Overview
- In July 2026 Sanchez Vicario told Spanish TV she believes an estimated £31 million from her tennis career has disappeared and that her former husband, Josep Santacana, is responsible.
- Spanish courts found in 2023–2024 that Sanchez Vicario and Santacana hid assets to avoid a debt to Banque de Luxembourg, a case that produced criminal convictions.
- Santacana was sentenced to a multi‑year prison term and Sanchez Vicario received a two‑year suspended sentence while judges ordered the couple to repay millions in compensation and debt.
- Sanchez Vicario says she avoided imprisonment by agreeing to repayments and is handing over 50% of her earnings while working as a tennis instructor in the United States.
- Her legal troubles build on earlier financial rulings, including a 2009 Supreme Court penalty over tax residency, and leave her publicly describing the personal and financial toll of the court orders.