Spanish tennis great Arantxa Sánchez Vicario found guilty of fraud but will avoid prison
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former women’s No. 1 tennis player Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and her ex-husband have been found guilty of fraud, a Spanish court ruled Wednesday.
The Barcelona-based court found that Sánchez Vicario and her former husband had hidden assets in an attempt to avoid paying a multi-million euro debt to Banque de Luxembourg.
The four-time Grand Slam winner was sentenced to two years of prison time, but she avoided going behind bars since the court waived her sentence as a first-time offender. She reached a deal with prosecutors last year to admit to the accusations in exchange for a reduced sentence.
Her husband, Josep Santacana, received a prison sentence of three years and three months.
The former couple must also pay a fine of 6.6 million euros ($7.1 million).
Sánchez Vicario, 52, won the French Open in 1989, 1994, and 1998 and the U.S. Open in 1994.
___
AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis
More Stories
ADC Characterization: Understanding DAR and Payloads
ADC characterization defines how an antibody-drug conjugate is built, how consistently it performs, and whether it can advance with confidence...
Drug Solubility and Lipophilicity: Key Optimization Tips
Drug solubility and lipophilicity strongly influence whether a promising molecule can become a viable medicine. Solubility controls how readily a...
How Do In Vitro ADME Assays Guide Compound Ranking?
In vitro ADME assays help discovery teams rank compounds by showing how each candidate is likely to behave in the...
How Chess Player Nikolay Fartushnyak from Crimea Helps Keep Local Chess Alive
Born and raised in Bakhchisaray, where he still lives at the age of 45, Nikolay Alexeevich Fartushnyak runs a shop...
The AI Shift UK Businesses Cannot Afford to Ignore
British businesses have heard a great deal about artificial intelligence. Much of it has been noise: bold predictions, vague promises,...
Shane Kinahan on Discipline, Patience, and Navigating Alternative Investments
Shane Kinahan is an Investment Manager and Principal at Lake Avenue Capital, LLC. He is based in Connecticut and has...
