Conchita Martínez
Conchita Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon, doing so in 1994. Martínez also was the runner-up at the 1998 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open. She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in October 1995, and was in the year-end top 10 for nine years. Martínez won 33 singles and 13 doubles titles during her 18-year career, as well as three Olympic medals. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2020.
Conchita Martínez at the 2010 US Open | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 April 1972 Monzón, Huesca, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 15 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $11,527,977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2020 (member page) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 739–297 (71.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (64.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (11 January 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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A five-time winner of the Fed Cup as a player, Martínez was the Spanish team captain from 2013 to 2017 and the Spanish Davis Cup team captain from 2015 to 2017, leading the Davis Cup team back into the top-tier World Group under her captaincy. She has also served as a part-time coach to Garbiñe Muguruza, guiding her to the 2017 Wimbledon Championships title, and was the full-time coach to Karolína Plíšková through 2018 and 2019. She began coaching Muguruza on a full-time basis in November 2019. Martínez won the 2021 WTA Coach of the Year award for her work coaching Muguruza.