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Conchita Martinez
Height: 5-foot-7
Weight: 132 		Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 32 		Birthplace: Monzon, Spain
Birthdate: Apr. 16, 1972


Career Highlights

2002

  • Off to a rocky start falling in the first round at multiple tournaments.

    2001

  • Reached the semifinals at Sydney, Charleston and the Italian Open.

  • Best showing at a Grand Slam was the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Afterward she withdrew from all tournaments due to an Achilles' tendon.

    2000

  • Won her lone title of the year at the German Open in May.

  • She continued to perform best on clay (22-6) and reached the final at the French Open, where she lost to Mary Pierce. She was also a runner-up on clay at Amelia Island.

     Conchita Martinez
    Conchita Martinez

  • She did well during the early hardcourt season, reaching the final of the Australian Hardcourt Championships, the semifinals at the Australian Open, the quarterfinals at Indian Wells and fourth round at the Ericsson Open. She advanced to the semifinals at Advanta Championships in Philadelphia.

  • She reached the quarterfinals of the Chase Championships where she lost to Anna Kournikova in straight sets.

    1999

  • She reached the quarterfinals of the French Open. She reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open where she fell to Serena Williams.

  • Reached the semifinals at Amelia Island and won Sopot.

    1998
    Won a marathon singles match in the Fed Cup finals, downing Switzerland's Patty Schnyder 6-3, 2-6, 9-7 in three hours and 19 minutes to help Spain to its fifth Fed Cup championship.

    Made the Australian Open final, her second career Grand Slam final and first since 1994, but lost in straight sets to No. 1 Martina Hingis. Upset second seed Lindsay Davenport in the semifinals and reached the doubles semifinals with partner Patricia Tarabini.

    1997
    Lost to Mary Pierce in the final at the Italian Open, ending her bid to win the tournament for the fifth consecutive year.

    Had a hot start to the year, reaching the quarterfinals in six of her first seven tournaments.

    1996
    Became the first woman ever to claim four consecutive Italian Open titles.

    1995
    Reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events, earning the No. 2 ranking in the world.

    Named 1995 WTA Tour Player of the Year.

    1994
    Won her only career Grand Slam title by stopping Martina Navratilova in the Wimbledon final.