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Barbora Krejcikova And Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Share December 18 Birthday

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Published18 Dec 2024

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Barbora Krejcikova

Tennis fans do not normally utter Barbora Krejcikova and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario’s names in the same sentence. The two former World No. 1 players hail from different generations, but they have a lot in common including a shared December 18 birthday.

What Barbora Krejcikova And Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Have In Common

  1. Both attained the World No. 1 ranking in their mid-20s.
  2. Each won Grand Slam titles in all disciples, singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.  Their doubles and mixed doubles Grand Slam wins outnumber their singles victories.
  3. Both players won singles and doubles Grand Slam titles in the same tournament.  Krejcikova did it at the 2021 French Open.  Sanchez-Vicario accomplished it at the 1994 US Open.
  4. Each player’s first Grand Slam singles win was at the French Open in 2021 and 1989 respectively.
  5. Neither player is the first one fans think of in her corresponding generation.  Krejcikova is in the Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek generation.  Sanchez-Vicario was in the Steffi Graf and Monica Seles generation.

Barbora Krejcikova’s Outstanding 2024

Krejcikova came off an extended injury hiatus to shock the world by winning Wimbledon 2024.  This was her second singles Grand Slam.  She turned 29 on December 18. She represents the older generation of female players with Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek in their early 20s, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina in their mid-20s.  Jessica Pegula and Maria Sakkari are in her age group.

Will Krejcikova be able to win another Grand Slam in 2025?  No one expected her to win Wimbledon so anything is possible.

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Is The Original Spanish Legend

Over the years, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario has been around the game.  Roland Garros holds a special place in her heart because it was her first Grand Slam singles win.  She has come back to the tournament.  Sanchez-Vicario also briefly consulted Caroline Wozniacki during the 2015 clay court season.

Before Rafael Nadal came on the scene, the 53-year-old from Barcelona was the face of Spanish tennis.