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- There is another tennis player with a similar name, Conchita Martínez Granados.
Inmaculada Concepción ("Conchita") Martínez Bernat (born April 16, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open.
Playing style
Martínez used extreme topspin on her forehand and slower topspin and slice on her backhand.
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- There is another tennis player with a similar name, Conchita Martínez Granados.
Inmaculada Concepción ("Conchita") Martínez Bernat (born April 16, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open.
Playing style
Martínez used extreme topspin on her forehand and slower topspin and slice on her backhand. She was a patient baseliner who won matches by disrupting her opponents' rhythm through changes of spin, pace, depth, height, and angle. She was known for expending "plenty of time and energy securing the ball with which she had just won the previous point so she could serve it again," a major irritant to her opponents.
Career
Born in Monzón, Martínez turned professional in 1988. At the age of just 17, she reached the fourth round at the French Open in her third professional tournament. She upset Lori McNeil en route. In 1989, her breakthrough year, Martínez beat Gabriela Sabatini to win the title at Tampa and won two other tournaments. She also reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, losing to Steffi Graf. She finished the year World No. 7. In 1990 and 1991, Martínez won a further six titles and again reached the quarterfinals at the French Open both years (losing to Graf in 1990 and Monica Seles in 1991).
The following year, Martínez was a silver medalist in doubles at the Olympic Games in Barcelona (partnering Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) and the runner-up in women's doubles at the French Open. Once again, she was a quarterfinalist at the French Open, losing a tight match with Sabatini. In 1993, Martínez became the first Spanish woman since Lilí de Álvarez in 1928 to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon, where she lost to Graf 7–6, 6–3. Martínez beat Graf for the only time in her career, at a tournament in Philadelphia. At the Italian Open, Martínez became the first Spaniard to win the tournament since de Álvarez in 1930. She again reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the fifth year in a row, losing a 2 hour, 45 minute battle with Anke Huber 6–7, 6–4, 6–4.
Martínez reached the Wimbledon singles final in 1994, where she faced nine-time former Wimbledon champion Martina Navrátilová. Navrátilová'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 on clay courts. Martínez, however, won the match 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 and became the first Spanish woman ever to win Wimbledon. In 1995, Martínez was a semifinalist at all four Grand Slam tournaments and reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 2. At Wimbledon, she beat Sabatini in the quarterfinals before losing to Sanchez Vicario in the semifinals.
In 1996, Martínez became the only player to win the Italian Open singles title four consecutive years. She also partnered Sánchez Vicario to claim a women's doubles Olympic bronze medal in Atlanta, Georgia. Two years later, Martínez reached her second career Grand Slam singles 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 3 hours, 19 minutes in the final.
Martínez reached the final of the French Open in 2000, where she lost to Mary Pierce 6–2, 7–5 after beating Sanchez Vicario in a semifinal. She also won the German Open, beating Hingis in a semifinal and Amanda Coetzer in the final. In 2001, Martínez was a runner-up in the women's doubles at the French Open (partnering Jelena Dokic). Martínez also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time in six years but lost to Justine Henin of Belgium.
Martínez won her second Olympic silver medal in the women's doubles in 2004 in Athens, Greece (partnering Virginia Ruano Pascual). In 2005, Martínez won her first singles title in five years at Pattaya, Thailand, bringing her career total to 33 top-level singles titles, 9 of which were Tier I events, and 13 doubles titles. On April 15, 2006, aged 33 and after 18 years of playing professionally, she announced her retirement, having won more professional singles tournaments than any other Spanish female tennis player.
Grand Slam singles finals
Win
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | 1994 | Wimbledon | | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | 1998 | Australian Open | | 6–3, 6–3 | 2000 | French Open | | 6–2, 7–5 |
Grand Slam doubles finals
Runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final | 1992 | French Open | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva | 6–3, 6–2 | 2001 | French Open (2) | Jelena Dokic | Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez | 6–2, 6–1 |
Titles (46)
Singles (33)
| Legend | | Grand Slam Title (1) | | WTA Tour Championships (0) | | Tier I (9) | | Tier II (7) | | Tier III (5) | | Tier IV-V (11) |
| | Titles by Surface | | Hard (12) | | Clay (19) | | Grass (1) | | Carpet (1) |
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| 1. | August 8, 1988 | Vitosha The New Otani | Sofia, Bulgaria | Hard | Barbara Paulus | 6–1, 6-2 | | 2. | February 6, 1989 | Fernleaf Classic | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | | 6–1, 6–2 | | 3. | April 17, 1989 | Eckerd Open | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Clay | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3, 6–2 | | 4. | September 11, 1989 | Virginia Slims of Arizona (1) | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | Hard | Elise Burgin | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | | 5. | September 17, 1990 | Clarins Open (1) | Paris | Clay | Patricia Tarabini | 7–5, 6–3 | | 6. | October 15, 1990 | Arizona Classic (2) | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | Hard | Marianne Werdel | 7–5, 6–1 | | 7. | November 5, 1990 | Jello Classic | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Hard | Leila Meskhi | 6–4, 6–2 | | 8. | April 22, 1991 | International Championships of Spain | Barcelona | Clay | | 6–4, 6–1 | | 9. | July 15, 1991 | Citroen Austrian Open (1) | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Judith Wiesner | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 | | 10. | September 16, 1991 | Clarins Open (2) | Paris | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui | 6–0, 6–3 | | 11. | July 6, 1992 | Citroen Cup Austrian Open (2) | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | | 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 | | 12. | January 4, 1993 | Danone Hardcourt Championships | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 6–3, 6–4 | | 13. | March 22, 1993 | Virginia Slims of Houston | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Clay | Sabine Hack | 6–3, 6–2 | | 14. | May 3, 1993 | Italian Open (1) | Rome | Clay | | 7–5, 6–1 | | 15. | July 26, 1993 | Acura US Hardcourts (1) | Stratton Mountain, Vermont, U.S. | Hard | Zina Garrison | 6–3, 6–2 | | 16. | November 8, 1993 | Virginia Slims of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Carpet | Steffi Graf | 6–3, 6–3 | | 17. | March 28, 1994 | Family Circle Magazine Cup XXII (1) | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S. | Clay | Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 6-0 | | 18. | May 2, 1994 | Italian Open (2) | Rome | Clay | Martina Navratilova | 7–6, 6–4 | | 19. | June 20, 1994 | Wimbledon | London | Grass | | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | | 20. | July 31, 1994 | Acura US Hardcourts (2) | Stratton Mountain, Vermont, U.S. | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | | 21. | March 27, 1995 | Family Circle Magazine Cup XXIII (2) | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S. | Clay | | 6–1, 6–1 | | 22. | April 3, 1995 | Bausch & Lomb Championships | Amelia Island, Florida, U.S. | Clay | | 6–1, 6–4 | | 23. | May 1, 1995 | Citizen Cup | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Martina Hingis | 6–1, 6–0 | | 24. | May 8, 1995 | Italian Open (3) | Rome | Clay | | 6–3, 6–1 | | 25. | July 31, 1995 | Toshiba Classic | San Diego, California, U.S. | Hard | Lisa Raymond | 6–2, 6–0 | | 26. | August 7, 1995 | Acura Classic | Manhattan Beach, California, U.S. | Hard | Chanda Rubin | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 | | 27. | May 6, 1996 | Italian Open (4) | Rome | Clay | | 6–2, 6–3 | | 28. | October 28, 1996 | Kremlin Cup | Moscow | Hard | | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 | | 29. | May 11, 1998 | German Open (1) | Berlin | Clay | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–4 | | 30. | July 13, 1998 | Warsaw Cup | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6–0, 6–3 | | 31. | July 12, 1999 | Prokom Polish Open | Sopot, Poland | Clay | | 6–1, 6–1 | | 32. | May 8, 2000 | German Open (2) | Berlin | Clay | Amanda Coetzer | 6–0, 6–3 | | 33. | January 31, 2005 | Volvo Women’s Open | Pattaya City, Thailand | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles (13)
Singles runner-ups (22)
Grand slam events in boldface.
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Career SR |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | | Australian Open | A | 2R | A | A | 4R | 4R | QF | SF | QF | 4R | F | 3R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 15 | | French Open | 4R | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | SF | SF | SF | 4R | 4R | QF | F | 3R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 18 | | Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | W | SF | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1 / 14 | | U.S. Open | 1R | 4R | 3R | QF | 1R | 4R | 3R | SF | SF | 3R | 4R | 4R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 17 | | SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 64 | | Year-End Championship | | Virginia Slims or Chase Championships | A | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 12 | | WTA Tier I Tournaments | | Rome | - | - | QF | SF | A | W | W | W | W | F | 3R | 3R | A | SF | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 4 / 14 | | Berlin | - | - | QF | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 3R | W | 3R | W | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2 / 11 | | Charleston | - | - | QF | A | F | A | W | W | SF | SF | 2R | 3R | SF | SF | 2R | 3R | F | 1R | 2 / 14 | | Philadelphia | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | W | 1R | QF | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | 1 / 3 | | Boca Raton | - | - | - | 2R | F | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | 0 / 2 | | San Diego | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | | Tokyo | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | A | A | QF | SF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | | Moscow | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | SF | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | | Miami | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 3R | 4R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | | Montreal/Toronto | - | - | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | 3R | SF | A | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 5 | | Zurich | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | SF | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | | Indian Wells | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | F | QF | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | QF | QF | 0 / 10 | | Chicago | - | - | A | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | 0 / 0 | | Career Statistics | | Tournaments Won | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | | Year End Ranking | 40 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 42 | 32 | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
- = tournament either not held or was not classified as a Tier I event on the Women's Tennis Association tour at the time it was held.
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