Conchita Martínez (born 1972)
Born 1972 CE.
Inmaculada Concepción "Conchita" Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. 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 WTA Tour–level singles and 13 doubles titles, including a major at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, as well as three Olympic medals. She also was the runner-up at the 1998 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open, and led Spain to five Billie Jean King Cup titles. Martínez was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2020. Following her playing career, Martínez was the Spain Billie Jean King Cup captain from 2013 to 2017 as well as the Spanish Davis Cup team captain from 2015 to 2017, leading the latter team back into the top-tier World Group under her captaincy. She then served stints coaching Garbiñe Muguruza and Karolína Plíšková, guiding the former to the 2017 Wimbledon Championships title. Martínez won the 2021 WTA Coach of the Year award for her work coaching Muguruza. Since 2024, Martínez has been coaching Mirra Andreeva, guiding her to the 2026 French Open title.
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