Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is a complete tennis player. She plays both singles and doubles--unlike most stars, who only play singles--and she stars in every tennis match she plays. Sánchez Vicario is the second-ranked women's singles player in the world and the winner of the 1989 and 1994 French Open women's singles championships and the 1994 U.S. Open title. She is a fierce competitor on the court and a bubbly and energetic person in her everyday life. Sánchez Vicario is one of the best and most popular women's tennis players in the world.

Arantxa (pronounced ah-RAHN-cha) Sánchez was born December 18, 1971, in Barcelona, Spain. She was named after Saint Aranzazu, the patron saint of the Basque region of Spain. Her father, Emilio, is an engineer, and her mother, Marisa, is a teacher. Her mother wanted the family to take up skiing, but her father...