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.
Full name | Maria Victoria Sanchez |
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Country (sports) | United States |
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 | Sharon Fichman | Lucie Hradecká Michaëlla Krajicek |
2–6, 6–0, [10–4] |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 March 2016 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | Hard | Petra Martić | Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja |
6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
Winner | 2. | 16 September 2018 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | Asia Muhammad | Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 7 April 2019 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore |
7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 3 August 2019 | Washington Open, USA | Hard | Fanny Stollár | Coco Gauff Caty McNally |
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 | Asia Muhammad | Mona Barthel Kristýna Plíšková |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2019 | WTA Guadalajara, Mexico | Hard | Fanny Stollár | Cornelia Lister Renata Voráčová |
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 | Grace Min | 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2012 | ITF Sacramento, United States | $50,000 | Hard | Jessica Pegula | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 2012 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | $75,000 | Hard | Lauren Davis | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2012 | ITF Phoenix, United States | $75,000 | Hard | Madison Keys | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 2014 | ITF Raleigh, United States | $25,000 | Clay | Heidi El Tabakh | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2014 | ITF Toronto, Canada | $50,000 | Hard (i) | Gabriela Dabrowski | 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2015 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States | $25,000 | Hard | CiCi Bellis | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2017 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | $80,000 | Hard | Emina Bektas | 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 | Yasmin Schnack | Kaitlyn Christian Lindsey Nelson |
4–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
Runner-up | 1. | 12 July 2010 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Irina Falconi | Kristy Frilling Julia Glushko |
2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 26 July 2010 | St. Joseph, U.S. | Hard | Ellen Tsay | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Gabriela Paz |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 September 2010 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Irina Falconi | Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy |
6–1, 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 12 September 2011 | Redding, U.S. | Hard | Yasmin Schnack | Brittany Augustine Whitney Jones |
7–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 7 November 2011 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | Yasmin Schnack | Jamie Hampton Ajla Tomljanović |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 30 January 2012 | Rancho Santa Fe, U.S. | Hard | Yasmin Schnack | Irina Buryachok Elizaveta Ianchuk |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8] |
Winner | 5. | 13 February 2012 | Surprise, U.S. | Hard | Yasmin Schnack | Mihaela Buzărnescu Valeria Solovyeva |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 23 April 2012 | Charlottesville, U.S. | Clay | Yasmin Schnack | Julia Glushko Elena Bovina |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 May 2012 | Sacramento, U.S. | Hard | Kaitlyn Christian | Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad |
3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 September 2012 | Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Irina Falconi | Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad |
2–6, 6–1, [10–12] |
Runner-up | 6. | 15 April 2013 | Dothan, U.S. | Hard | Irina Falconi | Julia Cohen Tatjana Maria |
4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
Winner | 7. | 3 June 2013 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | Nicola Slater | Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 7. | 16 February 2014 | Midland, U.S. | Hard (i) | Sharon Fichman | Anna Tatishvili Heather Watson |
5–7, 7–5, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 8. | 21 April 2014 | Charlottesville, U.S. | Clay | Irina Falconi | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend |
3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 6 June 2014 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | Sharon Fichman | Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 10. | 7 July 2014 | Sacramento, U.S. | Hard | Zoë Gwen Scandalis | Daria Gavrilova Storm Sanders |
2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 8. | 3 August 2014 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Jamie Loeb Allie Will |
6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 11. | 28 September 2014 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen |
3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
Winner | 9. | 19 October 2014 | Tampico, Mexico | Hard | Petra Martić | Valeria Savinykh Kateryna Bondarenko |
3–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
Winner | 10. | 31 October 2014 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Taylor Townsend | Gabriela Dabrowski Tatjana Maria |
7–5, 4–6, [15–13] |
Runner-up | 12. | 9 November 2014 | Captiva Island, U.S. | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Gabriela Dabrowski Anna Tatishvili |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 16 February 2015 | Surprise, U.S. | Hard | Johanna Konta | Jacqueline Cako Kaitlyn Christian |
4–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
Winner | 11. | 25 April 2015 | Dothan, U.S. | Clay | Johanna Konta | Paula Cristina Gonçalves Petra Krejsová |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 3 May 2015 | Charlottesville, U.S. | Clay | Françoise Abanda | Olga Ianchuk Irina Khromacheva |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 10 May 2015 | Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | Clay | Taylor Townsend | Alexandra Stevenson Angelina Gabueva |
6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 14. | 17 August 2015 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Johanna Konta | Raluca Olaru Anna Tatishvili |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 14. | October 24, 2015 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Sharon Fichman | Mihaela Buzărnescu Justyna Jegiołka |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [7–10] |
Winner | 15. | October 30, 2015 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Sharon Fichman | Kristie Ahn Fanny Stollár |
6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–6] |
Winner | 16. | 31 January 2016 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend |
6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
Runner-up | 15. | 8 May 2016 | Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | Clay | Jessica Pegula | Julia Glushko Alexandra Panova |
5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 4 June 2016 | Eastbourne, U.K. | Grass | Asia Muhammad | Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin |
6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Winner | 17. | 24 September 2016 | Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Michaëlla Krajicek | Elise Mertens Mandy Minella |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 18. | 2 October 2016 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Michaëlla Krajicek | Jamie Loeb Chanel Simmonds |
7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 17. | 17 September 2017 | Redding, U.S. | Hard | Harriet Dart | Daneika Borthwick Ana Veselinović |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 19. | 21 October 2017 | Florence, U.S. | Hard | Taylor Townsend | Tara Moore Amra Sadiković |
6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 18. | 18 November 2017 | Norman, U.S. | Hard | Caitlin Whoriskey | Chiara Scholl Tamaryn Hendler |
6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 19. | 4 February 2018 | Midland, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jessica Pegula | Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria |
5–7, 6–4, [8–10] |
Runner-up | 20. | 14 April 2018 | Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | Hard | Jessica Pegula | Irina Bara Sílvia Soler Espinosa |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 20. | 3 November 2018 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Sharon Fichman | Maja Chwalińska Elitsa Kostova |
6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 21. | 9 Feb 2020 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Caroline Dolehide | Valeria Savinykh Yanina Wickmayer |
6–3, 6–4 |