Emilio Sánchez

Emilio Ángel Sánchez 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, with whom he teamed up to win the 1990 Hopman Cup. Sanchez since retiring captained his nation to Davis Cup success in 2008. In 2012, he was tournament director for two wheelchair tennis events.[1]

Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Sánchez in 2012
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1965-05-29) 29 May 1965
Madrid, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$5,339,395
Singles
Career record431–291
Career titles15
Highest rankingNo. 7 (30 April 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1992)
French OpenQF (1988)
Wimbledon4R (1987)
US OpenQF (1988)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1990)
Olympic GamesQF (1992)
Doubles
Career record532–273
Career titles50
Highest rankingNo. 1 (3 April 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996)
French OpenW (1988, 1990)
WimbledonF (1987)
US OpenW (1988)
Olympic Games Silver Medal (1988)
Mixed doubles
Career titles2
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenW(1987)
WimbledonSF (1986)
US OpenW (1987)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (1987)
Hopman CupW (1990)

Career

Playing career

Born in Madrid, Spain, Sánchez 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 (Masters Series event) in 1991. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 7.

In men's doubles, Sánchez 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 Andrés Gómez) and the US Open (with Sergio Casal). He won the French Open title again (with Casal) in 1990. Sánchez 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. Sánchez was ranked world No. 1 in men's doubles in 1989.

Sánchez won two Grand Slam mixed-doubles titles in 1987, at the French Open (with Pam Shriver) and at the US Open (with Martina Navratilova).

Sánchez 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.

Sánchez is the brother of Javier Sánchez Vicario and former world No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.[2] 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.

Emilio Sánchez retired from the professional tour in 1998.

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.[3]

In 2009, he signed a contract with the Brazilian tennis confederation to coordinate the sport in Brazil.[4]

Grand Slam record

French Open

  • Singles quarterfinalist: 1988
  • Doubles champion: 1988 (partnering Andrés Gómez), 1990 (partnering Sergio Casal)
  • Mixed doubles champion: 1987 (partnering Pam Shriver)

US Open

  • Singles quarterfinalist: 1988
  • Doubles champion: 1988 (partnering Casal)
  • Mixed doubles champion: 1987 (partnering Martina Navratilova)

Wimbledon

  • Doubles finalist: 1987
  • Mixed doubles semifinalist: 1986

Career finals

Doubles (50–29)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (3)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (3)
ATP Championship Series (3)
ATP Tour (41)
Titles by surface
Hard (7)
Clay (40)
Grass (0)
Carpet (3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 8 April 1985 Munich, West Germany Clay Sergio Casal Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 22 July 1985 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sergio Casal Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd
0–6, 6–7
Winner 1. 12 August 1985 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal Paolo Canè
Claudio Panatta
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 16 September 1985 Palermo, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Colin Dowdeswell
Joakim Nyström
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Winner 2. 23 September 1985 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Sergio Casal Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Winner 3. 30 September 1985 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Jan Gunnarsson
Michael Mortensen
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 25 November 1985 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Sergio Casal Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 14 April 1986 Bari, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Gary Donnelly
Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 12 May 1986 Munich, West Germany Clay Sergio Casal Broderick Dyke
Wally Masur
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 5. 12 May 1986 Florence, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
6–4, 7–6
Winner 6. 14 July 1986 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergio Casal Stefan Edberg
Joakim Nyström
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 7. 28 July 1986 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sergio Casal Craig Campbell
Joey Rive
6–4, 6–2
Winner 8. 22 September 1986 Hamburg, Germany Clay Sergio Casal Boris Becker
Eric Jelen
6–4, 6–1
Winner 9. 9 February 1987 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Sergio Casal Christo Steyn
Danie Visser
3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Runner-up 6. 16 February 1987 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Sergio Casal Anders Järryd
Jonas Svensson
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 6 April 1987 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Sergio Casal Boris Becker
Slobodan Živojinović
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 20 April 1987 Nice, France Clay Sergio Casal Claudio Mezzadri
Gianni Ocleppo
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 8. 11 May 1987 Munich, Germany Clay Sergio Casal Jim Pugh
Blaine Willenborg
6–7, 6–4, 4–6
Winner 11. 15 June 1987 Bologna, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Claudio Panatta
Blaine Willenborg
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 6 July 1987 Wimbledon, London Grass Sergio Casal Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 1–6, 4–6
Winner 12. 20 July 1987 Bordeaux, France Clay Sergio Casal Darren Cahill
Mark Woodforde
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 3 August 1987 Båstad, Sweden Clay Javier Sánchez Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd
6–7, 3–6
Winner 13. 10 August 1987 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 11. 21 September 1987 Madrid, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Carlos di Laura
Javier Sánchez
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 12. 26 October 1987 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Javier Sánchez Mel Purcell
Tim Wilkison
3–6, 5–7
Winner 14. 30 November 1987 Itaparica, Brazil Hard Sergio Casal Jorge Lozano
Diego Pérez
6–2, 6–2
Winner 15. 18 April 1988 Madrid, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Jason Stoltenberg
Todd Woodbridge
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Winner 16. 25 April 1988 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Sergio Casal Henri Leconte
Ivan Lendl
6–1, 6–3
Winner 17. 6 June 1988 French Open, Paris Clay Andrés Gómez John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 18. 13 June 1988 Bologna, Italy Clay Javier Sánchez Rolf Hertzog
Marc Walder
6–1, 7–6
Runner-up 13. 11 July 1988 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Andrés Gómez Petr Korda
Milan Šrejber
6–7, 6–7
Winner 19. 18 July 1988 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay Sergio Casal Anders Järryd
Michael Mortensen
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 20. 1 August 1988 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Sergio Casal Magnus Gustafsson
Guillermo Pérez Roldán
7–6, 6–3
Winner 21. 8 August 1988 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal Joakim Nyström
Claudio Panatta
6–4, 7–5
Winner 22. 12 September 1988 US Open, New York Hard Sergio Casal Rick Leach
Jim Pugh
w/o
Winner 23. 19 September 1988 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Claudio Mezzadri
Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 14. 26 September 1988 Seoul Olympics, South Korea Hard Sergio Casal Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–9
Winner 24. 28 November 1988 Itaparica, Brazil Hard Sergio Casal Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken
7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 15. 11 December 1988 Masters Doubles, London Carpet Sergio Casal Rick Leach
Jim Pugh
4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 0–6
Winner 25. 15 May 1989 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Javier Sánchez Boris Becker
Eric Jelen
6–4, 6–1
Winner 26. 7 August 1989 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Javier Sánchez Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 7–6
Runner-up 16. 8 January 1990 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Sergio Casal Kelly Evernden
Nicolás Pereira
4–6, 6–7
Winner 27. 19 February 1990 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević
Balázs Taróczy
7–5, 6–3
Winner 28. 9 April 1990 Estoril, Portugal Clay Sergio Casal Omar Camporese
Paolo Canè
7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up 17. 16 April 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Andrés Gómez
Javier Sánchez
6–7, 5–7
Winner 29. 21 May 1990 Rome, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Jim Courier
Martin Davis
7–6, 7–5
Winner 30. 11 June 1990 French Open, Paris Clay Sergio Casal Goran Ivanišević
Petr Korda
7–5, 6–3
Winner 31. 16 July 1990 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergio Casal Omar Camporese
Javier Sánchez
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Winner 32. 30 July 1990 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Sergio Casal Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans
7–5, 7–5
Winner 33. 1 October 1990 Palermo, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Carlos Costa
Horacio de la Peña
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 18. 25 November 1990 Doubles Championships, Sanctuary Cove Hard Sergio Casal Guy Forget
Jakob Hlasek
4–6, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Winner 34. 14 January 1991 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Sergio Casal Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 35. 25 February 1991 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Sergio Casal Jeremy Bates
Nick Brown
6–3, 7–5
Winner 36. 13 May 1991 Hamburg, Germany Clay Sergio Casal Cássio Motta
Danie Visser
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 37. 22 July 1991 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Wally Masur Omar Camporese
Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 19. 26 August 1991 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez
Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Runner-up 20. 30 September 1991 Palermo, Italy Clay Javier Sánchez Jacco Eltingh
Tom Kempers
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 38. 4 November 1991 Búzios, Brazil Hard Sergio Casal Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 39. 13 January 1992 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Sergio Casal Scott Davis
Kelly Jones
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 21. 10 February 1992 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Sergio Casal Neil Broad
David Macpherson
7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Winner 40. 11 May 1992 Hamburg, Germany Clay Sergio Casal Carl-Uwe Steeb
Michael Stich
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 41. 27 July 1992 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal Horacio de la Peña
Vojtěch Flégl
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 22. 31 August 1992 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Sergio Casal Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 4–6
Winner 42. 21 September 1992 Bordeaux, France Clay Sergio Casal Arnaud Boetsch
Guy Forget
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 23. 12 April 1993 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Shelby Cannon
Scott Melville
6–7, 1–6
Winner 43. 21 June 1993 Genova, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Mark Koevermans
Greg Van Emburgh
6–3, 7–6
Winner 44. 4 October 1993 Palermo, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Juan Garat
Jorge Lozano
6–3, 6–3
Winner 45. 18 October 1993 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Sergio Casal Mike Bauer
David Rikl
6–4, 6–4
Winner 46. 8 November 1993 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Sergio Casal Pablo Albano
Javier Frana
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 24. 15 November 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Sergio Casal Tomás Carbonell
Carlos Costa
4–6, 4–6
Winner 47. 11 July 1994 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergio Casal Menno Oosting
Daniel Vacek
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 25. 8 August 1994 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 26. 7 November 1994 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Sergio Casal Marcelo Filippini
Luiz Mattar
6–7, 4–6
Winner 48. 14 November 1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Sergio Casal Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
6–3, 6–2
Winner 49. 8 May 1995 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Sergio Casal Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 27. 22 May 1995 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay Sergio Casal Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
3–6, 1–6
Winner 50. 6 November 1995 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Sergio Casal Jiří Novák
David Rikl
2–6, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 28. 11 March 1996 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Nicolás Pereira Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 29. 30 September 1996 Palermo, Italy Clay Cristian Brandi Andrew Kratzmann
Marcos Ondruska
6–7, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A NH A A A 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R A 2R A A 0 / 6 5–6
French Open 1R 1R QF 2R W A W 3R 1R QF QF 2R A 1R A 2 / 12 25–10
Wimbledon A 1R QF F 2R A A A A A A A A 2R A 0 / 5 10–5
US Open A A 1R SF W 2R 2R 3R QF 1R 2R SF A A A 1 / 10 21–9
Grand Slam SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 2 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 3 / 33 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–1 0–2 6–3 10–3 12–1 1–1 8–2 4–3 4–3 4–3 5–3 5–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 N/A 61–30
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990
1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 7 2–7
Key Biscayne QF QF 2R 3R 2R 2R 2R 1R A 0 / 8 7–8
Monte Carlo 2R SF 2R SF SF 2R 1R A A 0 / 7 9–6
Rome W QF 1R 2R 1R A 2R A A 1 / 6 9–5
Hamburg 2R W W SF 2R A A A A 2 / 5 13–3
Montreal / Toronto A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid (Stuttgart) 1R A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Paris 2R A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2
Masters Series SR N/A 1 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 37 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 8–6 10–5 6–5 9–5 4–5 1–3 2–3 0–1 0–0 N/A 40–33
Year-end ranking 115 27 29 8 5 27 9 13 22 24 29 34 75 208 821 N/A

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

Singles

Emilio Sánchez in a 1989 Paraguay stamp

Titles (15)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 21 April 1986 Nice, France Clay Paul McNamee 6–1, 6–3
2. 12 May 1986 Munich, West Germany Clay Ricki Osterthun 6–1, 6–3
3. 28 July 1986 Båstad, Sweden Clay Mats Wilander 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
4. 13 July 1987 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Ronald Agénor 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
5. 20 July 1987 Bordeaux, France Clay Ronald Agénor 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
6. 10 August 1987 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
7. 21 September 1987 Madrid, Spain Clay Javier Sánchez 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
8. 1 August 1988 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
9. 7 August 1989 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Martín Jaite 7–6(7–1), 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
10. 8 January 1990 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Richey Reneberg 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
11. 9 April 1990 Estoril, Portugal Clay Franco Davín 6–3, 6–1
12. 15 April 1991 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–4, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
13. 20 May 1991 Rome, Italy Clay Alberto Mancini 6–3, 6–1, 3–0 ret.
14. 15 July 1991 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
15. 13 January 1992 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Guy Forget 6–3, 6–4

Runner-ups (12)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 19 May 1986 Rome, Italy Clay Ivan Lendl 7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
2. 20 April 1987 Nice, France Clay Kent Carlsson 7–6(9–7), 6–3
3. 15 June 1987 Bologna, Italy Clay Kent Carlsson 6–2, 6–1
4. 7 March 1988 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Boris Becker 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
5. 13 June 1988 Bologna, Italy Clay Alberto Mancini 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
6. 8 August 1988 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Kent Carlsson 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3
7. 31 July 1989 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Karel Nováček 6–2, 6–4
8. 2 October 1989 Bordeaux, France Clay Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–2
9. 19 May 1991 Schenectady, United States Hard Michael Stich 6–2, 6–4
10. 30 September 1991 Palermo, Italy Clay Frédéric Fontang 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
11. 5 October 1992 Palermo, Italy Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–1, 6–3
12. 1 November 1993 Santiago, Chile Clay Javier Frana 7–5, 3–6, 6–3

References

  1. Emilio Sanchez backs wheelchair tennis. itftennis.com. 16 April 2012
  2. Emilio Sánchez Vicario Archived 4 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. Sanchez Vicario Quits as Davis Cup Captain Yahoo! Sports, 25 November 2008
  4. Emilio Sanchez Vicario to Reinvigorate Brazilian Tennis SI.com, 10 February 2009
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