Exactly 15 years ago, on this day, Arantxa Sánchez let tears of pure love flow: dressed in white she said 'I do' to José Santacana. The moment happened in the Castell de Peralada (Girona). This September 12 is on the other side of the mirror: Arantxa has cried again in the presence of the same man but in the harsh decor of a Criminal Court. Nothing remains of those promises of love and the smiles that the photographers captured. Today Arantxa has faced the most difficult moment of her life: trying to convince the judge that if she has acted incorrectly over the last thirteen years, she has been, precisely, influenced and even directed by the man to whom she swore her oath. love.
The statement of Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was scheduled for this coming Friday, like that of her still husband before the law, José Santacana, both accused of a crime of taking property. At the request of her defense, headed by lawyer Borja Vives, the judge has accepted that the former tennis player star in her deposition today; The opposition of Juan Segarra, Santacana's lawyer, who found no justification to alter the roadmap, has been of no use. Thus, Arantxa explained that it was her husband who went to the notaries to sign the sales of her real estate assets in Spain – of which there is no longer any left – and she was the one who received the checks and deposited the amounts into different accounts.
The former tennis player has shown herself to be a dominated, practically helpless person, who acted under the orders of her husband: according to her story, Santacana began managing her assets since 2009, replacing her father. She “She told me that he was in charge because he had more knowledge of companies and societies. I dedicated myself and continued to dedicate myself to tennis. But I was wrong and that is why I am here,” Arantxa said. And when asked by her lawyer, she categorically states the following: “He decided to act like this; he didn't want to pay. And yes, it was he who emptied the accounts so as not to pay the Bank of Luxembourg.” According to her version, it was Santacana who also managed her accounts in Switzerland.
In fact, Arantxa cried for the second time in February 2012, when she presented her biographical book, Arantxa, ¡vamos!, and accused her family of having annulled her and being responsible for the disappearance of her fortune.
Visibly nervous, she asked for water to continue her story. “I admit that I was wrong and that I do not agree with what happened. I am collaborating and I have already paid 1,900,000 euros to the BDL,” Arantxa recalled. Today we have also learned that the former tennis player has filed a lawsuit against her ex in the US, where they both continue to live, to find out where she has gone what remains of her money.
