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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario

ESP Age 54 169 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1986–2002

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario represented Spain on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 1. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 720–271 and 29 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

1 (Feb 6, 1995)

Elo peak

2385 (99th percentile)

Singles record

720–271 (72.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$16,942,639

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

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Laura Granville #52	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 2002*	R32	Luxembourg	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Martina Hingis #10	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 2002*	R32	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Sarah Taylor #87	3-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2002*	R16	Japan Women's Open	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Maria Kirilenko #527	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2002*	R32	Japan Women's Open	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #59	5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2002*	SF	Bali	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Steffi Graf	8	27	35	Jul 8, 1996	H2H
Gabriela Sabatini	11	12	23	Sep 23, 1995	H2H
Monica Seles	3	18	21	Mar 6, 2002	H2H
Amanda Coetzer	18	3	21	Oct 7, 2000	H2H
Jana Novotna	10	11	21	Aug 22, 1998	H2H

Singles Titles (29)

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1988	16	1	—	—	—	1	—	Brussels
1989	17	2	1	—	—	1	—	Barcelona, Roland Garros
1990	18	2	—	—	—	2	—	Barcelona, Newport
1991	19	1	—	—	1	—	—	Washington
1992	20	2	—	2	—	—	—	Canadian Open, Key Biscayne
1993	21	4	—	1	3	—	—	Amelia Island, Barcelona, Hamburg Open, Key Biscayne
1994	22	8	2	1	5	—	—	Amelia Island, Barcelona, Hamburg Open, Oakland, Tokyo Nichirei, Canadian Open, Roland Garros, US Open
1995	23	2	—	1	1	—	—	Barcelona, Berlin Open
1996	24	2	—	1	1	—	—	Hamburg Open, Hilton Head
1998	26	2	1	—	1	—	—	Sydney International, Roland Garros
1999	27	1	—	—	—	1	—	Cairo
2001	29	2	—	—	—	2	—	Madrid Open, Oporto
Total		29	4	6	12	7	—

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

Olympic Singles Results (4)

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1988	Seoul Olympics	First Round	0	1	Sabrina Goles #44 def. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario #20 6-4 6-2	H2H	Match data
1992	Barcelona Olympics	Bronze Medal	4	1	Jennifer Capriati #6 def. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario #5 6-3 3-6 6-1	H2H	Match data
1996	Atlanta Olympics	Silver Medal	5	1	Lindsay Davenport #10 def. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario #3 7-6(8) 6-2	H2H	Match data
2000	Sydney Olympics	Quarterfinal	3	1	Venus Williams #3 def. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario #9 3-6 6-2 6-4	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1986	14	15	10	25	60.0%	155	81
1987	15	12	13	25	48.0%	79	54
1988	16	31	16	47	66.0%	56	18
1989	17	47	13	60	78.3%	18	5
1990	18	38	14	52	73.1%	5	7
1991	19	56	15	71	78.9%	7	5
1992	20	63	16	79	79.8%	5	4
1993	21	72	14	86	83.7%	4	2
1994	22	69	9	78	88.5%	2	2
1995	23	47	13	60	78.3%	2	3
1996	24	57	17	74	77.0%	3	2
1997	25	45	22	67	67.2%	3	9
1998	26	47	17	64	73.4%	9	4
1999	27	25	17	42	59.5%	4	17
2000	28	41	19	60	68.3%	17	9
2001	29	34	22	56	60.7%	8	17
2002	30	21	24	45	46.7%	17	53
Career		720	271	991	72.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1986	14	2	2	4	50.0%	13	7	20	65.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	15	10	25	60.0%
1987	15	0	3	3	0.0%	12	7	19	63.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	12	13	25	48.0%
1988	16	5	4	9	55.6%	26	10	36	72.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	31	16	47	66.0%
1989	17	12	5	17	70.6%	28	5	33	84.8%	4	1	5	80.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	47	13	60	78.3%
1990	18	5	1	6	83.3%	21	7	28	75.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	7	5	12	58.3%	38	14	52	73.1%
1991	19	20	4	24	83.3%	22	6	28	78.6%	9	2	11	81.8%	5	3	8	62.5%	56	15	71	78.9%
1992	20	31	5	36	86.1%	26	7	33	78.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	63	16	79	79.7%
1993	21	39	9	48	81.3%	27	3	30	90.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	72	14	86	83.7%
1994	22	38	5	43	88.4%	24	2	26	92.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	69	9	78	88.5%
1995	23	20	8	28	71.4%	21	3	24	87.5%	6	1	7	85.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	47	13	60	78.3%
1996	24	23	8	31	74.2%	23	5	28	82.1%	6	1	7	85.7%	5	3	8	62.5%	57	17	74	77.0%
1997	25	19	11	30	63.3%	13	7	20	65.0%	8	1	9	88.9%	5	3	8	62.5%	45	22	67	67.2%
1998	26	28	8	36	77.8%	12	4	16	75.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	0	3	3	0.0%	47	17	64	73.4%
1999	27	9	8	17	52.9%	15	6	21	71.4%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	25	17	42	59.5%
2000	28	22	9	31	71.0%	16	6	22	72.7%	3	1	4	75.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	41	19	60	68.3%
2001	29	15	15	30	50.0%	18	6	24	75.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	34	22	56	60.7%
2002	30	9	13	22	40.9%	12	11	23	52.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	24	45	46.7%
Career	—	297	118	415	71.6%	329	102	431	76.3%	57	18	75	76.0%	37	33	70	52.9%	720	271	991	72.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1986	14	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	5	9	44.4%	6	8	14	42.9%
1987	15	0	4	4	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	6	10	16	37.5%
1988	16	1	4	5	20.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	13	7	20	65.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	22	15	37	59.5%
1989	17	3	9	12	25.0%	7	1	8	87.5%	17	3	20	85.0%	10	0	10	100.0%	37	13	50	74.0%
1990	18	4	8	12	33.3%	10	1	11	90.9%	12	3	15	80.0%	6	1	7	85.7%	32	13	45	71.1%
1991	19	4	13	17	23.5%	15	2	17	88.2%	26	0	26	100.0%	7	0	7	100.0%	52	15	67	77.6%
1992	20	13	14	27	48.1%	22	1	23	95.7%	21	1	22	95.5%	5	0	5	100.0%	61	16	77	79.2%
1993	21	10	9	19	52.6%	26	4	30	86.7%	20	1	21	95.2%	10	0	10	100.0%	66	14	80	82.5%
1994	22	14	4	18	77.8%	17	3	20	85.0%	22	1	23	95.7%	5	0	5	100.0%	58	8	66	87.9%
1995	23	6	7	13	46.2%	14	4	18	77.8%	14	0	14	100.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	39	11	50	78.0%
1996	24	8	9	17	47.1%	13	5	18	72.2%	26	3	29	89.7%	7	0	7	100.0%	54	17	71	76.1%
1997	25	4	8	12	33.3%	8	8	16	50.0%	26	6	32	81.2%	4	0	4	100.0%	42	22	64	65.6%
1998	26	6	8	14	42.9%	19	6	25	76.0%	19	3	22	86.4%	2	0	2	100.0%	46	17	63	73.0%
1999	27	0	6	6	0.0%	9	6	15	60.0%	9	5	14	64.3%	4	0	4	100.0%	22	17	39	56.4%
2000	28	3	11	14	21.4%	11	6	17	64.7%	19	2	21	90.5%	8	0	8	100.0%	41	19	60	68.3%
2001	29	1	4	5	20.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	20	11	31	64.5%	7	0	7	100.0%	34	22	56	60.7%
2002	30	0	3	3	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	14	18	32	43.8%	4	2	6	66.7%	21	24	45	46.7%
Career		77	122	199	38.7%	182	60	242	75.2%	283	67	350	80.9%	97	12	109	89.0%	639	261	900	71.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 900/991 (90.8%) of Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 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
1986	14	1620	109.9	—	—	—	—	-68	+75	—	57.1%	+0.13	4–2 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	105.4	+3.76
1987	15	1639	127.9	—	—	—	—	-145	+141	—	48.1%	-0.35	2–2 (50%)	1–0	—	+0.46
1988	16	1785	156.3	—	—	—	—	-240	+150	—	67.0%	+1.55	0–5 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	92.9	-0.24
1989	17	2066	163.2	—	—	—	—	-271	+71	-441	74.2%	+1.91	8–4 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	108.7	-3.86
1990	18	2080	165.6	—	—	—	—	-183	+86	-320	70.1%	+1.57	7–6 (54%)	3–6 (33%)	96.5	-4.18
1991	19	2167	175.0	—	—	—	—	-80	+84	-250	75.0%	+2.29	9–7 (56%)	5–3 (63%)	103.4	-3.50
1992	20	2284	179.5	—	—	—	—	-6	+24	—	75.6%	+1.86	10–8 (56%)	12–1 (92%)	107.1	-6.89
1993	21	2248	179.1	—	—	—	—	-9	+146	-280	77.4%	+2.28	13–3 (81%)	8–6 (57%)	104.5	-2.91
1994	22	2334	179.3	—	—	—	—	-15	+77	-382	82.8%	+2.52	12–6 (67%)	14–3 (82%)	105.3	-3.55
1995	23	2167	167.9	—	—	—	—	-23	+257	-97	73.5%	+1.92	11–5 (69%)	3–2 (60%)	99.2	-1.09
1996	24	2117	172.0	—	—	—	—	-21	+231	+90	71.5%	+1.61	13–6 (68%)	7–6 (54%)	99.0	-1.50
1997	25	2026	162.2	—	—	—	—	-2	+133	+231	64.2%	+1.13	10–9 (53%)	4–3 (57%)	97.4	+1.63
1998	26	2035	164.7	—	—	—	—	-10	+128	+215	66.4%	+1.25	16–7 (70%)	5–6 (45%)	100.2	+1.13
1999	27	1924	153.3	—	—	—	—	+11	+138	+205	55.2%	+0.49	5–2 (71%)	3–2 (60%)	100.8	-0.61
2000	28	1933	158.0	—	—	—	—	-18	+139	+277	62.9%	+0.64	14–6 (70%)	9–0 (100%)	108.9	-1.55
2001	29	1797	144.3	—	—	—	—	-25	+299	—	56.9%	+0.68	12–8 (60%)	5–10 (33%)	89.3	+1.17
2002	30	1635	126.7	—	—	—	—	+18	+228	—	47.0%	-0.12	5–7 (42%)	5–8 (38%)	92.1	+1.10
Career		2385	171.0	—	—	—	—	-40	+138	-56	68.5%	+1.46	151–93 (62%)	92–61 (60%)	103.1	-2.10

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1987	15	—	QF	R128	R128	4–3 (57%)
1988	16	—	QF	R128	R16	7–3 (70%)
1989	17	—	W	QF	QF	15–2 (88%)
1990	18	—	R64	R128	SF	6–3 (67%)
1991	19	SF	F	QF	QF	19–4 (83%)
1992	20	SF	SF	R64	F	17–4 (81%)
1993	21	SF	SF	R16	SF	18–4 (82%)
1994	22	F	W	R16	W	23–2 (92%)
1995	23	F	F	F	R16	21–4 (84%)
1996	24	QF	F	F	R16	19–4 (83%)
1997	25	R32	QF	SF	QF	15–4 (79%)
1998	26	QF	W	QF	QF	19–3 (86%)
1999	27	R64	SF	R64	R16	10–4 (71%)
2000	28	QF	SF	R16	R16	15–4 (79%)
2001	29	—	R64	R64	R32	4–3 (57%)
2002	30	R128	R128	—	R128	0–3 (0%)
W-L		42–11 (79%)	73–13 (85%)	41–15 (73%)	56–15 (79%)	212–54 (80%)

WTA 1000

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	MIA	ITA	BER	CAN	CHA	CHI	BER	HIL	KEY	KRE	MOS	PAN	ZUR	W-L Win %
1990	18	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1991	19	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	7–2 (78%)
1992	20	—	—	—	F	W	—	—	—	SF	W	—	—	—	—	18–2 (90%)
1993	21	—	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	F	W	—	—	—	—	16–3 (84%)
1994	22	—	—	—	R32	W	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	10–3 (77%)
1995	23	—	—	F	—	R16	—	—	W	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	13–4 (76%)
1996	24	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	QF	W	R64	—	—	F	—	15–5 (75%)
1997	25	SF	—	QF	R16	R16	—	—	—	R16	R16	QF	—	—	R32	11–8 (58%)
1998	26	—	—	SF	R16	F	—	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	12–5 (71%)
1999	27	—	—	R16	SF	QF	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	6–5 (55%)
2000	28	—	R32	QF	R32	SF	—	—	—	F	—	—	R16	—	—	10–6 (62%)
2001	29	R32	R16	QF	QF	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	7–7 (50%)
2002	30	QF	R16	—	R16	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–5 (62%)
W-L		7–3 (70%)	5–3 (62%)	20–9 (69%)	17–9 (65%)	28–9 (76%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	7–1 (88%)	24–10 (71%)	22–6 (79%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–2 (0%)	135–58 (70%)

WTA 500

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	DLB	DUB	EAS	HAM	IW	MAD	PAR	ITA	SDG	TKY	WAS	AME	BER	CAN	CHA	ESS	POR	HIL	KEY	LEI	LIN	LOS	MAN	NEW	OAK	PHI	STR	SYD	TOY	WOR	W-L Win %
1987	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1988	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–4 (56%)
1989	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–2 (80%)
1990	18	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	11–4 (73%)
1991	19	—	—	—	F	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	20–5 (80%)
1992	20	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	16–6 (73%)
1993	21	W	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	F	SF	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	35–6 (85%)
1994	22	W	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	F	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	36–3 (92%)
1995	23	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	13–4 (76%)
1996	24	—	—	—	—	W	—	SF	—	—	F	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	17–6 (74%)
1997	25	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	—	R16	F	—	12–8 (60%)
1998	26	—	—	—	F	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	R16	—	R16	—	W	F	—	16–8 (67%)
1999	27	—	—	—	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	5–6 (45%)
2000	28	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	10–6 (62%)
2001	29	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	F	—	10–9 (53%)
2002	30	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	3–6 (33%)
W-L		14–0 (100%)	8–2 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	8–3 (73%)	34–9 (79%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	13–7 (65%)	12–3 (80%)	4–0 (100%)	32–9 (78%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	10–8 (56%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	15–6 (71%)	1–3 (25%)	4–0 (100%)	8–4 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	10–5 (67%)	17–6 (74%)	0–1 (0%)	219–85 (72%)

WTA 250

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ACO	BAR	BUE	DAL	DOH	EAS	HAM	HOU	MAD	NWP	ITA	JAP	AIX	ALB	AME	ATH	BAL	BOC	BRE	BRI	BRU	CAI	POR	GOL	HEL	HIL	KEY	LEI	LUG	LUX	MAH	OKL	OPO	PER	SÃO	SAR	SIN	SOP	SYD	TAI	TAM	WAI	WIC	W-L Win %
1986	14	—	SF	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	15–10 (60%)
1987	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R128	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	6–8 (43%)
1988	16	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	19–8 (70%)
1989	17	—	W	—	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	22–8 (73%)
1990	18	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	18–3 (86%)
1991	19	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	9–3 (75%)
1992	20	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	7–2 (78%)
1997	25	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–1 (86%)
1999	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
2000	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
2001	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	12–2 (86%)
2002	30	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	10–10 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	21–4 (84%)	5–1 (83%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	6–3 (67%)	5–2 (71%)	7–2 (78%)	5–0 (100%)	6–2 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	9–1 (90%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	5–2 (71%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	8–2 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	10–3 (77%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	131–57 (70%)

WTA Finals

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	WTA	WTA	WTA	W-L Win %
1989	17	—	—	SF	2–1 (67%)
1990	18	—	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
1991	19	QF	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1992	20	—	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
1993	21	—	—	F	3–1 (75%)
1994	22	—	—	R16	0–1 (0%)
1995	23	—	—	R16	0–1 (0%)
1996	24	—	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
1997	25	—	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
1998	26	—	—	R16	0–1 (0%)
1999	27	—	—	R16	0–1 (0%)
2000	28	—	R16	—	0–1 (0%)
2001	29	—	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	10–11 (48%)	11–13 (46%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 6, 1995

First Top 100

Dec 22, 1986

First Top 50

Jul 20, 1987

First Top 20

Jul 18, 1988

First Top 10

May 22, 1989

Ranking History Matrix

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1986	14	—	—	—	—	155	154	158	161	137	123	126	81
1987	15	75	85	97	89	74	51	49	49	49	48	47	54
1988	16	58	47	45	23	22	21	19	21	19	19	18	18
1989	17	18	19	17	18	10	8	5	5	5	4	5	5
1990	18	5	5	5	4	4	6	6	7	6	6	7	7
1991	19	6	6	5	7	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	5
1992	20	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
1993	21	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
1994	22	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
1995	23	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
1996	24	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
1997	25	3	4	4	5	6	6	8	11	11	9	9	9
1998	26	7	7	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
1999	27	5	6	7	6	7	9	8	8	15	16	17	17
2000	28	13	12	11	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	8
2001	29	13	14	14	13	8	15	18	21	18	18	17	17
2002	30	17	15	14	18	29	31	26	28	44	44	53	53
2003	31	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Jennifer Capriati	USA	#1	2,253	581	411	170	70.7%	$10,206,639	14	3	2	1990–2004	Rivalries	Match log
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Amélie Mauresmo	FRA	#1	2,225	648	463	185	71.5%	$15,022,476	25	2	6	1995–2009	Rivalries	Match log
Martina Hingis	SUI	#1	2,373	643	516	127	80.2%	$24,749,074	43	5	17	1994–2007	Rivalries	Match log
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Jana Novotna	CZE	#2	2,240	711	510	201	71.7%	$11,249,284	24	1	2	1986–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Conchita Martínez	ESP	#2	2,263	955	676	279	70.8%	$11,527,977	33	1	9	1988–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Steffi Graf	GER	#1	2,603	986	876	110	88.8%	$21,895,277	107	22	15	1981–1999	Rivalries	Match log
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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario is 54 years old, born on December 18, 1971.
Which country does Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario represent?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario represents Spain in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario is 169 cm / 5'7".
Does Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario left-handed or right-handed?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario has won 4 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Roland Garros in 1998.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won?: TennisDB groups 6 of Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. All 6 were won under documented predecessor category names and are shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Hilton Head in 1996.
How many WTA titles has Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario has won 29 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Oporto in 2001.
What is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's highest WTA ranking?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on February 6, 1995.
What is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's career win-loss record?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario has a career WTA singles record of 720 wins and 271 losses (72.7%).
How much career prize money has Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario earned?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario has earned at least $16,942,639 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's career appear in TennisDB?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1986 through 2002.
On which surface does Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 76.3% (329–102).
Who has Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario faced most often?: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's most frequent opponent is Steffi Graf, with a head-to-head record of 8–27 across 35 meetings.