Emilio Sánchez Emilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario (born 29 May 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. He is the brother of multiple Grand Slam winner Arantxa, with whom he teamed up to win the 1990 Hopman Cup. Sanchez since retiring captained his nation to Davis Cup success in 2008. In 2012 Sanchez was a tournament director for two wheelchair tennis events. Born in Madrid, Spain, Sánchez turned professional in 1984 and won his first top-level singles title in Nice, France
1996 US Open (tennis) 1996 US Open (tennis) The 1996 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 116th edition of the US Open and was held from August 26 through September 8, 1996. Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang 6–1, 6–4, 7–6 Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles 7–5, 6–4 Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 Lisa Raymond /