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General First nameEmilio Angel
LastnameSanchez
GenderMale
CountrySpain
Date of birth1965-05-29
Place of birthMadrdi, Spain


About

He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. He is the brother of multiple Grand Slam winner Arantxa, with whom he teamed up to win the 1990 Hopman Cup. Sanchez since retiring captained his nation to Davis Cup success in 2008. In 2012 Sanchez was a tournament director for two wheelchair tennis events.

Sánchez turned professional in 1984 and won his first top-level singles title in Nice, France in 1986. He won 15 singles titles during his career, including the Italian Open (Tennis Masters Series event) in 1991. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 7.

In men's doubles, Sánchez captured 50 men's doubles titles, including three at Grand Slam events. In 1988, he won the men's doubles titles at both the French Open (with Andrés Gómez) and the US Open (with Sergio Casal). He won the French Open title again (with Casal) in 1990. Sánchez and Casal were also the men's doubles runners-up at Wimbledon in 1987, and the pair won the silver medal for Spain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Sánchez was ranked World No. 1 in men's doubles in 1989.

Sánchez won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in 1987, at the French Open (with Pam Shriver) and the US Open (with Martina Navratilova).

Sánchez often played for Spain in international team events. He was a member of Spain's Davis Cup team from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, compiling a 32–23 record. And he was part of the Spanish teams that won the Hopman Cup in 1990 and the World Team Cup in 1992.

Sánchez is the brother of Javier Sánchez Vicario and former World No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. In 1987, Emilio and Javier met in the final at Madrid, with Emilio winning the match 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. Emilio and Javier faced each other 12 times during their professional careers, with Emilio winning 10 of their matches. In the third round of the 1992 US Open, Emilio defeated Javier 5–7, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4.

Sánchez retired from the professional tour in 1998.

He was the captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team for three years; his tenure there culminated in Spain's 2008 Davis Cup championship. He resigned as captain after the win.

In 2009, he signed a contract with the Brazilian tennis confederation to coordinate the sport in Brazil.

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Archive statistics Career1980 - 1996
Tournament wins3
Matches166
Match wins91


Tournament wins 1984 - Brazil Satellite - Leg 4 (Open)
1983 - Spain 1 Satellite - Masters (Open)
1983 - Spain 4 Satellite - Leg 2 (Open)


Tournaments Wimbledon - 1996 Australian Open - 1993 Roland Garros - 1993 US Open - 1993 Australian Open - 1992 Wimbledon - 1992 Roland Garros - 1992 US Open - 1992 Australian Open - 1991 Wimbledon - 1991 Roland Garros - 1991 US Open - 1991 Australian Open - 1990 Roland Garros - 1990 US Open - 1990 US Open - 1989 Wimbledon - 1988 Roland Garros - 1988 US Open - 1988 Indian Wells - 1988 Wimbledon - 1987 Roland Garros - 1987 US Open - 1987 Itaparica - 1987 Wimbledon - 1986 Roland Garros - 1986 US Open - 1986 Roland Garros - 1985 Wimbledon - 1984 Roland Garros - 1984 Nice - 1984 Olympics, Olympic Games - 1984 West of England Championships - 1984 Conde de Godo - 1984 Sicilian International Championships - 1984 Florence International - 1984 Geneva Open - 1984 Italian International Championships - Qualifying - 1984 Brazil Satellite - Leg 1 - 1984 Brazil Satellite - Leg 2 - 1984 Brazil Satellite - Leg 3 - 1984 Brazil Satellite - Leg 4 - 1984 Brazil Satellite - Masters - 1984 Messina Challenger - 1984 Tunis Challenger - 1984 Aix-En-Provence - Qualifying - 1984 Agadir - 1984 Bari - Qualifying - 1984 Bari - 1984 Marrakech Challenger - 1984 Le Touquet - 1983 Roland Garros Qualifying - 1983 Vigo - 1983 Spain 1 Satellite - Leg 1 - 1983 Spain 1 Satellite - Leg 2 - 1983 Spain 1 Satellite - Leg 3 - 1983 Spain 1 Satellite - Leg 4 - 1983 Spain 1 Satellite - Masters - 1983 Galatina - 1983 Essen Challenger - 1983 Spain 4 Satellite - Leg 1 - 1983 Spain 4 Satellite - Leg 2 - 1983 Spain 4 Satellite - Masters - 1983 Toulouse Indoor - Qualifying - 1983 Spain 4 Satellite - Leg 4 - 1983 Spanish National Championships - 1982 Sicilian International Championships - Qualifying - 1982 Spain 1 Satellite - Leg 4 - 1982 Barcelona Hispano Frances - 1982 Spain 1 Satellite - Leg 2 - Qualifying - 1982 Barcelona Hispano Frances - Qualifying - 1982 Madrid Open - Qualifying - 1982 Spain 3 Satellite - Masters - 1982 French Grand Prix - Arcachon - Qualifying - 1982 Spanish National Championships - 1981 Spain 1 Satellite - Leg 4 - 1981 Argentina Satellite - Leg 2 - 1981 Barcelona Hispano Frances - Qualifying - 1981 Conde de Godo - Qualifying - 1981 Conde de Godo - Qualifying - 1980