brothers to Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.

Emilio Sanchez - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I am Smart, Intelligent and Hard Working who Loves to help :) Emilio Sanchez Born 29 May 1965 (age 50) Madrid, Spain (1965-05-29) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Similar People Sergio Casal, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Andres Gomez, Alex Corretja, Martina Navratilova Hand fed tennis drill emilio sanchez 1 Sponsored Links Emilio Angel Sanchez Vicario (born 29 May 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. He is the brother of multiple Grand Slam winner Arantxa. Sanchez since retiring captained his nation to Davis Cup success in 2008. In 2012 Sanchez was a tournament director for two wheelchair tennis events. Tennis footwork footwork drill with emilio sanchez Playing career Born in Madrid, Spain, Sanchez turned professional in 1984 and won his first top-level singles title in Nice, France in 1986.

He won 15 singles titles during his career, including the Italian Open (Tennis Masters Series event) in 1991. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 7. In men's doubles, Sanchez captured 50 men's doubles titles, including three at Grand Slam events. In 1988, he won the men's doubles titles at both the French Open (with Andres Gomez) and the US Open (with Sergio Casal). He won the French Open title again (with Casal) in 1990. Sanchez and Casal were also the men's doubles runners-up at Wimbledon in 1987, and the pair won the silver medal for Spain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Sanchez was ranked World No. 1 in men's doubles in 1989. Sponsored Links Sanchez won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in 1987, at the French Open (with Pam Shriver) and the US Open (with Martina Navratilova). Sanchez often played for Spain in international team events.

He was a member of Spain's Davis Cup team from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, compiling a 32–23 record. And he was part of the Spanish teams that won the Hopman Cup in 1990 and the World Team Cup in 1992. Sanchez is the brother of Javier Sanchez Vicario and former World No. 1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. In 1987, Emilio and Javier met in the final at Madrid, with Emilio winning the match 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. Emilio and Javier faced each other 12 times during their professional careers, with Emilio winning 10 of their matches. In the third round of the 1992 US Open, Emilio defeated Javier 5–7, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4. Sanchez retired from the professional tour in 1997. Coaching career He was the captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team for three years; his tenure there culminated in Spain's 2008 Davis Cup championship.

He resigned as captain after the win. In 2009, he signed a contract with the Brazilian tennis confederation to coordinate the sport in Brazil. Grand Slam record Arantxa Sánchez Vicario - YouTube Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Oct 7, 2014 Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾantʃa ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; born 18 December 1971 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish former World No. 1 professional tennis player. She won four Grand Slam singles titles, six Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. This video is targeted to blind users.

Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video Category Steffi Graf (Tennis Player) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Show Less A mixture of injury problems, personal difficulties, and loss of form made 1991 a tough year for Graf. … Read More Seles established herself as the new dominant player on the women's tour, winning the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open and, in March, ending Graf's record 186 consecutive-weeks hold on the World No. 1 ranking. Graf briefly regained the top ranking after winning at Wimbledon but lost it again after her loss to Navratilova at the US Open.<br /><br /> Graf lost an Australian Open quarterfinal to Jana NovotnÃ¡, the first time she did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament since the 1986 French Open. She then lost to Sabatini in her next three tournaments before winning the U.S. Hardcourt Championships in San Antonio, beating Monica Seles in the final. After losing a fifth straight time to Sabatini in Amelia Island, Florida, Graf again defeated Seles in the Hamburg final.

Following her tournament victory in German Open in Berlin, Graf suffered one of the worst defeats of her career in a French Open semifinal where she won only two games against Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario and lost her first 6â0 set since 1984. At Wimbledon, however, Graf captured her third women's crown, this time at Sabatini's expense. Sabatini served for the match twice, and was two points away from her first Wimbledon title. After breaking Sabatini's serve to even the third set at 6â6, Graf defeated Sabatini by winning the next two games to take the match 6â4, 3â6, 8â6. Read Less … Martina Navratilova then defeated Graf 7â6, 6â7, 6â4 in a US Open semifinal, the first time she had beaten Graf in four years. Graf then won in Leipzig, with her 500th career victory coming in a quarterfinal against Judith Wiesner.

After winning two more indoor tournaments at ZÃ¼rich and Brighton, she failed once again in the Virginia Slims Championships, losing her quarterfinal to NovotnÃ¡. Soon after, she split with her long-time coach, Pavel SloÅ¾il. <br /><br />A bout of rubella forced Graf to miss the first major event of 1992, the Australian Open. Her year continued indifferently with losses in three of her first four tournaments, including a semifinal loss to Jana NovotnÃ¡ in Chicago. Read Less It was Graf's second consecutive loss to Novotna, and dating back to their 1991 Australian Open quarterfinal match, Jana had won three of their last five meetings. … Read More At Boca Raton, Florida, Graf reached her first final of the year, where she faced Conchita MartÃ­nez for the title. In their five previous head-to-head matches, Graf had defeated MartÃ­nez each time. Even though Conchita won the opening set, Graf went on to prevail 3â6, 6â2, 6â0.

She lost twice to Sabatini in the early spring at the Lipton International and the Bausch & Lomb Championships; however, the Bausch & Lomb loss would be Graf's final loss to Sabatini, winning her next, and last, 8 matches against Sabatini.<br /><br /> Victories at Hamburg and Berlin (beating Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario in the finals of both) prepared her for the French Open, where she defeated SÃ¡nchez Vicario in the semifinals after losing the first set 6â0. Graf then renewed her rivalry with Monica Seles in the final, which Monica Seles won 10â8 in the third set. Monica won the match on her 5th match point; Graf came within 2 points of winning the match a few games earlier.

At Wimbledon, after struggling through early-round three-setters against lowly ranked Mariaan de Swardt and Patty Fendick, she easily defeated Natasha Zvereva in a quarterfinal, Sabatini in a semifinal, and Monica Seles in the final 6â2, 6â1, with Monica playing in almost complete silence because of widespread media and player criticism of her grunting. Graf then won all five of her Fed Cup matches, helping Germany defeat Spain in the final by defeating Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario 6â4, 6â2. Read Less 1993 - 1996 4 More Events 1993 24 Years Old Graf began 1993 with four losses in her first six tournaments of the year: two to Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario and one each to Seles and the 36-year-old Martina Navratilova.

… Read More She struggled at the tournament in Berlin where she lost a 6â0 set to the unheralded Sabine Hack before defeating Mary Joe FernÃ¡ndez and Sabatini in three-set matches to claim her seventh title there in eight years.<br /><br /> Monica Seles beat Graf in three sets in the final of the Australian Open 4â6, 6â3, 6â2. This cemented Seles as the dominant #1 player in the world, having won 5 of the previous 6, 7 of the previous 9, and 8 of the previous 12 major singles titles. In that timespan of 12 majors, Graf had won twice (1991 and 1992 Wimbledon) in comparison.<br /><br /> During a quarterfinal match between Seles and Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg (Graf's home country), Seles was stabbed between the shoulder blades by a mentally ill German fan of Graf, GÃ¼nter Parche. He claimed that he committed the attack to help Graf reclaim the World No. 1 ranking. More than two years elapsed before Seles competed again.

Shortly after the stabbing, Graf and 24 of the world's top 25 WTA members voted against preserving Seles' world #1 ranking while she was sidelined (only Sabatini abstained from this vote). Read Less 1994 25 Years Old … In the meantime, she lost surprisingly to Nicole Bradtke of Australia in a Fed Cup match on clay before winning the tournament in San Diego and the tournament in Toronto in preparation for the US Open. She won there, beating Helena SukovÃ¡ comfortably in the final after eliminating Sabatini in a three-set quarterfinal. She won the tournament in Leipzig yet again the day before her foot operation, losing only two games to Jana NovotnÃ¡ in the final. Graf lost to Conchita MartÃ­nez in her return tournament a month later in Philadelphia. However, she finished her year with a highlight, winning her first Virginia Slims Championships since 1989 by beating Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario in the final despite needing painkillers for a back injury.

<br /><br />Seemingly free of injury for the first time in years, Graf began the year by winning the Australian Open, where she defeated Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario in the final with the loss of only two games. She then won her next four tournaments in Tokyo, Indian Wells, Delray Beach and Miami respectively. In the Miami final, she lost her first set of the yearâto Natasha Zverevaâafter winning 54 consecutive sets. Read Less In the Hamburg final, she lost for the first time in 1994 after 36 consecutive match victories, losing to SÃ¡nchez Vicario in three sets. … Read More She then won her eighth German Open, but there were signs that her form was worsening as she almost lost to Julie Halard in a quarterfinal. As the defending champion Graf lost in straight sets to Mary Pierce in the French Open semifinal. This was followed by a first-round straight-sets loss at Wimbledon to Lori McNeil, her only loss at Wimbledon between 1991 and 1997 and her first loss in a first round Grand Slam tournament in ten years.

Graf still managed to win San Diego the following month but aggravated a long-time back injury in beating SÃ¡nchez Vicario in the final. She began to wear a back brace and was unsure about playing the US Open but elected to play while receiving treatment and stretching for two hours before each match. She made it to the final and took the first set against SÃ¡nchez Vicario â Sanchez Vicario's last victory over Graf â but lost the next two sets. Graf took the following nine weeks off, returning only for the Virginia Slims Championships where she lost in straight sets to Pierce in the quarterfinal. Read Less 1995 26 Years Old In personal terms, 1995 was a difficult year for Graf, as she was accused by German authorities of tax evasion in the early years of her career. … Read More In her defense, she stated that her father Peter was her financial manager, and all financial matters relating to her earnings at the time had been under his control. As a result, Peter was sentenced to 45 months in jail. He was eventually released after serving 25 months.

Prosecutors dropped their case against Graf in 1997, when she agreed to pay a fine of 1.3 million Deutsche Marks to the government and an unspecified charity.<br /><br /> Graf again missed the Australian Open because of an injury which required foot surgery and then successfully defended the three Grand Slam titles she won the year before. In a close French Open final, Graf again overcame Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario, taking the third-set 10â8. It was the longest French Open women's singles final in history, both in terms of time (3 hours and 3 minutes) and number of games played (40). Graf then had straight-sets wins against SÃ¡nchez Vicario in the Wimbledon final and Monica Seles in the US Open final. Graf also won her fifth and final WTA Tour Championships title with a five set win over Martina Hingis. Read Less 1996 27 Years Old She was unable to participate in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta because of an injured left knee.

… Read More In 1988 Graf became only the second tennis player in history to win a Slam on hard court, clay, and grass all in the same season. She repeated the feat in 1993, 1995, and 1996. Read Less Show Less At the beginning of 1999 Graf played the warm up event to the Australian Open in Sydney; she defeated Serena Williams in the second round and Venus Williams in the quarterfinals before losing to Lindsay Davenport in the semifinal. … Read More Graf then went on to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open before losing to Monica Seles in two sets. Read Less In Indian Wells, 1999 Graf lost to Serena Williams in three sets. At the 1999 French Open, Graf reached her first Grand Slam final in three years and fought back from a set and twice from a break down in the second set to defeat the top ranked Hingis in three sets for a memorable victory.

… Read More Graf became the first player in the open era to defeat the first, second, and third ranked players in the same Grand Slam tournament by defeating second ranked Davenport in the quarterfinals and third-ranked Monica Seles in the semifinals. Graf said after the final that it would be her last French Open, fueling speculation about her retirement.<br /><br /> Graf then reached her ninth Wimbledon singles final, losing to third-seeded Davenport in straight sets. In mixed doubles at Wimbledon, Graf partnered with John McEnroe, but she withdrew at the semifinal stage to protect her knee in advance of the singles final. Read Less On 13 August 1999, shortly after retiring with a strained hamstring from a second round match against Amy Frazier in San Diego, Graf announced her retirement from the women's tour at age 30. … Read More She was ranked World No. 3 at that time. Graf said, "I have done everything I wanted to do in tennis. I feel I have nothing left to accomplish. The weeks following Wimbledon 1999 weren't easy for me. I was not having fun anymore.

After Wimbledon, for the first time in my career, I didn't feel like going to a tournament. My motivation wasn't what it was in the past." Read Less As part of her Farewell Tour, Graf defeated her former rival Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario in an exhibition match played in Zaragoza, Spain in 1999. … Read More It was their first head-to-head meeting since the 1996 Wimbledon Ladies Final, where Graf defeated SÃ¡nchez Vicario in straight sets. Read Less Graf started dating Andre Agassi after the 1999 French Open and they married on 22 October 2001, with only their mothers as witnesses. … Read More They have two children: son Jaden Gil (born 2001) and daughter Jaz Elle (born 2003). The Graf-Agassi family resides in Summerlin, a community in the Las Vegas Valley. Graf's mother and her brother, Michael Graf, with his four children also live there.<br /><br /> In 1991, the Steffi Graf Youth Tennis Center in Leipzig was dedicated.

She is the founder and chairperson of "Children for Tomorrow", a non-profit foundation established in 1998 for implementing and developing projects to support children who have been traumatized by war or other crises.<br /><br /> In 2001 Graf indicated that she preferred to be called Stefanie instead of Steffi. Read Less 2000 - 2004 3 More Events 2000 31 Years Old In February 2000, Graf played an exhibition match against Kimiko Date at Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Tokyo. … Read More It was held as part of her "Farewell World Tour", with Graf defeating Date in three sets. Read Less 2001 32 Years Old … She is the only singles player (male or female) to have achieved a Grand Slam since hard court was introduced as a surface at the US Open in 1978. Consequently, Graf's Grand Slam was achieved on grass, clay, and hard court while the previous five Grand Slams were decided on only grass and clay.

Graf reached thirteen consecutive Grand Slam singles finals, from the 1987 French Open through to the 1990 French Open, winning nine of them. She won 5 consecutive Majors (1988 Australian Open to 1989 Australian Open), and 7 Majors out of 8, in 2 calendar years (1988 Australian Open to 1989 US Open, except 1989 French Open). She reached a total of 31 Grand Slam singles finals. <br /><br />Graf is regarded by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time. Navratilova included Graf on her list of great players. In 1999 Billie Jean King said "Steffi is definitely the greatest women's tennis player of all time". In December 1999, Graf was named the greatest female tennis player of the 20th century by a panel of experts assembled by the Associated Press. Tennis writer Steve Flink, in his book The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century, named her as the best female player of the 20th century.

In March 2012, Tennis Channel picked Graf as the greatest female tennis player ever in their list of 100 greatest tennis players of all time. <br /><br />Graf retired in 1999 while she was ranked World No. 3. Read Less She married former World No. 1 men's tennis player Andre Agassi in October 2001. … Read More The couple have two children â Jaden Gil and Jaz Elle. Graf was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004. Read Less 2004 35 Years Old In September 2004, Graf dispatched her former doubles partner Gabriela Sabatini in straight sets, in an exhibition match played in Berlin, Germany. … Read More She was also in Berlin to host a charity gala, as well as inaugurating a tennis stadium renamed the "Steffi Graf Stadion". Proceeds from her match against Sabatini went to Graf's foundation, "Children for tomorrow". Read Less 2005 36 Years Old In July 2005, Graf competed in one tie of World Team Tennis on the Houston Wranglers team.

… Read More She was beaten in two out of three matches, with each match being one set. Graf lost her singles match to Elena Likhovtseva 5â4. She teamed with Ansley Cargill in women's doubles against Anna Kournikova and Likhovtseva but lost 5â2. She was successful in the mixed doubles match, however. Graf completely ruled out a return to professional tennis. "It was a lot of fun. It was not as I expected it to be." In October, Graf played Sabatini in an exhibition match in Mannheim, Germany, beating Sabatini in two sets. Like the exhibition match the previous year against Sabatini, proceeds went to Graf's foundation "Children for tomorrow". Read Less

Question: Former World Number One professional tennis player Arantxa Vicario was born in which country?
Answer: Spain