Conchita Martínez (born April 16, 1972) is a professional tennis player from Spain. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1994. She also finished runner-up at the Australian Open in 1998, and the French Open in 2000. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Martínez turned professional in 1988. In 1992, she was a Silver Medalist in the women's doubles at the Olympic Games in Barcelona (partnering Arantxa Sánchez Vicario), and also runner-up in the women's doubles at the French Open. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41°23′ N 2°11′ E). ... Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1 (b. ...

In 1993, Martínez became the first Spanish woman in the Open era to reach semi-finals at Wimbledon, where she lost to Steffi Graf 7-6, 6-3. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Open Era in tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam events such as the Wimbledon Championships abandoned the longstanding rules of amateurism and allowed professionals to compete. ... Steffi Graf honored at the WTA. Stefanie Maria Steffi Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former World No. ...

In 1994 Martínez reached the Wimbledon final, where she faced the 9-time former Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova. Navratilova's last Wimbledon triumph had come four years earlier, but many observers felt that the 37 year-old Czech-born American was the favourite going into the match given her long track record of success on grass courts, whereas Martínez's most significant tournament victories up to that time had been on slower-playing surfaces, particularly clay courts. However Martínez siezed her moment and won in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Navratilova at the 2000 US Open Martina Navrátilová  listen (born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-born American tennis player. ... Grass courts are the second fastest kind of tennis courts, next to cement courts or hard courts. ... Clay court - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

In 1995, Martínez was a semi-finalist at all four of the Grand Slam tournaments and reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 2. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments...

In 1996, Martínez became the first player to win the presigious Italian Open clay court title in Rome for four consecutive years. She also partnered Sánchez Vicario to claim a women's doubles Olympic Bronze Medal in Atlanta. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... City nickname(s): The A-T-L, The Horizon City, The Capital of the South, The Phoenix City, The City Too Busy to Hate, Hotlanta County Fulton County, Georgia Area  - Total  - Water 343. ...

1998 saw Martínez reach her second career Grand Slam final. She was defeated in the final of the Australian Open by Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-3. She also helped Spain win the Fed Cup that year, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-3, 2-6, 9-7 in three hours and 19 minutes in a marathon match during the final. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Hingis at the 1995 US Open Martina Hingis (b. ... The Fed Cup (until 1995 Federation Cup) is the most important tennis tournament for female national teams, very similar to the mens Davis Cup. ... Patty Schnyder (December 14, 1978) is a Swiss tennis player. ...

Martínez reached the final of the French Open in 2000, where she lost to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mary Pierce Mary Pierce (born January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada) is a professional tennis player. ...

In 2001, Martínez was runner-up in the women's doubles at the French Open (partnering Jelena Dokic). 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jelena Dokić (born 1983) is a Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked high on the WTA list. ...

Martínez won her second Olympic Silver Medal in the women's doubles in 2004 in Athens (partnering Virginia Ruano Pascual). 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Virginia Ruano Pascual (September 21, 1973) is Spanish professional female tennis player. ...

In 2005, Martínez won her first singles title for five years at Pattaya, Thailand, bringing her career total to 33 top-level singles titles and 12 doubles titles. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Pattaya (Thai พัทยา Phattaya) is a city of 95,000 inhabitants (2004) in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok in the province of Chonburi. ...

Grand Slam finals

Wins (1)

 Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final 1994 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 

Runner-ups (2)

 Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final 1998 Australian Open Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-3 2000 French Open Mary Pierce 6-2, 7-5 

Singles titles

• 2005 - Pattaya
• 2000 - German Open
• 1999 - Polish Open
• 1998 - German Open, Warsaw Cup
• 1996 - Italian Open, Moscow
• 1995 - Hilton Head, Amelia Island, Hamburg, Italian Open, San Diego, Los Angeles
• 1994 - Wimbledon, Hilton Head, Italian Open, US Hardcourts
• 1993 - Brisbane, Houston, Italian Open, US Hardcourts, Philadelphia
• 1992 - Austrian Open
• 1991 - Barcelona, Austrian Open, Paris Indoor
• 1990 - Paris Indoor, Scottsdale, Indianapolis
• 1989 - Phoenix, Wellington, Tampa
• 1988 - Sofia, Futures/Rocafort-ESP, Futures/Castellon-ESP, Futures/Reggio Emilia-ITA

Singles runner-ups

• 2004 - Charleston
• 2003 - Eastbourne
• 2002 - Wismilak International
• 2000 - Amelia Island, Gold Coast, French Open
• 1998 - Australian Open, Amelia Island
• 1997 - Italian Open, Stanford
• 1996 - Indian Wells, Hamburgo
• 1995 - Delray Beach
• 1993 - Linz, Barcelona, Essen
• 1992 - Indian Wells, Boca Raton, Hilton Head, San Diego
• 1989 - Ginebra
• 1988 - European Open, Bayonne

External links

• Official WTA profile (http://www.wtatour.com/players/playerprofiles/PlayerBio.asp?ID=&EntityID=1&CustomerID=0&OrderID=0&ReturnURL=/&PlayerID=130113)