Conchita Martínez

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Conchita Martínez Tennis player
Conchita Martínez
Conchita Martínez at Wimbledon in 2013
Nation: SpainSpain Spain
Birthday: April 16, 1972
Size: 170 cm
1st professional season: 1988
Resignation: 2006
Playing hand: Right
Prize money: $ 11,527,977
singles
Career record: 739: 297
Career title: 33
Highest ranking: 2 (October 30 1995)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  1
Australian Open F (1998)
French Open F (2000)
Wimbledon S (1994)
US Open HF
Double
Career record: 414: 232
Career title: 13
Highest ranking: 7 (January 11 1993)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open HF (2002)
French Open F (1992)
Wimbledon VF (2003, 1995)
US Open HF (2005)
Olympic games
Olympic medals:
silver 1992 Barcelona Double
bronze 1996 Atlanta Double
silver 2004 Athens Double
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Conchita Martínez Bernat (born  April 16, 1972 in Monzón , Huesca Province ) is a former Spanish tennis player . She won the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament in 1994 and was always in the top ten of the tennis world rankings between 1989 and 1998 .

Career

Martínez began her professional career in 1988. In 1991 she won the Federation Cup with the Spanish team with a 2-1 victory in the final against the USA .

In 1992 she won the silver medal in women's doubles at the Olympic Games in Barcelona with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario . In the final they were defeated by Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández .

In 1993 she was again involved in the Spanish Fed Cup victory when the team triumphed 3-0 over Australia .

Martínez celebrated her greatest success in 1994 at Wimbledon , when she defeated Martina Navrátilová 6: 4, 3: 6 and 6: 3 in the individual final . In addition, she was once again involved in a Fed Cup victory in her country (3-0 in the final against the USA).

In 1995 she was a semi-finalist in all four Grand Slam tournaments and achieved the best world rankings of her career with second place. In the same year Martínez won the Fed Cup for the fourth time with the Spanish team (3-2 against the USA).

At the 1996 Olympic Games , she reached the semi-finals in a double tournament together with Sánchez Vicario and won bronze.

In 1998 Martinez won the Fed Cup team competition for the fifth time with the Spanish team. In the 3-2 win in the final against Switzerland, she defeated Patty Schnyder 6: 3, 2: 6 and 9: 7. She also reached her second final in a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open , which she lost to Martina Hingis 3: 6, 3: 6.

In 2000 Martínez succeeded for the third time, but she lost the final of the French Open to Mary Pierce 2: 6 and 5: 7.

Her last great success was in 2004 at the Olympic Games in Athens with her second silver medal in doubles. This time her partner was Virginia Ruano Pascual , the final was won by the Chinese team Li Ting and Sun Tiantian 6: 3, 6: 3.

On April 15, 2006 Conchita Martínez announced her retirement from professional tennis. She had a long relationship with the former tennis player Gigi Fernández from Puerto Rico.

Tournament victories

singles

No. date competition category Topping Final opponent Result
1. August 14, 1988 BulgariaBulgaria Sofia WTA Tier V sand AustriaAustria Barbara Paulus 6: 1, 6: 2
2. February 12, 1989 New ZealandNew Zealand Wellington WTA Tier V Hard court AustraliaAustralia Jo-Anne Faull 6: 1, 6: 2
3. April 23, 1989 United StatesUnited States Tampa WTA Tier IV sand ArgentinaArgentina Gabriela Sabatini 6: 3, 6: 2
4th 17th September 1989 United StatesUnited States Phoenix WTA Tier V Hard court United StatesUnited States Elise Burgin 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
5. September 23, 1990 FranceFrance Paris WTA Tier IV sand ArgentinaArgentina Patricia Tarabini 7: 5, 6: 3
6th October 21, 1990 United StatesUnited States Scottsdale WTA Tier IV Hard court United StatesUnited States Marianne Werdel 7: 5, 6: 1
7th November 11, 1990 United StatesUnited States Indianapolis WTA Tier IV Hard court (hall) Soviet UnionSoviet Union Leila Mes'chi 4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4
8th. April 28, 1991 SpainSpain Barcelona WTA Tier III sand SwitzerlandSwitzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6: 4, 6: 1
9. July 21, 1991 AustriaAustria Kitzbühel WTA Tier IV sand AustriaAustria Judith Wiesner 6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 3
10. September 22, 1991 FranceFrance Paris WTA Tier IV sand ArgentinaArgentina Inés Gorrochategui 6: 0, 6: 3
11. July 12, 1992 AustriaAustria Kitzbühel WTA Tier IV sand SwitzerlandSwitzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6: 0, 3: 6, 6: 2
12. January 10, 1993 AustraliaAustralia Brisbane WTA Tier III Hard court BulgariaBulgaria Magdalena Maleewa 6: 3, 6: 4
13. March 18, 1993 United StatesUnited States Houston WTA Tier II sand GermanyGermany Sabine Hack 6: 3, 6: 2
14th May 9, 1993 ItalyItaly Rome WTA Tier I sand ArgentinaArgentina Gabriela Sabatini 7: 5, 6: 1
15th August 1, 1993 United StatesUnited States Stratton Mountain WTA Tier II Hard court United StatesUnited States Zina Garrison-Jackson 6: 3, 6: 2
16. November 14, 1993 United StatesUnited States Philadelphia WTA Tier I carpet GermanyGermany Steffi Graf 6: 3, 6: 3
17th April 3, 1994 United StatesUnited States Hilton Head Island WTA Tier I sand Belarus 1991Belarus Natallja Sverava 6: 4, 6: 0
18th May 8, 1994 ItalyItaly Rome WTA Tier I sand United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová 7: 6 5 , 6: 4
19th 2nd July 1994 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wimbledon Grand Slam race United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
20th July 31, 1994 United StatesUnited States Stratton Mountain WTA Tier II Hard court SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
21st April 2, 1995 United StatesUnited States Hilton Head Island WTA Tier I sand BulgariaBulgaria Magdalena Maleewa 6: 1, 6: 1
22nd April 9, 1995 United StatesUnited States Amelia Island WTA Tier II sand ArgentinaArgentina Gabriela Sabatini 6: 1, 6: 4
23. May 7, 1995 GermanyGermany Hamburg WTA Tier II sand SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis 6: 1, 6: 0
24. May 15, 1995 ItalyItaly Rome WTA Tier I sand SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6: 3, 6: 1
25th August 6, 1995 United StatesUnited States San Diego WTA Tier II Hard court United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond 6: 2, 6: 0
26th August 13, 1995 United StatesUnited States los Angeles WTA Tier II Hard court United StatesUnited States Chanda Ruby 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 3
27. May 12, 1996 ItalyItaly Rome WTA Tier I sand SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis 6: 2, 6: 3
28. November 3, 1996 RussiaRussia Moscow WTA Tier III carpet AustriaAustria Barbara Paulus 6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 4
29 May 17, 1998 GermanyGermany Berlin WTA Tier I sand FranceFrance Amélie Mauresmo 6: 4, 6: 4
30th July 19, 1998 PolandPoland Warsaw WTA Tier III sand ItalyItaly Silvia Farina Elia 6: 0, 6: 3
31. July 18, 1999 PolandPoland Sopot WTA Tier III sand SlovakiaSlovakia Karina Habšudová 6: 1, 6: 1
32. May 14, 2000 GermanyGermany Berlin WTA Tier I sand South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer 6: 1, 6: 2
33. February 6, 2005 ThailandThailand Pattaya WTA Tier IV Hard court GermanyGermany Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3

Double

No. date competition category Topping Partner Final opponents Result
1. August 8, 1988 BulgariaBulgaria Sofia WTA Tier V sand AustriaAustria Barbara Paulus CroatiaCroatia Sabrina Goleš Katerina Maleewa
BulgariaBulgaria 		1: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
2. April 26, 1992 SpainSpain Barcelona WTA Tier III sand SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario FranceFrance Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner
AustriaAustria 		6: 4, 6: 1
3. January 10, 1993 AustraliaAustralia Brisbane WTA Tier III Hard court LatviaLatvia Larisa Neiland United StatesUnited States Kimberly Po Shannan McCarthy
United StatesUnited States 		6: 2, 6: 2
4th April 25, 1993 SpainSpain Barcelona WTA Tier II sand SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario BulgariaBulgaria Magdalena Maleewa Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 		4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 0
5. August 25, 1996 United StatesUnited States San Diego WTA Tier II Hard court United StatesUnited States Gigi Fernández SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland
LatviaLatvia 		4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
6th April 5, 1998 United StatesUnited States Hilton Head Island WTA Tier I sand ArgentinaArgentina Patricia Tarabini United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 		3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
7th April 11, 1999 United StatesUnited States Amelia Island WTA Tier II sand ArgentinaArgentina Patricia Tarabini United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 		7: 5, 0: 6, 6: 4
8th. September 26, 1999 JapanJapan Tokyo WTA Tier II Hard court ArgentinaArgentina Patricia Tarabini South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer Jelena Dokic
AustraliaAustralia 		6: 7 5 , 6: 4, 6: 2
9. May 14, 2000 GermanyGermany Berlin WTA Tier I sand SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario United StatesUnited States Corina Morariu Amanda Coetzer
South AfricaSouth Africa 		3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 7
10. April 15, 2001 United StatesUnited States Amelia Island WTA Tier II sand ArgentinaArgentina Patricia Tarabini United StatesUnited States Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 		6: 4, 6: 2
11. February 28, 2002 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Dubai WTA Tier II Hard court SlovakiaSlovakia Janette Husárová RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa
RussiaRussia  		6: 0, 1: 6, 6: 3
12. April 17, 2005 United StatesUnited States Charleston WTA Tier I sand SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Květa Peschke
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 		6: 1, 6: 4
13. August 7, 2005 United StatesUnited States San Diego WTA Tier I Hard court SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 		6: 7 7 , 6: 1, 7: 5

Performing in Grand Slam tournaments

singles

competition 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Career
Australian Open - 2 - - AF AF VF HF VF AF F. 3 HF 2 2 1 1 1 F.
French Open AF VF VF VF VF VF HF HF HF AF AF VF F. 3 2 VF 2 1 F.
Wimbledon - - - - 2 HF S. HF AF 3 3 3 2 VF 3 3 1 3 S.
US Open 1 AF 3 VF 1 AF 3 HF HF 3 AF AF 3 - 2 2 1 1 HF

Double

competition 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Career
Australian Open - - - - - VF AF AF AF VF HF 1 2 1 HF VF AF 1 HF
French Open - - AF - F. VF 1 AF AF VF VF AF VF F. 1 1 VF AF F.
Wimbledon - - - - 2 - 1 VF AF 1 1 2 2 AF AF VF AF AF VF
US Open - 1 - 2 AF - AF VF AF VF 1 AF VF - AF VF VF HF HF

trainer

In 2017, Martínez, who was then the Spanish Fed Cup team leader at the time, coached her compatriot Garbiñe Muguruza at the tournament in Wimbledon after her actual coach was unable to attend due to family obligations. Muguruza won the tournament after a two-set win in the final against the American Venus Williams . Both the player and the media attributed Martínez to a major contributor to Muguruza's success.

Since 2018 Martínez has been the full-time trainer for the Czech top ten player Karolína Plíšková . With the beginning of the 2020 season, she works again as a trainer for Garbiñe Muguruza.

Awards

Conchita Martínez was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame as the 257th player in 2020 .

Web links

Commons : Conchita Martínez  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Focus: Waiting for Monica
  2. ↑ "Wimbledon: Muguruza too strong for Williams | NZZ ". Accessed July 16, 2017. https://www.nzz.ch/sport/wimbledon-muguruza-zu-stark-fuer-williams-ld.1306213 .
  3. ↑ "Martinez proving her worth as Muguruza marches on". Accessed July 16, 2017. https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/martinez-proving-her-worth-muguruza-215123660.html .
  4. ↑ Conchita Martinez elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame (wtatennis.com April 16, 2020, accessed April 20, 2020, English)
personal data
SURNAME Martínez, Conchita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martínez Bernat, Conchita
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Monzón , Huesca Province, Spain