Conchita Martínez
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Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain and San Diego, California |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | April 15, 2006 |
Plays | right-handed |
Prize money | U.S. $11,527,977 |
Singles | |
Career record | 739–297 |
Career titles | 33 |
Highest ranking | No. 2 (30 October 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | F (1998) |
French Open | F (2000) |
Wimbledon | W (1994) |
US Open | SF (1995, 1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 414–232 |
Career titles | 13 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (11 January 1993) |
Last updated on: 19 November 2009. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Women’s Tennis | ||
1992 Barcelona | Doubles | |
2004 Athens | Doubles | |
1996 Atlanta | Doubles |
Template:Spanish name 2 Inmaculada Concepción ("Conchita") Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open.
Playing style
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Martínez used extreme topspin on her forehand and slower topspin and slice on her backhand. She was a patient baseliner who won matches by disrupting her opponents' rhythm through changes of spin, pace, depth, height, and angle. She was known for expending "plenty of time and energy securing the ball with which she had just won the previous point so she could serve it again,"[1] a major irritant to her opponents.
Career
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Born in Monzón, Martínez turned professional in 1988. At the age of just 17, she reached the fourth round at the French Open in her third professional tournament. She upset Lori McNeil en route. In 1989, her breakthrough year, Martínez beat Gabriela Sabatini to win the title at Tampa and won two other tournaments. She also reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, losing to Steffi Graf. She finished the year World No. 7. In 1990 and 1991, Martínez won a further six titles and again reached the quarterfinals at the French Open both years (losing to Graf in 1990 and Monica Seles in 1991).
The following year, Martínez was a silver medalist in doubles at the Olympic Games in Barcelona (partnering Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) and the runner-up in women's doubles at the French Open. Once again, she was a quarterfinalist at the French Open, losing a tight match with Sabatini. In 1992 she was runner up in Indian Wells and San Diego. In 1993, Martínez became the first Spanish woman since Lilí de Álvarez in 1928 to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon, where she lost to Graf 7–6, 6–3. Martínez beat Graf for the only time in her career, at a tournament in Philadelphia. At the Italian Open, Martínez became the first Spaniard to win the tournament since de Álvarez in 1930. She again reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the fifth year in a row, losing a 2 hour, 45 minute battle with Anke Huber 6–7, 6–4, 6–4.
Martínez reached the Wimbledon singles final in 1994 already beating Lindsay Davenport in the quarter final and Lori McNeil in the semi final where the third set went to 10-8, where she faced nine-time former Wimbledon champion Martina Navrátilová. Navrátilová's last Wimbledon triumph had come four years earlier, but many observers felt that the 37 year-old Czech-born American was the favourite going into the match given her long track record of success on grass courts, whereas Martínez's most significant tournament victories up to that time had been on slower-playing surfaces, particularly on clay courts. Martínez, however, won the match 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 and became the first Spanish woman ever to win Wimbledon. In 1995, Martínez was a semifinalist at all four Grand Slam tournaments and reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 2. In the Australian Open she beat Lindsay Davenport in the semi-final before losing to Mary Pierce in the semi-final. At Wimbledon, she beat Sabatini in the quarterfinals before losing to Sanchez Vicario in the semifinals. She also had a new coach that year called Carlos Kimayer.
In 1996, Martínez became the only player to win the Italian Open singles title four consecutive years. She also partnered Sánchez Vicario to claim a women's doubles Olympic bronze medal in Atlanta, Georgia. Two years later, Martínez reached her second career Grand Slam singles final.She beat Lindsay Davenport in the semi-final. She was defeated in the final of the Australian Open by Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–3. She also helped Spain win the Fed Cup that year, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 in 3 hours, 19 minutes in the final.
Martínez reached the final of the French Open in 2000, where she lost to Mary Pierce 6–2, 7–5 after beating Sanchez Vicario in a semifinal. She also won the German Open, beating Hingis in a semifinal and Amanda Coetzer in the final. In 2001, Martínez was a runner-up in the women's doubles at the French Open (partnering Jelena Dokić). Martínez also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time in six years but lost to Justine Henin of Belgium.
Martínez won her second Olympic silver medal in the women's doubles in 2004 in Athens, Greece (partnering Virginia Ruano Pascual). In 2005, Martínez won her first singles title in five years at Pattaya, Thailand, bringing her career total to 33 top-level singles titles, 9 of which were Tier I events, and 13 doubles titles. On April 15, 2006, aged 33 and after 18 years of playing professionally, she announced her retirement, having won more professional singles tournaments than any other Spanish female tennis player.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 3 (1-2)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1994 | Wimbledon | Grass | Martina Navrátilová | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1998 | Australian Open | Hard | Martina Hingis | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2000 | French Open | Clay | Mary Pierce | 6–2, 7–5 |
Doubles: 2 (0-2)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1992 | French Open | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2001 | French Open (2) | Clay | Jelena Dokić | Virginia Ruano Paola Suárez |
6–2, 6–1 |
Titles (46)
Singles (33)
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# | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
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1. | 8 August 1988 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Hard | Barbara Paulus | 6–1, 6-2 |
2. | 6 February 1989 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Jo-Anne Faull | 6–1, 6–2 |
3. | 17 April 1989 | Tampa, USA | Clay | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3, 6–2 |
4. | 11 September 1989 | Phoenix, USA | Hard | Elise Burgin | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
5. | 17 September 1990 | Paris, France (Clarins Open) | Clay | Patricia Tarabini | 7–5, 6–3 |
6. | 15 October 1990 | Phoenix, USA | Hard | Marianne Werdel | 7–5, 6–1 |
7. | 5 November 1990 | Indianapolis, USA (Jello Classic) | Hard | Leila Meskhi | 6–4, 6–2 |
8. | 22 April 1991 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere | 6–4, 6–1 |
9. | 15 July 1991 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Judith Wiesner | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
10. | 16 September 1991 | Paris, France (Clarins Open) | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui | 6–0, 6–3 |
11. | 6 July 1992 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere | 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
12. | 4 January 1993 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 6–3, 6–4 |
13. | 22 March 1993 | Houston, USA | Clay | Sabine Hack | 6–3, 6–2 |
14. | 3 May 1993 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Gabriela Sabatini | 7–5, 6–1 |
15. | 26 July 1993 | Stratton Mountain, USA | Hard | Zina Garrison | 6–3, 6–2 |
16. | 8 November 1993 | Philadelphia, USA | Carpet | Steffi Graf | 6–3, 6–3 |
17. | 28 March 1994 | Hilton Head Island, USA | Clay | Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 6-0 |
18. | 2 May 1994 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Martina Navratilova | 7–6, 6–4 |
19. | 20 June 1994 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
20. | 31 July 1994 | Stratton Mountain, USA | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
21. | 27 March 1995 | Hilton Head Island, USA | Clay | Magdalena Maleeva | 6–1, 6–1 |
22. | 3 April 1995 | Amelia Island, USA | Clay | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–1, 6–4 |
23. | 1 May 1995 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Martina Hingis | 6–1, 6–0 |
24. | 8 May 1995 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–1 |
25. | 31 July 1995 | San Diego, USA | Hard | Lisa Raymond | 6–2, 6–0 |
26. | 7 August 1995 | Manhattan Beach, USA | Hard | Chanda Rubin | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
27. | 6 May 1996 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Martina Hingis | 6–2, 6–3 |
28. | 28 October 1996 | Moscow, Russia | Hard | Barbara Paulus | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
29. | 11 May 1998 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–4 |
30. | 13 July 1998 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6–0, 6–3 |
31. | 12 July 1999 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Karina Habsudova | 6–1, 6–1 |
32. | 8 May 2000 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Amanda Coetzer | 6–0, 6–3 |
33. | 31 January 2005 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles (13)
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Singles runner-ups (22)
Grand slam events in boldface.
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Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Career SR |
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 2R | A | A | 4R | 4R | QF | SF | QF | 4R | F | 3R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 15 |
French Open | 4R | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | SF | SF | SF | 4R | 4R | QF | F | 3R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 18 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | W | SF | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1 / 14 |
U.S. Open | 1R | 4R | 3R | QF | 1R | 4R | 3R | SF | SF | 3R | 4R | 4R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 17 |
SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 64 |
Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Slims or Chase Championships | A | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 12 |
WTA Tier I Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Rome | - | - | QF | SF | A | W | W | W | W | F | 3R | 3R | A | SF | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 4 / 14 |
Berlin | - | - | QF | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 3R | W | 3R | W | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2 / 11 |
Charleston | - | - | QF | A | F | A | W | W | SF | SF | 2R | 3R | SF | SF | 2R | 3R | F | 1R | 2 / 14 |
Philadelphia | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | W | 1R | QF | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | 1 / 3 | |||||||||||||
Boca Raton | - | - | - | 2R | F | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | 0 / 2 | ||||||||||||
San Diego | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tokyo | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | A | A | QF | SF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | ||||
Moscow | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | SF | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | ||||||||
Miami | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 3R | 4R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 |
Montreal/Toronto | - | - | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | 3R | SF | A | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 5 |
Zurich | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | SF | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | ||||
Indian Wells | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | F | QF | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | QF | QF | 0 / 10 | |||||||
Chicago | - | - | A | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | 0 / 0 | ||||||||||||||
Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments Won | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
Year End Ranking | 40 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 42 | 32 | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
- = tournament either not held or was not classified as a Tier I event on the Women's Tennis Association tour at the time it was held.
See also
References
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Cinca Medio
- Spanish tennis players
- Wimbledon champions
- Olympic tennis players of Spain
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Olympic bronze medalists for Spain