Arantxa sanchez vicario biography of alberta
Tennis great Arantxa Sanchez Vicario has accused her parents of losing through poor management the estimated $60 million US she earned in her career....
Sanchez Vicario, a former No. 1 who slipped to No. 9 after a month drought in 36 tournaments, outserved, outslugged and outran the year-.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario life and biography
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicariowon 29 tennis singles championships, including four Grand Slam events, in her 17-year professional women's tennis career.
"She has become a fixture in French Open lore," according to Kristin Green Morse of Sports Illustrated. She also won the U.S. Open Championship once, captured four Olympic medals for Spain, and led her country to Federation Cup titles.
Best on Clay Court
Sanchez-Vicario, a Barcelona native, turned pro in 1985, at age 13.
Her older brothers, Emilio and Javier, competed on the men's pro tour. In 1987 she reached the quarterfinals in her Grand Slam debut at the French Open in Paris. Two years later, she took Roland Garros stadium by storm, upsetting top-ranked Steffi Graf in a memorable three-hour, three-set final, ending Graf's run of five consecutive Gran