Conchita Martínez is a professional tennis player from Spain. She has two silver and one bronze Olympic medal, all in women’s doubles. Martínez is also a former World Number 2 in women’s singles, reached in 1995. In 1994, she won the Wimbledon women’s singles title.
Player Profile
Conchita Martínez Bernat was born on April 16, 1972, in Monzón, Huesca, Spain. She stands 173 cm tall and she is right-handed with a one-handed backhand.
Career
She turned pro in 1988 at the age of 17. That same year, she reached the fourth round at the French Open in her then-third professional tournament. It was in 1989 when she got her breakthrough for beating Gabriela Sabatini. She finished the year as World No. 7 in the rankings.
Martinez’s playing techniques included extreme topspin on her forehand and a slower topspin and slice on her backhand.
Her trademark also included that of a patient baseliner, who has proven her victory by disrupting her opponent’s rhythm through the shifting of pace, spin, height angle, and depth. Martinez was also known for expending plenty of time and energy, to secure the ball with which she had just gotten an ace in the previous point, so she could serve it again, this was a major irritant to her opponents.
One of her career highlights was that he was the only Spanish woman to win the singles title at Wimbledon, after beating Martina Navratilova, at the Women’s Singles in ‘94. She was also the singles runner-up in the 1998 Australian Open and at the French Open in 2000.
It was on April 15, 2006, and at the age of 33 after 18 years of playing tennis professionally, she announced her retirement. She has won a lot of professional single tournaments than any other female Spanish tennis player.
After retirement, she tried her hand out at coaching and has worked with Garbiñe Muguruza and Karolína Plíšková. In 2021, she was named the WTA Coach of the Year for her time with Muguruza.
Career Record
Singles
- Career Record: 739–297 (71.3%)
Career Titles: 33
- Highest Singles Ranking: 2 (October 30, 1995)
Best Grand Slam Singles Performances
- Australian Open - F (1998)
- French Open - F (2000)
- Wimbledon - W (1994)
- US Open - SF (1995, 1996)
Doubles
- Career Record: 414–232 (64.1%)
Career Titles: 13
- Highest Doubles Ranking: 7 (January 11, 1993)
Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances
- Australian Open - SF (1998, 2002)
- French Open - F (1992, 2001)
- Wimbledon - QF (1995, 2003)
- US Open - SF (2005)
Team Competitions
- Fed Cup - W (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998)
Medal Record
- Silver - 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Women’s Doubles
- Silver - 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Women’s Doubles
- Bronze - 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Women’s Doubles
People Ask
When was Conchita Martínez inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
She was part of the Class of 2020 of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
How many Grand Slam titles does Conchita Martínez have?
She has 1. She won the 1994 women’s singles title at Wimbledon.
How many Grand Slam finals has Conchita Martínez been in?
She has been in a total of 5 Grand Slam finals. She has been in three women’s singles finals and two women’s doubles finals.
