Javier Sánchez
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Residence | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
Born |
Pamplona, Spain | 1 February 1968
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)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 3 August 1987 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 21 September 1987 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 October 1987 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 2. | 16 November 1987 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 13 June 1988 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 7 November 1988 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 14 November 1988 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 8 May 1989 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 6. | 15 May 1989 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 7. | 19 June 1989 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 June 1989 | Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 7 August 1989 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 9. | 16 April 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 30 April 1990 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 May 1990 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 16 July 1990 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 10. | 6 August 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | 8 October 1990 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 11 March 1991 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 20 May 1991 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 2–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 14. | 26 August 1991 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 30 September 1991 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 15. | 13 April 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 9. | 25 May 1992 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 26 October 1992 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 15 November 1993 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 12. | 11 April 1994 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 16. | 18 April 1994 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 13. | 16 May 1994 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 17. | 10 October 1994 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 14. | 16 January 1995 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 6 March 1995 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1 May 1995 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 18. | 17 July 1995 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 19. | 28 August 1995 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 17. | 26 October 1995 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 20. | 22 April 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 18. | 6 May 1996 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 21. | 13 January 1997 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 22. | 10 March 1997 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 23. | 12 May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 24. | 6 October 1997 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 25. | 31 August 1998 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 2 August 1999 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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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 |
U.S. 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 |
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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 |
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