Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Spanish tennis player
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Summary
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was born on December 18, 1971[1], in Barcelona[2]. She has worked as a tennis coach[3]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,122 views/month, #6,757 of 1,000,298).[4]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Spain[5]
- Award received: International Tennis Hall of Fame[6], Princess of Asturias Award for Sports[7], Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award[8], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit[9], Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[10], Catalan Sportsman/Sportswoman of the Year[11], Philippe Chatrier Award[12]
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[13]
- Sex or gender: female[14]
- Commons category: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario[15]
- Residence: Barcelona[16], Andorra[17]
- Handedness: right-handedness[18]
- Doubles record: 676–224[19]
- Singles record: 759–295[20]
- Sport: tennis[21]
- Family name: Sánchez[22], Vicario[23]
- Given name: Arantxa[24], Isabel[25], María[26]
- Playing hand: right-handedness[27], two-handed backhand[28]
- Participant in: tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics[29], tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics[30], tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics[31], tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's singles[32], tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's singles[33], tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's doubles[34], tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's doubles[35]
- Ranking: 1[36]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Catalan[37], Spanish[38]
- Birth name: Aranzazu Isabel Maria Sanchez[39], Aránzazu Isabel María Sánchez Vicario[40]
- Country for sport: Spain[41]
- Name in native language: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario[42]
- Start of work period: 1985[43]
- End of work period: 2002[44]
- Height: 169 cm[45]
- Mass: 56 kg[46]
- Prize money: 16,942,639 US dollars[47]
- Sports discipline competed in: tennis singles[48], tennis doubles[49]
Why It Matters
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] She is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
FAQs
Where was Arantxa Sánchez Vicario born?
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario's place of birth was Barcelona[2].
What did Arantxa Sánchez Vicario do for work?
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario worked as a tennis coach[3].
What awards did Arantxa Sánchez Vicario receive?
Honors received include International Tennis Hall of Fame[6], Princess of Asturias Award for Sports[7], Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award[8], and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit[9].