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Javier Sanchez

ESP Age 58 177 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1985–2000

Javier Sanchez represented Spain on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 23. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 323–329 and 4 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
23 (Jun 6, 1994)
Elo peak
1848 (77th percentile)
Singles record
323–329 (49.5%)
Singles titles
4
Prize money
$4,427,811

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 →

Javier Sanchez's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rainer Schuettler #48 2-6 6-7(5) L H2H Match data Jan 6, 2000* R32 Qatar Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Franco Squillari #67 6-7(5) 2-6 L H2H Match data Apr 14, 1999* R64 Barcelona Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Andrei Pavel #53 6-7(5) 2-6 6-4 4-6 L H2H Match data Jan 20, 1999* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Cedric Pioline #18 6-7(2) 2-6 L H2H Match data Jan 8, 1999* R16 Qatar Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Kenneth Carlsen #83 6-3 6-4 W H2H Match data Jan 7, 1999* R32 Qatar Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Javier Sanchez's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Sergi Bruguera 6 11 17 Jul 11, 1997 H2H
Marcelo Filippini 8 5 13 Oct 4, 1997 H2H
Emilio Sanchez 2 10 12 Oct 5, 1995 H2H
Jordi Arrese 7 5 12 Aug 5, 1994 H2H
Francisco Clavet 3 7 10 May 22, 1998 H2H

Singles Titles (4)

Javier 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
198820 1 — — — 1 — Argentina Open
198921 1 — — — 1 — Bologna
199426 1 — — — 1 — Bologna
199628 1 — — — 1 — Tel Aviv
Total 4 — — — 4 —

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

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Javier Sanchez Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1988 Seoul Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Paolo Cane #96 def. Javier Sanchez #137 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 6-2 H2H Match data

Career Results

Javier Sanchez career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1985170110.0%749373
19861821366.7%372225
19871916193545.7%225110
19882018163452.9%11055
19892125174259.5%5451
19902222234548.9%4570
19912336286456.3%6632
19922433326550.8%3241
19932539317055.7%4134
19942625335843.1%3442
19952733326550.8%4236
19962830336347.6%3637
19972935336851.5%3854
1998308263423.5%54168
19993113425.0%169281
2000320110.0%321957
Career32332965249.5%——

Career Results by Surface

Javier Sanchez career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198517 ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
198618 ————21366.7%———————— 21366.7%
198719 581338.5%11102152.4%0110.0%———— 16193545.7%
198820 861457.1%1081855.6%0110.0%0110.0% 18163452.9%
198921 24633.3%19123161.3%————41580.0% 25174259.5%
199022 561145.5%17153253.1%————0220.0% 22234548.9%
199123 12112352.2%18143256.3%11250.0%52771.4% 36286456.2%
199224 691540.0%23174057.5%11250.0%35837.5% 33326550.8%
199325 11102152.4%27164362.8%0110.0%14520.0% 39317055.7%
199426 2111315.4%23174057.5%————0550.0% 25335843.1%
199527 1091952.6%23214452.3%————0220.0% 33326550.8%
199628 1582365.2%14193342.4%0110.0%15616.7% 30336347.6%
199729 11122347.8%18163452.9%11250.0%54955.6% 35336851.5%
199830 2111315.4%6131931.6%0110.0%0110.0% 8263423.5%
199931 12333.3%0110.0%———————— 13425.0%
200032 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
Career—9010819845.5%21118139253.8%381127.3%19325137.3%32332965249.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Javier Sanchez career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198517 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
198618 00——101100.0%00——101100.0% 202100.0%
198719 0110.0%16714.3%761353.8%741163.6% 15173246.9%
198820 0220.0%35837.5%44850.0%941369.2% 16153151.6%
198921 0440.0%26825.0%72977.8%1552075.0% 24174158.5%
199022 12333.3%291118.2%681442.9%1341776.5% 22234548.9%
199123 24633.3%17812.5%12112352.2%1862475.0% 33286154.1%
199224 26825.0%45944.4%18143256.2%861457.1% 32316350.8%
199325 15616.7%671346.2%17122958.6%1372065.0% 37316854.4%
199426 0550.0%23540.0%16213743.2%641060.0% 24335742.1%
199527 12333.3%491330.8%14163046.7%1341776.5% 32316350.8%
199628 14520.0%4121625.0%11132445.8%1331681.2% 29326147.5%
199729 27922.2%381127.3%17143154.8%1041471.4% 32336549.2%
199830 0330.0%13425.0%4141822.2%33650.0% 8233125.8%
199931 00——0110.0%12333.3%00—— 13425.0%
200032 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
Career 10455518.2%348211629.3%13413827249.3%1295418370.5% 30731962649.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 626/652 (96.0%) of Javier Sanchez's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Javier Sanchez performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199123 56/64 2.1 1.4 67.2% 66.5% 51.8% 61.6% 50.0% 61.6% 39.1%
199224 60/65 2.5 2.1 63.4% 67.4% 50.7% 56.3% 42.5% 61.1% 39.1%
199325 67/70 2.3 2.2 67.0% 67.0% 49.1% 56.7% 41.4% 61.3% 40.9%
199426 53/58 1.8 2.0 67.2% 66.1% 50.9% 54.1% 44.0% 60.9% 37.2%
199527 59/65 2.0 2.3 67.4% 65.2% 49.2% 57.9% 43.2% 59.9% 40.3%
199628 58/63 3.3 3.6 61.9% 68.2% 48.0% 56.4% 40.7% 60.3% 37.7%
199729 59/68 3.5 3.4 64.5% 67.8% 45.5% 56.2% 47.5% 60.0% 37.8%
199830 28/34 2.7 2.7 66.3% 63.2% 44.4% 48.1% 42.7% 56.8% 35.0%
199931 4/4 2.8 3.8 66.7% 65.8% 58.6% 68.1% 32.5% 63.0% 34.8%
200032 1/1 0.0 0.0 66.7% 62.5% 50.0% 50.0% — 58.3% 28.1%
Career 445/652 2.5 2.5 65.6% 66.7% 49.1% 56.5% 43.8% 60.5% 38.6%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 445/652 (68.3%) of Javier Sanchez's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Javier 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
1985 17 1497 103.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.24
1986 18 1529 113.1 — — — — — +34 — 62.5% +0.88 1–1 0–2 — +0.04
1987 19 1597 132.5 — — — — -41 +44 — 48.3% -0.01 2–6 (25%) 6–6 (50%) 98.4 +0.55
1988 20 1709 130.4 — — — — -96 +8 — 52.8% +0.21 7–4 (64%) 8–5 (62%) 106.5 +0.34
1989 21 1761 145.8 — — — — -108 +35 — 55.9% +0.49 8–6 (57%) 13–7 (65%) 105.7 -0.51
1990 22 1692 143.1 — — — — -33 +71 — 50.4% +0.41 7–8 (47%) 10–13 (43%) 96.0 +0.21
1991 23 1734 133.1 +0.90 -0.14 1.019 50.5% -24 -3 — 51.9% +0.16 13–10 (57%) 14–9 (61%) 103.2 +2.67
1992 24 1701 141.0 +0.06 +0.33 1.005 50.0% -24 +61 — 48.2% -0.09 15–13 (54%) 15–15 (50%) 103.2 -1.45
1993 25 1767 146.2 +1.07 +1.71 1.057 50.8% -82 +89 — 52.0% +0.30 18–10 (64%) 9–16 (36%) 103.0 -0.88
1994 26 1587 131.9 -0.04 -1.76 0.951 49.1% -72 +143 — 43.9% -0.34 9–9 (50%) 9–14 (39%) 93.6 +0.32
1995 27 1648 138.8 -0.74 +1.39 1.006 50.1% -51 +35 — 49.1% +0.06 14–13 (52%) 9–14 (39%) 98.1 +0.87
1996 28 1720 136.2 -0.84 -0.53 0.950 49.0% +41 -92 — 47.4% -0.30 10–8 (56%) 17–9 (65%) 106.9 +0.66
1997 29 1721 138.7 -0.89 -0.19 0.945 49.0% -19 +37 — 48.5% -0.23 15–9 (63%) 9–9 (50%) 104.5 -1.69
1998 30 1506 121.5 -3.40 -2.39 0.809 45.7% +72 +101 — 32.6% -1.41 2–10 (17%) 6–4 (60%) 91.7 -0.63
1999 31 1492 110.7 +0.11 -0.81 0.941 49.1% +81 — — 30.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — +0.12
2000 32 1481 100.7 -0.13 -0.95 0.675 44.1% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.06
Career 1848 142.5 -0.26 0.00 0.978 49.5% -30 +46 — 48.5% -0.05 121–107 (53%) 125–127 (50%) 101.6 +0.07

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Javier Sanchez Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198719 —R64R128R128 1–3 (25%)
198820 —R64R128R128 1–3 (25%)
198921 —R128—R64 1–2 (33%)
199022 R32R16—R128 5–3 (62%)
199123 R128R128R64QF 5–4 (56%)
199224 R128R128R64R32 3–4 (43%)
199325 R128R64R128R32 3–4 (43%)
199426 R128R128—R128 0–3 (0%)
199527 R128R64—R128 1–3 (25%)
199628 R128R128R128QF 4–4 (50%)
199729 R128R128R64R64 2–4 (33%)
199830 R128R128R128R128 0–4 (0%)
199931 R128——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 2–10
(17%)		7–12
(37%)		3–8
(27%)		14–12
(54%)		 26–42
(38%)

Masters 1000

Javier Sanchez Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANHAMIWMCMIAPARITASTO W-L
Win %
199022 —R64R32R32R16—R64— 4–5 (44%)
199123 ——R64R32R32——— 3–3 (50%)
199224 —R64R32R16R64R64R16R64 5–7 (42%)
199325 —R32R64R16R64R64R64R64 3–7 (30%)
199426 —SFR64R32R32R64R32R64 7–7 (50%)
199527 —R64R64R32R64—R64— 1–5 (17%)
199628 R32R64R64R16R32R64R64— 5–7 (42%)
199729 —R64R32R64R64—R64— 1–5 (17%)
199830 ———R64R64——— 1–2 (33%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		5–7
(42%)		3–8
(27%)		10–9
(53%)		8–9
(47%)		0–4
(0%)		3–7
(30%)		0–3
(0%)		 30–48
(38%)

ATP 500

Javier Sanchez ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTBARIWNAPITASTUTKYVIEMIAMEMMILNEWPHI W-L
Win %
198719 ————R32———R64———— 2–2 (50%)
198820 ————R64———R32———— 2–2 (50%)
198921 ——R32—R32———R128———— 2–3 (40%)
199022 —R16———R32——————— 2–2 (50%)
199123 —R16—R64—R16——————— 4–3 (57%)
199224 —R16—R32—R16R32—————— 4–4 (50%)
199325 —R16———QF——————— 5–2 (71%)
199426 —R64—R64—R32——————— 0–3 (0%)
199527 —R16———R32————R32—— 2–3 (40%)
199628 R32R64———R64————R32—— 0–4 (0%)
199729 R16R64———R32—R32——R16R16— 5–6 (45%)
199830 —R64———————R32—R64R32 0–4 (0%)
199931 —R64——————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–2
(33%)		10–10
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		1–3
(25%)		2–3
(40%)		7–8
(47%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		3–3
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		1–3
(25%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		 28–39
(42%)

ATP 250

Javier Sanchez ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEANTASBSWEBARBASBUCBUEDOHDUBESTFLRGSTHAMAUSMTPMADMALMCMUNROTSTGSTOUMAVIEATHBARBOGBOLBORBRABUZGENDUTGENGUAITAJAKLONMARMEXMILMONMOSNICPALPRARYESANSAOSCHSCOGENST.SYDTASTELVALWELGEN W-L
Win %
198517 ————R64——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
198618 ————R16——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
198719 ———R32R32R32—R32—————R16R32—F—R64———R64—R32———R16———————R16——————————QF—R16—————————— 13–14 (48%)
198820 ————R32——W————R32—R64—R32——R32————R32———QF———————SF——————————R16—R32—————————— 13–10 (57%)
198921 ————R32———————R32R32SF—SF—R64QF——————R16—WR32———R16——R32————————————F—————————— 22–12 (65%)
199022 ——————————R32QFR32—R16—SF————————QF———————R16—————————R32R32R16————————R32———R32— 10–12 (45%)
199123 ——R32———————QFR16R32—R16—SF———R16——F—R16——R16—FSF——R32R32—————————R32———R16R16———————R16— 24–18 (57%)
199224 R32R16————————R32—R32—R32—SF————————SF——R32———SF—R16——————QF——FR16——R16—R16R32——R16————— 21–17 (55%)
199325 —R16——————QFR16R32R16——F————R32—————SF——R16QF———SFSF—————————QFR16————QF———R32—QF——— 28–17 (62%)
199426 —R32——————R32R32SFR16R16—QFR32R16————————QF——W————R16——————————R32R32——R16—R16R32—R32R32—R32——— 18–19 (49%)
199527 ——R16———R32R16QFSFQF—QF——————R16—R32—QF————SF————R32————————R16—R16R16F————R32—R16——FR32—— 29–20 (59%)
199628 ————————R32SFR32—R32—R32————————R32———R16QF————R32———R32—R16QF——R32—R32QF—SF————R16——W——R16 21–18 (54%)
199729 ——————QF—R16R16SF—QF——————————QF————R16————QF————R32—R32——R16—SFR32—QF——R16——R16QF———SF 27–18 (60%)
199830 ——R16R32——R32—R32R32R32——————R32—————R16————R32—————————R32——————R16QF—R16——R32R32R16—————— 7–16 (30%)
199931 ————————R16——————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
200032 ————————R32——————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		2–3
(40%)		0–2
(0%)		5–5
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		6–2
(75%)		6–8
(43%)		8–6
(57%)		10–9
(53%)		5–4
(56%)		5–9
(36%)		3–2
(60%)		13–9
(59%)		0–1
(0%)		17–7
(71%)		0–1
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		4–4
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		9–5
(64%)		0–2
(0%)		11–5
(69%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		21–9
(70%)		2–2
(50%)		4–1
(80%)		3–1
(75%)		3–1
(75%)		8–7
(53%)		4–3
(57%)		0–1
(0%)		4–3
(57%)		0–1
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		2–2
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		1–3
(25%)		7–5
(58%)		8–9
(47%)		8–4
(67%)		3–2
(60%)		8–5
(62%)		6–4
(60%)		5–4
(56%)		1–5
(17%)		0–1
(0%)		3–4
(43%)		2–5
(29%)		2–1
(67%)		11–3
(79%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		4–2
(67%)		 236–195
(55%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
23
Career-high date
Jun 6, 1994
First Top 100
Jun 8, 1987
First Top 50
Aug 7, 1989
First Top 20
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First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Javier Sanchez ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198416———————————659
198517———749761508528536521512509373
198618372362382354358385399413236234199225
19871923123120918410286909296102110110
198820111112817310283100106137975455
198921535561616460604438425251
199022414543353536395361657070
199123767387765466624930293232
199224343334353332293133354141
199325394138477463403534323434
199426323434332427283335404242
199527383134295450604648393736
199628454947506261566742383737
199729373738424243403859555454
19983057636673717587101136151169168
199931162160164160166179171189190244258281
200032349340344450589589608957955976966957
200133957———————————

Similar Players

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

Javier 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
Jordi Arrese ESP #23 1,830 426 218 208 51.2% $1,847,136 6 0 0 1983–1996 Rivalries Match log
Ronald Agenor HAI #22 1,896 468 215 253 45.9% $2,014,601 3 0 0 1984–2001 Rivalries Match log
Jim Grabb USA #24 1,828 378 179 199 47.4% $3,274,155 2 0 0 1985–1997 Rivalries Match log
Richard Fromberg AUS #24 1,823 530 247 283 46.6% $2,605,740 4 0 0 1988–2002 Rivalries Match log
Milan Srejber CZE #23 1,814 233 115 118 49.4% $897,886 1 0 0 1985–1991 Rivalries Match log
Bernd Karbacher GER #22 1,848 290 133 157 45.9% $2,043,057 2 0 0 1991–2000 Rivalries Match log
Richey Reneberg USA #20 1,919 567 305 262 53.8% $4,407,308 3 0 0 1986–2000 Rivalries Match log
Mark Woodforde AUS #19 1,921 607 313 294 51.6% $8,551,305 4 0 0 1985–2000 Rivalries Match log
Byron Black ZIM #22 1,873 470 240 230 51.1% $5,159,775 2 0 0 1991–2002 Rivalries Match log
Slava Dosedel CZE #26 1,826 375 190 185 50.7% $2,452,512 3 0 0 1989–2001 Rivalries Match log
Ulf Stenlund SWE #23 1,813 96 52 44 54.2% $274,501 1 0 0 1986–1993 Rivalries Match log
Darren Cahill AUS #22 1,889 248 132 116 53.2% $1,349,247 2 0 0 1984–1994 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Javier Sanchez?
Javier Sanchez is 58 years old, born on February 1, 1968.
Which country does Javier Sanchez represent?
Javier Sanchez represents Spain in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Javier Sanchez?
Javier Sanchez is 177 cm / 5'10".
Is Javier Sanchez left-handed or right-handed?
Javier Sanchez plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Javier Sanchez won?
Javier Sanchez has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Javier Sanchez won?
TennisDB does not group any of Javier Sanchez's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Javier Sanchez won?
Javier Sanchez has won 4 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Tel Aviv in 1996.
What is Javier Sanchez's highest ATP ranking?
Javier Sanchez's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 23, first achieved on June 6, 1994.
What is Javier Sanchez's career win-loss record?
Javier Sanchez has a career ATP singles record of 323 wins and 329 losses (49.5%).
How much career prize money has Javier Sanchez earned?
Javier Sanchez has earned at least $4,427,811 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Javier Sanchez's career appear in TennisDB?
Javier Sanchez appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1985 through 2000.
On which surface does Javier Sanchez have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Javier Sanchez's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 53.8% (211–181).
Who has Javier Sanchez faced most often?
Javier Sanchez's most frequent opponent is Sergi Bruguera, with a head-to-head record of 6–11 across 17 meetings.