Conchita Martinez to captain Spain's Fed Cup team

Tennis January 26, 2013

Conchita Martinez to captain Spain's Fed Cup team

MADRID (AP) — Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez will captain Spain's Fed Cup team.

The Spanish tennis federation said Saturday that Martinez is replacing Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, who resigned last December. The 40-year-old Martinez became the only Spanish woman to win the Wimbledon singles title in 1994.

Federation president Jose Escanuela said "Conchita is a legend of Spanish tennis, and it is convenient that people who have given so much to our sport have the chance to continue helping." Spain hosts a first-round series tie with Ukraine in World Group II on Feb. 9-10 in Alicante.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Fed Cup,
- Women's tennis,
- Tennis
Locations
- Spain,
- Alicante,
- Western Europe,
- Europe

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