Conchita Martínez
Conchita Martínez at the 2010 US Open
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| Full name | Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |
 Spain |
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| Residence | Barcelona, San Diego | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
16 April 1972 Monzón, Huesca, Spain |
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| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 15 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 11,527,977 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 739–297 (71.33%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 33 WTA, 3 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 414–232 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 13 WTA, 2 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (11 January 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | SF (1998, 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (1992, 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1995, 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fed Cup | W (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Conchita Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She is the only Spanish player to have won the women's singles title at Wimbledon, where she beat Martina Navratilova to win the 1994 title. Martínez also was the singles runner-up at the 1998 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open. She reached a highest world ranking of No. 2 in October 1995 and finished the season in the top 10 for nine years. Martínez won 33 singles and 13 doubles titles during her 18-year career. She is currently the captain of the Spain Fed Cup team and the Spain Davis Cup team.
Born in Monzón, Martínez turned professional in 1988. At the age of just 16, she reached the fourth round at the French Open in her third professional tournament. She upset ninth-seed Lori McNeil en route before losing to Bettina Fulco in two sets. In 1989, her breakthrough year, Martínez got rid of Sabatini to win the title at Tampa and also won two Tier V tournaments (Wellington, Phoenix). 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, Martínez 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.
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