Prior to the dominance of Spanish tennis players such as Rafael Nadal and Paula Badosa, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, a four-time Grand Slam champion, burst into the tennis world and paved the way for Spanish dominance in tennis. But over two decades after retiring from tennis, the former Spanish tennis player has found herself in a serious multi-million dollar fraud.

The 14-time Grand Slam singles and doubles winner from Spain allegedly drained her bank accounts in order to avoid paying her debt. In an eerie coincidence that resembles the downfall of Boris Becker, she may serve time in prison as a result of her fraud.

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is on the verge of facing jail term 

Vicario was one of the youngest-ever French Open winners at the age of 17 and was a Wimbledon finalist in 1995 and 1996. Recently, Banque de Luxembourg accused the 51-year-old former tennis player for hiding assets and money worth around 7 million dollars. According to the Sun, the bank took the case to court after the payment was not made.

The prosecution has accused the four-time Grand Slam champion and her ex-husband, Joseph Santacana, of hiding their assets to avoid making the payment. While the case will go to trial in September, if she is found guilty, the former tennis player can face 4 years in prison, along with her ex-husband. Moreover, she could also be ordered to pay a £5.1 million compensation fee to Banque de Luxembourg.

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The 51-year-old Spanish tennis player has faced a lot of hardships in her personal and professional life. She was one of those tennis players who played against some big names, including Steffi Graf, Venus and Serena Williams. During her 17-year-long tennis career, she has earned around £13m. Despite enjoying a storied career, her personal life had many controversial moments. There was a time she blamed her parents for leaving her with nothing over a multi-million dollar fraud. 

When Vicario blamed her parents

The four-time Grand Slam champion made news when she revealed how she lost a staggering $60 million. With a total of 14 Grand Slam victories to her name, the tennis star announced her retirement in 2002 at the age of 30. But the Spanish world number one later admitted that her parents were particularly fixated on her career and the money.

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Along with that, they made a lot of major decisions in her tennis career, including managing her funds. In an interview with Fox News in 2016, she revealed that she was left with nothing after her retirement. According to Vicario, her parents lost $60 million of career earnings through poor management.

Vicario has now fallen into troubled waters again as she awaits the result of the trial.