Emilio Sánchez

Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario (born 29 May 1965) is a former world No. 1 doubles professional tennis player from Spain. He won five Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. Sanchez is the older brother of multiple Grand Slam winner Arantxa, with whom he teamed up to win the 1990 Hopman Cup. After retiring, he captained Spain to Davis Cup victory in 2008.

For other people named Emilio Sánchez, see Emilio Sánchez (disambiguation).

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$5,332,145
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)
Medal record
Representing  ESP
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Doubles
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Vicario.

Career

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 in 1991. During his singles career, he achieved wins over top 5 players including Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker and Mats Wilander. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 7.

In men's doubles, Sánchez captured 50 men's doubles titles (44 of which partnering Sergio Casal) 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 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.

He 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. Sanchez was also 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.[1] 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 their two grand slam encounters, Emilio defeated Javier in the first round of the 1988 Wimbledon Championships in straight sets, and the third round of the 1992 US Open in five sets.

Emilio Sánchez retired from the professional tour in 1998.

Post-retirement

In 1998, alongside his former doubles partner Casal, Sanchez set up the Sanchez-Casal Tennis Academy in Barcelona. Former students have included Andy Murray, Grigor Dimitrov, Daniela Hantuchova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.[2]

Sanchez was the captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team for three years; his tenure there culminated in Spain's 2008 Davis Cup victory. 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]

Sanchez was tournament director for two wheelchair tennis events in 2012.[5]

In 2017, Sanchez was awarded by the ITF its highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, for his contributions to tennis.[6]

Personal life

Sanchez was born in Madrid to Emilio Sanchez Snr and Marisa Vicario Rubin. His mother, Marisa, introduced Javier and his siblings into tennis.[7]

As well as siblings Arantxa and Javier, he also has an older sister - Marisa Sanchez Vicario - who briefly played professional tennis, peaking at world no. 368 in 1990.[8][9]

In 1999, Sanchez married his Italian-born wife Simona, with whom he has four children.[10]

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 wins – 29 losses)
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)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Apr 1985 Munich, West Germany Clay Sergio Casal Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick		 6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 2. Jul 1985 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sergio Casal Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		 0–6, 6–7
Win 1. Aug 1985 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal Paolo Canè
Claudio Panatta		 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 3. Sep 1985 Palermo, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Colin Dowdeswell
Joakim Nyström		 4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win 2. Sep 1985 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Sergio Casal Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta		 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win 3. Sep 1985 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Jan Gunnarsson
Michael Mortensen		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4. Nov 1985 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Sergio Casal Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5. Apr 1986 Bari, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Gary Donnelly
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win 4. May 1986 Munich, West Germany Clay Sergio Casal Broderick Dyke
Wally Masur		 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 5. May 1986 Florence, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly		 6–4, 7–6
Win 6. Jul 1986 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergio Casal Stefan Edberg
Joakim Nyström		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 7. Jul 1986 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sergio Casal Craig Campbell
Joey Rive		 6–4, 6–2
Win 8. Sep 1986 Hamburg, Germany Clay Sergio Casal Boris Becker
Eric Jelen		 6–4, 6–1
Win 9. Feb 1987 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Sergio Casal Christo Steyn
Danie Visser		 3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss 6. Feb 1987 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Sergio Casal Anders Järryd
Jonas Svensson		 4–6, 2–6
Loss 7. Apr 1987 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Sergio Casal Boris Becker
Slobodan Živojinović		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 10. Apr 1987 Nice, France Clay Sergio Casal Claudio Mezzadri
Gianni Ocleppo		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 8. May 1987 Munich, Germany Clay Sergio Casal Jim Pugh
Blaine Willenborg		 6–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win 11. Jun 1987 Bologna, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Claudio Panatta
Blaine Willenborg		 6–3, 6–2
Loss 9. Jul 1987 Wimbledon, London Grass Sergio Casal Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 1–6, 4–6
Win 12. Jul 1987 Bordeaux, France Clay Sergio Casal Darren Cahill
Mark Woodforde		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10. Aug 1987 Båstad, Sweden Clay Javier Sánchez Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		 6–7, 3–6
Win 13. Aug 1987 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd		 7–6, 7–6
Loss 11. Sep 1987 Madrid, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Carlos di Laura
Javier Sánchez		 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 12. Oct 1987 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Javier Sánchez Mel Purcell
Tim Wilkison		 3–6, 5–7
Win 14. Nov 1987 Itaparica, Brazil Hard Sergio Casal Jorge Lozano
Diego Pérez		 6–2, 6–2
Win 15. Apr 1988 Madrid, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Jason Stoltenberg
Todd Woodbridge		 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Win 16. April 1988 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Sergio Casal Henri Leconte
Ivan Lendl		 6–1, 6–3
Win 17. Jun 1988 French Open, Paris Clay Andrés Gómez John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 18. Jun 1988 Bologna, Italy Clay Javier Sánchez Rolf Hertzog
Marc Walder		 6–1, 7–6
Loss 13. Jul 1988 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Andrés Gómez Petr Korda
Milan Šrejber		 6–7, 6–7
Win 19. Jul 1988 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Sergio Casal Anders Järryd
Michael Mortensen		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 20. Aug 1988 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Sergio Casal Magnus Gustafsson
Guillermo Pérez Roldán		 7–6, 6–3
Win 21. Aug 1988 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal Joakim Nyström
Claudio Panatta		 6–4, 7–5
Win 22. Sep 1988 US Open, New York Hard Sergio Casal Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		 w/o
Win 23. Sep 1988 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Claudio Mezzadri
Diego Pérez		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 14. Sep 1988 Seoul Olympics, South Korea Hard Sergio Casal Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–9
Win 24. Nov 1988 Itaparica, Brazil Hard Sergio Casal Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken		 7–6, 7–6
Loss 15. Dec 1988 Masters Doubles, London Carpet Sergio Casal Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win 25. May 1989 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Javier Sánchez Boris Becker
Eric Jelen		 6–4, 6–1
Win 26. Aug 1989 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Javier Sánchez Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd		 7–5, 7–6
Loss 16. Jan 1990 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Sergio Casal Kelly Evernden
Nicolás Pereira		 4–6, 6–7
Win 27. Feb 1990 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević
Balázs Taróczy		 7–5, 6–3
Win 28. Apr 1990 Estoril, Portugal Clay Sergio Casal Omar Camporese
Paolo Canè		 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 17. Apr 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Andrés Gómez
Javier Sánchez		 6–7, 5–7
Win 29. May 1990 Rome, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Jim Courier
Martin Davis		 7–6, 7–5
Win 30. Jun 1990 French Open, Paris Clay Sergio Casal Goran Ivanišević
Petr Korda		 7–5, 6–3
Win 31. Jul 1990 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergio Casal Omar Camporese
Javier Sánchez		 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 32. Jul 1990 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Sergio Casal Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans		 7–5, 7–5
Win 33. Oct 1990 Palermo, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Carlos Costa
Horacio de la Peña		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 18. Nov 1990 Doubles Championships, Sanctuary Cove Hard Sergio Casal Guy Forget
Jakob Hlasek		 4–6, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Win 34. Jan 1991 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Sergio Casal Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 35. Feb 1991 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Sergio Casal Jeremy Bates
Nick Brown		 6–3, 7–5
Win 36. May 1991 Hamburg, Germany Clay Sergio Casal Cássio Motta
Danie Visser		 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 37. Jul 1991 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Wally Masur Omar Camporese
Goran Ivanišević		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 19. Aug 1991 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez
Todd Woodbridge		 6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 20. Sep 1991 Palermo, Italy Clay Javier Sánchez Jacco Eltingh
Tom Kempers		 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 38. Nov 1991 Búzios, Brazil Hard Sergio Casal Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 39. Jan 1992 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Sergio Casal Scott Davis
Kelly Jones		 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 21. Feb 1992 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Sergio Casal Neil Broad
David Macpherson		 7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win 40. May 1992 Hamburg, Germany Clay Sergio Casal Carl-Uwe Steeb
Michael Stich		 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 41. Jul 1992 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal Horacio de la Peña
Vojtěch Flégl		 6–1, 6–2
Loss 22. Aug 1992 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Sergio Casal Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 3–6, 4–6
Win 42. Sep 1992 Bordeaux, France Clay Sergio Casal Arnaud Boetsch
Guy Forget		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 23. Apr 1993 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergio Casal Shelby Cannon
Scott Melville		 6–7, 1–6
Win 43. Jun 1993 Genova, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Mark Koevermans
Greg Van Emburgh		 6–3, 7–6
Win 44. Oct 1993 Palermo, Italy Clay Sergio Casal Juan Garat
Jorge Lozano		 6–3, 6–3
Win 45. Oct 1993 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Sergio Casal Mike Bauer
David Rikl		 6–4, 6–4
Win 46. Nov 1993 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Sergio Casal Pablo Albano
Javier Frana		 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 24. Nov 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Sergio Casal Tomás Carbonell
Carlos Costa		 4–6, 4–6
Win 47. Jul 1994 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergio Casal Menno Oosting
Daniel Vacek		 7–6, 6–4
Loss 25. Aug 1994 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sergio Casal David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy		 7–6, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 26. Nov 1994 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Sergio Casal Marcelo Filippini
Luiz Mattar		 6–7, 4–6
Win 48. Nov 1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Sergio Casal Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig		 6–3, 6–2
Win 49. May 1995 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Sergio Casal Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg		 6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 27. May 1995 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay Sergio Casal Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 3–6, 1–6
Win 50. Nov 1995 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Sergio Casal Jiří Novák
David Rikl		 2–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 28. Mar 1996 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Nicolás Pereira Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana		 2–6, 4–6
Loss 29. Sep 1996 Palermo, Italy Clay Cristian Brandi Andrew Kratzmann
Marcos Ondruska		 6–7, 4–6

Singles (15 wins – 12 losses)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Apr 1986 Nice, France Clay Paul McNamee 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1. May 1986 Rome, Italy Clay Ivan Lendl 5–7, 6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Win 2. May 1986 Munich, West Germany Clay Ricki Osterthun 6–1, 6–3
Win 3. Jul 1986 Båstad, Sweden Clay Mats Wilander 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
Loss 2. Apr 1987 Nice, France Clay Kent Carlsson 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Loss 3. Jun 1987 Bologna, Italy Clay Kent Carlsson 2–6, 1–6
Win 4. Jul 1987 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Ronald Agénor 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 5. Jul 1987 Bordeaux, France Clay Ronald Agénor 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 6. Aug 1987 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Win 7. Sep 1987 Madrid, Spain Clay Javier Sánchez 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 4. Mar 1988 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Boris Becker 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 5. Jun 1988 Bologna, Italy Clay Alberto Mancini 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 6. Aug 1988 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Kent Carlsson 1–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6
Win 8. Aug 1988 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 7. Jul 1989 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Karel Nováček 2–6, 4–6
Win 9. Aug 1989 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Martín Jaite 7–6(7–1), 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 8. Oct 1989 Bordeaux, France Clay Ivan Lendl 2–6, 2–6
Win 10. Jan 1990 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Richey Reneberg 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 11. Apr 1990 Estoril, Portugal Clay Franco Davín 6–3, 6–1
Win 12. Apr 1991 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–4, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Win 13. May 1991 Rome, Italy Clay Alberto Mancini 6–3, 6–1, 3–0 ret.
Loss 9. May 1991 Schenectady, United States Hard Michael Stich 2–6, 4–6
Win 14. Jul 1991 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 10. Sep 1991 Palermo, Italy Clay Frédéric Fontang 6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Win 15. Jan 1992 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Guy Forget 6–3, 6–4
Loss 11. Oct 1992 Palermo, Italy Clay Sergi Bruguera 1–6, 3–6
Loss 12. Nov 1993 Santiago, Chile Clay Javier Frana 5–7, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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

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  4. Emilio Sanchez Vicario to Reinvigorate Brazilian Tennis SI.com, 10 February 2009
  5. Emilio Sanchez backs wheelchair tennis. itftennis.com. 16 April 2012
  6. "Spanish duo given Philippe Chatrier Award at ITF World Champions Dinner". Inside the Games website. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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