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Emilio Sanchez

ESP Age 61 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1984–1997

Emilio Sanchez represented Spain on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 7. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 406–274 and 15 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
7 (Apr 30, 1990)
Elo peak
2038 (93rd percentile)
Singles record
406–274 (59.7%)
Singles titles
15
Prize money
$5,332,145

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Emilio Sanchez's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Guillaume Raoux #56 1-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Sep 11, 1997* R32 Marbella World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Lapentti #96 6-2 1-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Jul 23, 1997* R64 Austrian Open Kitzbühel World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Jason Stoltenberg #32 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data May 8, 1997* R32 Delray Beach Open World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Jordi Burillo #128 3-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64 Barcelona Open Championship Series modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Johan Van Herck 3-6 2-6 L Match data Oct 3, 1996* R32 Marbella World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Emilio Sanchez's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Javier Sanchez 10 2 12 Oct 5, 1995 H2H
Martin Jaite 9 3 12 Sep 27, 1991 H2H
Sergio Casal 4 5 9 Sep 15, 1989 H2H
Mats Wilander 2 7 9 Sep 9, 1988 H2H
Thomas Muster 5 3 8 Jul 25, 1996 H2H

Singles Titles (15)

Emilio Sanchez singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
198621 3 3 Swedish Open, Munich Open, Nice
198722 4 4 Bordeaux, Swiss Open Gstaad, Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Madrid
198823 1 1 Dutch Open
198924 1 1 Austrian Open Kitzbühel
199025 2 2 Estoril Open, Wellington
199126 3 1 1 1 Swiss Open Gstaad, Barcelona Open, Italian Open
199227 1 1 Sydney International
Total 15 1 1 13

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Emilio Sanchez Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1988 Seoul Olympics Second Round 1 1 Paolo Cane #101 def. Emilio Sanchez #21 7-5 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 H2H Match data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Quarterfinal 3 1 Marc Rosset #43 def. Emilio Sanchez #24 6-4 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(9) H2H Match data

Career Results

Emilio Sanchez career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1984199122142.9%208111
19852016143053.3%11264
19862152237569.3%6416
19872256237970.9%1617
19882340206066.7%1717
19892437165369.8%1619
19902548247266.7%178
19912640226264.5%914
19922743266962.3%1521
19932828265451.9%2141
19942917264339.5%4174
19953013223537.1%74108
1996317162330.4%108173
1997320440.0%1761,056
Career40627468059.7%

Career Results by Surface

Emilio Sanchez career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198419 0110.0%981752.9%0220.0%0110.0% 9122142.9%
198520 13425.0%15112657.7% 16143053.3%
198621 44850.0%43125578.2%0110.0%561145.5% 52237569.3%
198722 891747.1%4195082.0%31475.0%44850.0% 56237970.9%
198823 1472166.7%25103571.4%11250.0%0220.0% 40206066.7%
198924 1662272.7%2193070.0%0110.0% 37165369.8%
199025 1541978.9%28124070.0%581338.5% 48247266.7%
199126 15102560.0%2383174.2%0110.0%23540.0% 40226264.5%
199227 1972673.1%22133562.9%0110.0%25728.6% 43266962.3%
199328 591435.7%23163959.0%0110.0% 28265451.9%
199429 471136.4%13183141.9%0110.0% 17264339.5%
199530 13425.0%12183040.0%0110.0% 13223537.1%
199631 24633.3%5111631.3%0110.0% 7162330.4%
199732 0440.0% 0440.0%
Career1047417858.4%28015943963.8%481233.3%18335135.3%40627468059.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Emilio Sanchez career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198419 0021366.7%14520.0%0330.0% 381127.3%
198520 23540.0%11250.0%25728.6%71887.5% 12102254.5%
198621 471136.4%661250.0%2773479.4%1331681.2% 50237368.5%
198722 15616.7%761353.8%2193070.0%2532889.3% 54237770.1%
198823 44850.0%43757.1%1492360.9%1531883.3% 37195666.1%
198924 0330.0%36933.3%1952479.2%1021283.3% 32164866.7%
199025 35837.5%781546.7%2673378.8%1141573.3% 47247166.2%
199126 13425.0%931275.0%20103066.7%1051566.7% 40216165.6%
199227 22450.0%7101741.2%27113871.1%731070.0% 43266962.3%
199328 24633.3%35837.5%14122653.8%831172.7% 27245152.9%
199429 0330.0%471136.4%7111838.9%641060.0% 17254240.5%
199530 00381127.3%4101428.6%54955.6% 12223435.3%
199631 0110.0%0110.0%371030.0%36933.3% 6152128.6%
199732 00000330.0%0110.0% 0440.0%
Career 19405932.2%566512146.3%18511029562.7%1204516572.7% 38026064059.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 640/680 (94.1%) of Emilio Sanchez's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Emilio Sanchez advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1984 19 1546 126.4 +91 48.1% -0.09 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) 97.9 +1.49
1985 20 1669 143.3 -164 +69 53.3% +0.61 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 101.5 +0.05
1986 21 1841 151.3 -231 +97 64.0% +0.89 16–10 (62%) 12–6 (67%) 106.7 -0.99
1987 22 1870 151.7 -232 +179 -269 64.9% +1.14 15–5 (75%) 12–12 (50%) 107.0 +0.87
1988 23 1888 152.5 -85 +107 62.4% +1.00 12–6 (67%) 8–12 (40%) 98.8 -0.75
1989 24 1877 153.9 -20 +114 66.9% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 8–7 (53%) 93.2 -1.74
1990 25 1814 155.5 +57 +66 60.3% +0.79 18–8 (69%) 12–11 (52%) 103.2 +0.85
1991 26 1850 150.0 -33 +123 62.3% +0.79 8–5 (62%) 14–12 (54%) 98.9 -0.75
1992 27 1796 147.4 +6 +100 58.7% +0.63 14–8 (64%) 19–19 (50%) 96.5 -0.45
1993 28 1689 134.0 -26 +79 50.7% -0.16 11–12 (48%) 12–12 (50%) 96.3 +0.43
1994 29 1630 135.6 -26 +71 39.4% -0.54 4–8 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 94.1 -1.30
1995 30 1588 125.5 -13 +45 39.8% -0.48 4–4 (50%) 6–13 (32%) 97.2 +0.36
1996 31 1506 114.4 +43 +56 31.4% -1.29 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 99.9 +0.87
1997 32 1467 97.2 +59 11.1% -3.22 0–1 -0.14
Career 2038 151.2 -56 +97 -269 57.2% +0.54 117–85 (58%) 120–127 (49%) 97.8 -0.18

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Emilio Sanchez Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198419 R16R128 3–2 (60%)
198520 R32 2–1 (67%)
198621 R16R128R128 3–3 (50%)
198722 R16R16R32 8–3 (73%)
198823 QFR64QF 9–3 (75%)
198924 R32 2–1 (67%)
199025 R128R128R16 3–3 (50%)
199126 R128R64R128R16 4–4 (50%)
199227 R16R16R128R16 9–4 (69%)
199328 R128R128R128 0–3 (0%)
199429 R64R128R128 1–3 (25%)
199530 R64R64 2–2 (50%)
199631 R128R128 0–2 (0%)
W-L 4–6
(40%)
20–11
(65%)
4–7
(36%)
18–10
(64%)
46–34
(58%)

Masters 1000

Emilio Sanchez Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CINHAMIWMCMIAPARITASTO W-L
Win %
199025 R16QFSFSFQFSFR32 17–7 (71%)
199126 R64R32QFR32QFW 11–5 (69%)
199227 R64QFR16R32R32R16 8–6 (57%)
199328 SFR32R32R64R64 6–5 (55%)
199429 R32R32R64R64R64 3–5 (38%)
199530 R64R64R128 0–3 (0%)
199631 R64R128R64 0–3 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
6–5
(55%)
9–6
(60%)
6–7
(46%)
9–7
(56%)
3–2
(60%)
12–5
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
45–34
(57%)

ATP 500

Emilio Sanchez ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge BARCINMIAIWNAPITASTUTKYMIABRUMIAMEMPHI W-L
Win %
198520 R128R16 2–2 (50%)
198621 QFFR128 8–3 (73%)
198722 QFR16R128 5–3 (62%)
198823 FR64R16 7–3 (70%)
198924 R16R16QF 8–3 (73%)
199025 SFSFR32 6–3 (67%)
199126 WR32R16 6–2 (75%)
199227 R32R32R16R32 1–4 (20%)
199328 R32R16R32 2–3 (40%)
199429 R64R16 2–2 (50%)
199530 R32R64 1–2 (33%)
199631 R64R64 0–2 (0%)
199732 R64 0–1 (0%)
W-L 10–7
(59%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
9–3
(75%)
0–2
(0%)
11–5
(69%)
8–6
(57%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
7–3
(70%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
48–33
(59%)

ATP 250

Emilio Sanchez ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ANTATLASBSWEBARBASBUEDUBESTFLRGENGSTHAMAUSMADMCMRSMUNPARROTSTGSTOSTUUMAVIEATHBARBOGBOLBORBRABRIBRUBUZDLBDUTGENITAJAKLAMARMEMMEXMILMONMOSNICOPOORLPALPHIPINPRASAOSCHSCOST.SYDTELTOUTREVALWELWEM W-L
Win %
198419 R64R32R32SFR32QFR32R32R16R32 6–10 (38%)
198520 R16QFQFQFR16R32R16R32R16R32R32 12–11 (52%)
198621 WR16SFSFSFSFR64WR16QFR32R16R16R16SFR32R64R16WR32 41–17 (71%)
198722 SFQFR32WQFWWR32R32R16R32QFFWR32R16R32QFFR16R32 43–17 (72%)
198823 R32QFFR16R32SFR32QFR16FWR32R32R32 23–13 (64%)
198924 R16R16R32WR16R32R16R32FFSFQFSF 27–12 (69%)
199025 WQFSFR16R32SFQFR32W 21–7 (75%)
199126 QFR32WQFR32R16R32R32FR16F 19–10 (66%)
199227 R32SFQFQFR32R32R16FSFQFW 22–10 (69%)
199328 QFR32SFQFR16SFFR32R32R32R16R32QFR16R16 20–15 (57%)
199429 R32R32QFQFR64R32R16QFR32R32R32SFR32R32R16 11–15 (42%)
199530 R32R32QFSFR32R32R32R16R16R32R16R16R32R32R16 10–15 (40%)
199631 R16R32R32QFR32R32R32R32SF 7–9 (44%)
199732 R64R32R32 0–3 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
9–3
(75%)
8–6
(57%)
0–1
(0%)
4–3
(57%)
0–2
(0%)
16–5
(76%)
5–3
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
23–7
(77%)
6–3
(67%)
33–11
(75%)
11–6
(65%)
0–4
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
11–5
(69%)
1–2
(33%)
4–4
(50%)
5–3
(62%)
3–3
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
5–3
(62%)
1–1
(50%)
9–5
(64%)
9–2
(82%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
15–6
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
4–3
(57%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
1–3
(25%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–4
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
11–4
(73%)
1–2
(33%)
2–2
(50%)
11–8
(58%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
2–2
(50%)
7–3
(70%)
7–4
(64%)
0–2
(0%)
7–2
(78%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
0–2
(0%)
262–164
(62%)

ATP Finals

Emilio Sanchez ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FINGRA W-L
Win %
199025 RR 0–3 (0%)
199227 R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–3
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–4
(0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
7
Career-high date
Apr 30, 1990
First Top 100
Apr 16, 1984
First Top 50
Apr 21, 1986
First Top 20
May 19, 1986
First Top 10
Apr 9, 1990

Ranking History Matrix

Emilio Sanchez ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198318548
19841920890886768706992107111
1985201081141111791371681389477756764
198621647260402021181816161616
198722171515151917161616161717
198823171816161516202121191717
198924161418131418171423201919
199025171813789778888
19912691013141112131312121414
19922781011132018252525222121
199328283132322425303640514141
19942942464752101111969077717674
199530817790707572928595124109108
19963197100101130116128123126134138169173
199732199205207202284287359665910104910401056
199833106410541064113412211210124412901304132213421324
1999341312130713031301

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Emilio Sanchez's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Jakob Hlasek SUI #7 2,062 695 393 302 56.5% $5,890,993 5 0 0 1982–1996 Rivalries Match log
Karel Novacek CZE #8 1,997 518 287 231 55.4% $3,729,540 13 0 1 1984–1996 Rivalries Match log
Alberto Berasategui ESP #7 1,984 471 276 195 58.6% $4,676,187 14 0 0 1992–2001 Rivalries Match log
Aaron Krickstein USA #6 2,043 633 381 252 60.2% $3,709,772 9 0 0 1983–1996 Rivalries Match log
Jay Berger USA #7 1,947 221 141 80 63.8% $992,136 3 0 0 1985–1991 Rivalries Match log
Johan Kriek USA #7 2,053 603 380 223 63.0% $2,383,794 14 2 0 1977–1992 Rivalries Match log
Tim Mayotte USA #7 2,048 533 338 195 63.4% $2,663,672 12 0 0 1979–1992 Rivalries Match log
Joakim Nystrom SWE #7 2,121 393 257 136 65.4% $2,067,447 13 0 0 1980–1989 Rivalries Match log
Alberto Mancini ARG #8 1,977 258 140 118 54.3% $1,535,520 3 0 0 1987–1994 Rivalries Match log
Juan Aguilera ESP #7 1,931 270 139 131 51.5% $825,000 5 0 1 1981–1991 Rivalries Match log
Andrei Chesnokov RUS #9 1,971 554 317 237 57.2% $3,084,188 7 0 2 1985–1999 Rivalries Match log
Anders Jarryd SWE #5 2,061 625 373 252 59.7% $5,371,067 8 0 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Emilio Sanchez?
Emilio Sanchez is 61 years old, born on May 29, 1965.
Which country does Emilio Sanchez represent?
Emilio Sanchez represents Spain in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Emilio Sanchez?
Emilio Sanchez is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does Emilio Sanchez use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Emilio Sanchez uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Emilio Sanchez left-handed or right-handed?
Emilio Sanchez plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Emilio Sanchez won?
Emilio Sanchez has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Emilio Sanchez won?
TennisDB groups 1 of Emilio Sanchez's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Rome Masters in 1991.
How many ATP titles has Emilio Sanchez won?
Emilio Sanchez has won 15 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Sydney International in 1992.
What is Emilio Sanchez's highest ATP ranking?
Emilio Sanchez's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 7, first achieved on April 30, 1990.
What is Emilio Sanchez's career win-loss record?
Emilio Sanchez has a career ATP singles record of 406 wins and 274 losses (59.7%).
How much career prize money has Emilio Sanchez earned?
Emilio Sanchez has earned at least $5,332,145 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Emilio Sanchez's career appear in TennisDB?
Emilio Sanchez appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1984 through 1997.
On which surface does Emilio Sanchez have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Emilio Sanchez's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 63.8% (280–159).
Who has Emilio Sanchez faced most often?
Emilio Sanchez's most frequent opponent is Javier Sanchez, with a head-to-head record of 10–2 across 12 meetings.