| Residence | Andorra (Plays for Spain | ||||||
| Date of Birth | 18th June 1971 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||
| Height | 5' 6 ft (169 cms) | ||||||
| Weight | 124 Lbs (56Kgs) | ||||||
| Plays | Right Handed (two Handed backhand) | ||||||
| Singles Titles | 27 | ||||||
| Doubles Titles | 55 | ||||||
| Grand Slam Titles |
|
||||||
| ITF Titles | 0 | ||||||
| Highest Ranking for Singles | 1 (reached February 6-19, 1995; February 27-April 9, 1995; May 15-June 11, 1995 for 12 weeks) | ||||||
| Highest Ranking for Doubles | 1 |
| 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | |
| Australian Open | 2 | QF | QF | 3 | F | F | SF | SF | SF |
| Roland Garros | SF | W | QF | F | F | W | SF | SF | F |
| Wimbledon | 2 | SF | F | 4 | 4 | 2 | QF | ||
| US Open | QF | 4 | 4 | W | SF | F | QF | ||
| Chase Championships | 1 | QF | QF | 1 | 1 | F | QF | QF |
WINNER(26)
| 1999 | Egypt Classic |
| 1998 | Sydney International, French Open |
| 1996 | Hilton Head, Hamburg |
| 1995 | Barcelona, German Open |
| 1994 | Roland Garros, U.S. Open,
Amelia Island, Barcelona,
Hamburg, Canadian Open, Tokyo-Nichirei, Oakland |
| 1993 | Lipton, Amelia Island, Barcelona, Hamburg |
| 1992 | Lipton, Canadian Open |
| 1991 | Washington, DC |
| 1990 | Barcelona, Newport |
| 1989 | Roland Garros,Barcelona |
| 1988 | Belgian Open |
FINALIST(42)
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Eastbourne, Tokyo [Toyota] |
| 1996 | Roland Garros,Wimbledon,
Olympics, Tokyo [Nichirei],
Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Canadian Open, San Diego |
| 1995 | Australian Open, Roland
Garros, Wimbledon,
Italian Open, Tokyo |
| 1994 | Australian Open, Delray
Beach, U.S.
Hardcourts, San Diego |
| 1993 | Virginia Slims Championships,
Delray
Beach, Hilton Head, San Diego, Los Angeles |
| 1992 | U.S. Open, Sydney,
Barcelona, Hamburg, German Open, Philadelphia |
| 1991 | Roland Garros,
Sydney, German Open, Eastbourne |
| 1990 | Pan Pacific, Houston, Amelia
Island, Hamburg, Leipzig |
| 1989 | Italian Open, Canadian Open |
| 1988 | Tampa |
| 1986 | Argentinian Open |
WINNER(55)
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Sydney (w/G. Fernandez),
Lipton (w/Zvereva),Madrid (w/M.J. Fernandez), San
Diego (w/Hingis),Filderstadt (w/Hingis),Zurich (w/Hingis), Moscow (w/Zvereva); |
| 1996 | Australian Open(w/Rubin),
Lipton (w/Novotna), Hilton Head
(w/Novotna), Amelia Island(w/Rubin), Hamburg (w/Schultz-McCarthy), Italian Open(w/Spirlea),Madrid (w/Novotna), Eastbourne (w/Novotna), Canadian Open(w/Neiland) |
| 1995 | Australian Open (w/Novotna),
Wimbledon (w/Novotna),
WTA TOUR Championships (w/Novotna), Lipton (w/Novotna), Barcelona (w/Neiland), Eastbourne (w/Novotna); |
| 1994 | U.S.Open (w/Novotna),
Delray Beach (w/Novotna), Light n Lively Doubles
(w/Novotna), Hilton Head (w/McNeil), Amelia Island (w/Neiland), Barcelona (w/Neiland), Hamburg (w/Novotna), San Diego (w/Novotna), Canadian Open (w/McGrath), Tokyo [Nichirei] (w/Halard), Oakland (w/Davenport); |
| 1993 | U.S. Open (w/Sukova), Barcelona
(w/C. Martinez),Italian Open (w/Novotna),
Essen (w/Sukova |
| 1992 | Australian Open(w/Sukova),
Virginia Slims Championships (w/Sukova), Lipton
(w/Neiland), Sydney (w/Sukova), Pan Pacific (w/Sukova), Hilton Head (w/Zvereva), Amelia Island (w/Zvereva), Barcelona (w/C. Martinez), Los Angeles (w/Sukova), Filderstadt (w/Sukova); |
| 1991 | Sydney (w/Sukova),Amelia Island (w/Sukova), Barcelona (w/Navratilova) |
| 1990 | Hilton Head (w/Navratilova),
Amelia Island (w/Paz), Tampa (w/Paz),
Barcelona (w/Paz); |
| 1986 | Athens (w/Cueto) |
FINALIST(23):
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1996 | U.S. Open (w/Novotna),
Chase Championships
(w/Novotna), San Diego (w/Neiland) |
| 1995 | Roland Garros (w/Novotna),
Indian Wells (w/Neiland) |
| 1994 | Wimbledon (w/Novotna),
Sydney (w/Novotna), German Open
(w/Novotna), U.S. Hardcourts (w/C.Martinez) |
| 1993 | Light n? Lively Doubles
(w/Neiland), Los Angeles
(w/Sukova), Canadian Open (w/Sukova) |
| 1992 | Roland Garros (w/C.Martinez),
Light n? Lively (w/Zvereva),
Hamburg (w/Bollegraf), Olympics (w/C. Martinez) |
| 1991 | Hamburg (w/Sukova) |
| 1990 | Virginia Slims Championships
(w/Paz), Chicago (w/Tauziat),
Filderstadt (w/Paz) |
| 1989 | Albuquerque (w/Reggi), Barcelona (w/Wiesner) |
| 1988 | Aix-en-Provence (w/Cecchini) |
| 1993 | Australian Open (w/Woodbridge) |
| 1992 | Roland Garros (w/Woodbridge) |
| 1990 | Roland Garros (w/Lozano) |
FINALIST(3):
| 1992 | Australian Open (w/Woodbridge) |
| 1991 | U.S. Open (w/E. Sanchez) |
| 1989 | Roland Garros (w/de la Pena) |
Father, Emilio, is an engineer;Mother, Marisa, is a retired teacher; Mother's maiden name is Vicario; Arantxa added a Hyphen between her mauden and second name in 1998 Oldest sister, Marisa, graduated from Pepperdine University and now works for Spanish TV as a sports reporter Older brothers Emilio and Javier have competed on the ATP tour. Emilio is now Arantxa's coach. Javier has continued mainly as a doubles player. Non-athletic interests include the continuation of academics with emphasis on languages. Is fluent in Spanish, French, German,Italian and English. Celebrity chairperson of
Children's Cancer Research in Spain.Enjoys cycling, soccer and basketball.
Favorite music group is the Beatles; listens to them to relax; also likes
Phil Collins and Bruce Springsteen. Likes to visit Disney World. Enjoys
reading and
Has Two dogs, given to her
after her 1989 Roland Garros win known as
|