A court in Barcelona on Wednesday imposed a suspended prison sentence on former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario for fraud. The court found Sanchez Vicario (52 years old), her ex-husband Josep Santacana, and three others guilty of hiding assets to evade a debt of 7.6 million euros ($8.27 million) owed to a Luxembourg bank, including interest. The court stated that Santacana was sentenced to three years and three months in prison. They were also ordered to pay 6.6 million euros in compensation to the Luxembourg bank and to pay unspecified fines. It is worth noting that Sanchez Vicario was the first Spanish female player to reach the top of the women’s tennis rankings. She won the French Open three times and the U.S. Open singles title before retiring in 2002.
Title: Suspended Prison Sentence for Former Tennis Star Sanchez Vicario
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