A court in Barcelona sentenced former tennis player Arantza Sánchez Vicario to two years in prison with a suspended sentence, while her ex-husband Josep Santakana received three years and three months in prison for organizing a conspiracy to avoid paying 6 million euros to a Luxembourg bank, reports EFE agency, Agerpres reports.

Aranta Sánchez Vicario was sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment

In the verdict, the president of the Criminal Court of Barcelona found both defendants guilty of the crime of misappropriation of assets, concluding that they hid their assets to avoid paying the debt to the Bank of Luxembourg after the loan, and both were also ordered to pay a fine of 5.2 million euros for the fraud was brought to the treasury.

Both were also fined, Aranta Sánchez €5,400 and Santacana €7,650, and the court ordered them to pay €6.6 million to the bank.

However, the court agreed to suspend the prison sentence for Sánchez Vicario because he cooperated with the judicial authorities and the fiscal to obtain a default sentence in exchange for a confession.

As for the player’s ex-husband, he will serve his sentence, as it was proven that he managed the wife’s assets and organized the entire operation.

Who is Aranta Sanchez Vicario?

Arantha Sánchez Vicario, born on December 18, 1971 in Barcelona, ​​ended her career in professional tennis in 2002. She took first place in the WTA ranking (February 6, 1995), won four Grand Slam tournaments (Roland Garros). 1989, 1994, 1998) and US Open (1994).

The Iberian also triumphed in six other Grand Slam tournaments, but in doubles: Australian Open (1992, 1995, 1996), Wimbledon (1995) and US Open (1993, 1994).

He finished his career with 759 wins and 295 losses. He won $16,942,640 in tennis prizes alone.