Javier Sánchez (tennis)

Javier Sánchez Vicario ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; 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

Template:BLP sources section 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.<ref name="Junior">Template:Cite news</ref>

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.Template:Citation needed

Sánchez and wife Isabel wed in September 1994. They have two daughters, Alba (born July 1998) and Julia (born March 2000).<ref name="Junior"/>

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.<ref name="Sue">Template:Cite news</ref>

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	Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Stefan Edberg Template:Flagicon Anders Järryd	6–7, 3–6
Win	1.	Sep 1987	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos di Laura	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	2.	Oct 1987	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Mel Purcell Template:Flagicon Tim Wilkison	3–6, 5–7
Win	2.	Nov 1987	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gilad Bloom	Template:Flagicon Tomás Carbonell Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal	6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Win	3.	Jun 1988	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Rolf Hertzog Template:Flagicon Marc Walder	6–1, 7–6
Loss	3.	Nov 1988	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Acuña	Template:Flagicon Jay Berger Template:Flagicon Horacio de la Peña	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win	4.	Nov 1988	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Costa	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Bengoechea Template:Flagicon José Luis Clerc	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win	5.	May 1989	Munich, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy	Template:Flagicon Peter Doohan Template:Flagicon Laurie Warder	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Win	6.	May 1989	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Boris Becker Template:Flagicon Eric Jelen	6–4, 6–1
Win	7.	Jun 1989	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal	Template:Flagicon Tomas Nydahl Template:Flagicon Jörgen Windahl	6–2, 6–3
Loss	4.	Jun 1989	Bari, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal	Template:Flagicon Simone Colombo Template:Flagicon Claudio Mezzadri	6–0, 3–6, 3–6
Win	8.	Aug 1989	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Petr Korda Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd	7–5, 7–6
Win	9.	Apr 1990	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	7–6, 7–5
Loss	5.	Apr 1990	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez	Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd Template:Flagicon Petr Korda	4–6, 6–7
Loss	6.	May 1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez	Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Baguena Template:Flagicon Omar Camporese	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	7.	Jul 1990	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Omar Camporese	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win	10.	Aug 1990	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Éric Winogradsky	Template:Flagicon Francisco Clavet Template:Flagicon Horst Skoff	7–6, 6–2
Win	11.	Oct 1990	Athens, Greece	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal	Template:Flagicon Tom Kempers Template:Flagicon Richard Krajicek	6–4, 6–3
Win	12.	Mar 1991	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jim Courier	Template:Flagicon Guy Forget Template:Flagicon Henri Leconte	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win	13.	May 1991	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gilad Bloom	Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon David Wheaton	7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Win	14.	Aug 1991	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	8.	Sep 1991	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh Template:Flagicon Tom Kempers	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win	15.	Apr 1992	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez	Template:Flagicon Ivan Lendl Template:Flagicon Karel Nováček	6–4, 6–4
Loss	9.	May 1992	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Javier Frana	Template:Flagicon Luke Jensen Template:Flagicon Laurie Warder	2–6, 3–6
Loss	10.	Oct 1992	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marc Rosset	Template:Flagicon Glenn Layendecker Template:Flagicon Byron Talbot	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	11.	Nov 1993	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira	Template:Flagicon Grant Connell Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith	3–6, 6–7
Loss	12.	Apr 1994	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jim Courier	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov Template:Flagicon David Rikl	7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win	16.	Apr 1994	Nice, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde	Template:Flagicon Hendrik Jan Davids Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	7–5, 6–3
Loss	13.	May 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov Template:Flagicon David Rikl	1–6, 5–7
Win	17.	Oct 1994	Athens, Greece	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Cristian Brandi Template:Flagicon Federico Mordegan	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	14.	Jan 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Grant Connell Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith	4–6, 3–6
Loss	15.	Mar 1995	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann Template:Flagicon David Macpherson	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	May 1995	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis	3–6, 4–6
Win	18.	Jul 1995	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Arnaud Boetsch Template:Flagicon Marc Rosset	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Win	19.	Aug 1995	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon David Ekerot Template:Flagicon László Markovits	6–4, 6–0
Loss	17.	Oct 1995	Munich, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann Template:Flagicon David Macpherson	3–6, 4–6
Win	20.	Apr 1996	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Neil Broad Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	6–1, 6–3
Loss	18.	May 1996	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win	21.	Jan 1997	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Jan Siemerink	6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Win	22.	Mar 1997	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Rick Leach	6–3, 6–3
Win	23.	May 1997	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Neil Broad Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	6–3, 7–6
Win	24.	Oct 1997	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	Template:Flagicon Hendrik Jan Davids Template:Flagicon Daniel Orsanic	7–5, 7–5
Win	25.	Aug 1998	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Julián Alonso	Template:Flagicon Brandon Coupe Template:Flagicon Dave Randall	6–4, 6–4
Win	26.	Aug 1999	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mariano Puerta	Template:Flagicon Massimo Bertolini Template:Flagicon Cristian Brandi	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 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					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

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1986	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Vélez	3–6, 5–7
Winner	1986	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Franco Davín	6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Winner	1986	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tomás Carbonell	Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango Template:Flagicon David Wheaton	6–4, 1–6, 6–1

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