Categories: Top StoryWTA

Former world No.1 faces fraud charges

Former world No. 1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is facing four years in jail for fraud.

Spanish prosecutors have alleged a series of fraudulent operations made by Sanchez Vicario

while working with her former husband Josep Santacana.

Sanchez Vicario has been accused of moving her assets to avoid paying a $5m debt to Banque de Luxembourg, which had been claiming an amount running into the millions of euros since 2010, according to Spanish newspaper El Pais.

Sanchez Vicario won of 29 WTA titles during her career, earning over $17m.

Peter Rowe

Recent Posts

Lehecka Czechs out to send FAA to Madrid finals

Felix Auger-Aliassime received another stroke of luck on Friday as he advanced to the Madrid…

21 hours ago

Rublev runs down Fritz for Madrid finals place

Andrey Rublev pounded 20 winners as he eliminated Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3  in Madrid to move…

21 hours ago

Alcaraz agony: Spaniard withdraws from Rome

The injury-marred season of Carlos Alcaraz jumped from bad to worse on Friday as the…

1 day ago

Ljubicic: Nadal could mimic Federer’s retirement plan

Rafael Nadal could well duplicate the 2022 retirement scenario of Roger Federer, announcing the end…

1 day ago

Another aborted SF as Medvedev quits injured

The Madrid Masters was hit by another high-profile requirement on Thursday, with injured Daniil Medvedev…

2 days ago

Swiatek returns to Madrid final

Iga Swiatek overwhelmed Madison Keys with the loss of just four games on Thursday to…

2 days ago