Overview
- Sánchez Vicario told viewers on Friday that roughly €36 million she earned across her tennis career has disappeared and that she has lost hope of getting it back.
- She said she entrusted long‑term financial control to her former partner and ex‑husband, Josep Santacana, who she now accuses of shifting assets.
- Spanish courts convicted Santacana in 2024 and sentenced him to three years and three months in prison as the alleged architect of the scheme.
- Sánchez Vicario faced a 2023 trial for asset concealment and avoided prison by admitting wrongdoing in a deal that requires her to pay 50 percent of her income to a bank.
- The case leaves lasting personal and financial effects: Sánchez Vicario has sought therapy, describes her reputation and life as shattered, and the precise whereabouts of the missing money remain unclear.