Javier Sánchez (tennis)
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Javier Sánchez Vicario (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈsantʃeθ]; born 1 February 1968) is a former top-ten doubles professional tennis player from Spain. Sánchez won the US Open junior singles and doubles title in 1986, and reached the quarterfinal stage in the US Open men's singles event twice – in 1991 and 1996.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Vicario.
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Residence | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
Born | (1968-02-01) 1 February 1968 (age 56) Pamplona, Spain |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1986 |
Retired | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $4,427,811 |
Singles | |
Career record | 327–335 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (6 June 1994) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1990) |
French Open | 4R (1990) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1991, 1992, 1997) |
US Open | QF (1991, 1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 379–311 |
Career titles | 26 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (30 April 1990) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1993, 1998) |
French Open | QF (1989) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1988, 1991, 1996, 1999) |
US Open | QF (1993, 1996, 1998) |
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