Key facts
- Country sports
- Spain
- Residence
- Monte Carlo , Monaco
- Born
- ( 1965-05-29 ) 29 May 1965 (age 61) , Madrid , Spain
- Height
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Plays
- Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
- Prize money
- $5,332,145
- Career record
- 431–291 (59.7%)
- Highest ranking
- No. 7 (30 April 1990)
- Australian open
- 4R ( 1992 )
- French open
- QF ( 1988 )
- Wimbledon
- 4R ( 1987 )
- Us open
- QF ( 1988 )
- Tour finals
- RR ( 1990 )
- Grand slam cup
- 1R ( 1992 )
- Olympic games
- QF ( 1992 )
- Davis cup
- SF ( 1987 )
- Hopman cup
- W ( 1990 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emilio
- Family name
- Sánchez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Madrid
- Sibling
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Participant in
- tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – men's doubles
- Student of
- William Álvarez
- Sport
- tennis
- Country for sport
- Spain
- Mass
- 74
- Image
- Emilio Sanchez RG2011.JPG
- Height
- 180
- Residence
- Monte Carlo
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- date of birth
- 1965-05-29
- singles record
- 431–291
- doubles record
- 533–274
- Commons category
- Emilio Sánchez
- playing hand
- right-handedness
- prize money
- 5332145
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- ranking
- 1
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Encyclopedic overview
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario ( Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmiljo ˈaŋxel ˈsantʃeθ βiˈkaɾjo]; born 29 May 1965) is a Spanish former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He won five Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. Sánchez is the elder brother of multiple Grand Slam winner Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, with whom he partnered to win the Hopman Cup in 1990. After retiring, he captained Spain to Davis Cup victory in 2008.
Career
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