There were many accomplished tennis players of Spanish descent before Ms. Sanchez Vicario. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is from Barcelona, Spain.
A tiny sample of such players:
Manuel Santana (Spain) won the French Open in 1961.
Pancho Gonzales (USA) was the Number One tennis player in the world for eight years in the 50s and 60s.
Yola Ramirez was a French Open finalist in 1960 and 1961 (Mexico).
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