Maria Sanchez
Maria Sanchez (born November 26, 1989) is a professional tennis player from the United States. On July 8, 2013, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 107. On April 22, 2019, she reached her highest doubles ranking of No. 51. Sanchez is primarily a doubles player. In doubles, she has won three WTA titles, one WTA 125K series title, and 21 ITF titles. She has also won 2 ITF singles titles.
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Full name | Maria Victoria Sanchez |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Boca Raton, Florida |
Born | Modesto, California | November 26, 1989
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Turned pro | 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $595,139 |
Singles | |
Career record | 242–210 (53.5%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 107 (8 July 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 395 (3 February 2020) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2013, 2016) |
French Open | Q2 (2013, 2015) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2013, 2015) |
US Open | 1R (2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 277–155 (64.1%) |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, 21 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 56 (26 September 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 92 (3 February 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2016, 2017) |
French Open | 1R (2016, 2017, 2020) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2016) |
US Open | 2R (2012, 2015, 2016) |
Last updated on: 3 February 2020. |
College
Sanchez attended the University of Southern California where she was a three-time All-American in singles and doubles. She was the No. 1 collegiate player throughout the 2011–2012 season and was named the ITA Senior Player of the Year. While at USC, star quarterback Matt Barkley was quoted as saying that Sanchez was his favorite athlete on campus.
Career
2012
In Sanchez's first full season on tour, she climbed over 530 spots in the world rankings. Sanchez captured the 2012 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger $50,000 title in Northern California, defeating Jessica Pegula in a three-set final. The win marked her first pro title. Sanchez quickly added a second title at the Coleman Vision Championships $75,000 event in Albuquerque, New Mexico in September, where she defeated American teenager Lauren Davis 6–1, 6–1.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 4 January 2014 | ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–0, [10–4] |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 March 2016 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
Winner | 2. | 16 September 2018 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 7 April 2019 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 3 August 2019 | Washington Open, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | WTA Chicago, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2019 | WTA Guadalajara, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runners-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | $50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2012 | ITF Sacramento, United States | $50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 2012 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | $75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2012 | ITF Phoenix, United States | $75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 2014 | ITF Raleigh, United States | $25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2014 | ITF Toronto, Canada | $50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2015 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States | $25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | $80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 41 (21 titles, 20 runners-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 20 July 2009 | Evansville, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
Runner-up | 1. | 12 July 2010 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 26 July 2010 | St. Joseph, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 September 2010 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 12 September 2011 | Redding, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 7 November 2011 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 30 January 2012 | Rancho Santa Fe, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8] |
Winner | 5. | 13 February 2012 | Surprise, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 23 April 2012 | Charlottesville, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 May 2012 | Sacramento, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 September 2012 | Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, [10–12] |
Runner-up | 6. | 15 April 2013 | Dothan, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
Winner | 7. | 3 June 2013 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 7. | 16 February 2014 | Midland, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 8. | 21 April 2014 | Charlottesville, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 6 June 2014 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 10. | 7 July 2014 | Sacramento, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 8. | 3 August 2014 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 11. | 28 September 2014 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
Winner | 9. | 19 October 2014 | Tampico, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
Winner | 10. | 31 October 2014 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [15–13] |
Runner-up | 12. | 9 November 2014 | Captiva Island, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 16 February 2015 | Surprise, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
Winner | 11. | 25 April 2015 | Dothan, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 3 May 2015 | Charlottesville, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 10 May 2015 | Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 14. | 17 August 2015 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 14. | October 24, 2015 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 6–4, [7–10] |
Winner | 15. | October 30, 2015 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–6] |
Winner | 16. | 31 January 2016 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
Runner-up | 15. | 8 May 2016 | Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 4 June 2016 | Eastbourne, U.K. | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Winner | 17. | 24 September 2016 | Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 18. | 2 October 2016 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 17. | 17 September 2017 | Redding, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 19. | 21 October 2017 | Florence, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 18. | 18 November 2017 | Norman, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 19. | 4 February 2018 | Midland, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, [8–10] |
Runner-up | 20. | 14 April 2018 | Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 20. | 3 November 2018 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 21. | 9 Feb 2020 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |