Sanaz Marand

Sanaz Marand
Country (sports) United States
Born (1988-06-21) June 21, 1988 (age 36)
Katy, Texas
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$158,037
Singles
Career record232–204
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 242 (October 27, 2014)
Doubles
Career record229–170
Career titles20 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 119 (November 9, 2015)

Sanaz Marand (Persian: ساناز مرند; born June 21, 1988[1]) is an American former tennis player.

In her career, she won two singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In October 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 242. In November 2015, she peaked at No. 119 in the doubles rankings.

Marand made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Washington Open in doubles, partnering with Louisa Chirico; they lost to Arina Rodionova and Olivia Rogowska in the first round.[2]

Marand played collegiate tennis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received All American honors and graduated in 2010.[1]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2012 ITF Bethany Beach, United States 10,000 Clay Serbia Vojislava Lukić 2–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 May 2013 ITF El Paso, United States 25,000 Hard Japan Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Feb 2015 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard Sweden Sofia Arvidsson 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–2 Jul 2017 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 15,000 Clay Turkey Ayla Aksu 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Jul 2017 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 15,000 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 37 (20 titles, 17 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (9–9)
Clay (10–8)
Grass (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. July 14, 2008 ITF Atlanta, United States Hard United States Kristi Miller United States Whitney Jones
United States Tiya Rolle
6–2, 6–4
Winner 2. June 21, 2010 ITF Cleveland, United States Clay United States Caitlin Whoriskey United States Emily Harman
United States Eleanor Peters
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 1. October 18, 2010 ITF Rock Hill, United States Hard United States Caitlin Whoriskey Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Colombia Mariana Duque
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 2. February 27, 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay United Kingdom Nicola Slater Italy Claudia Giovine
Germany Anne Schäfer
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Runner-up 3. March 12, 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Italy Claudia Giovine Italy Gioia Barbieri
Italy Anastasia Grymalska
4–6, 6–1, [9–11]
Winner 3. June 4, 2012 ITF El Paso, United States Hard United States Ashley Weinhold Oman Fatma Al-Nabhani
Bolivia María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. June 11, 2012 ITF Bethany Beach, United States Clay United States Jacqueline Cako Ukraine Anastasia Kharchenko
Russia Nika Kukharchuk
6–1, 6–2
Winner 5. September 10, 2012 ITF Redding, United States Hard United States Jacqueline Cako United States Macall Harkins
Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
7–6(5), 7–5
Runner-up 4. May 20, 2013 ITF Sumter, United States Hard United States Jamie Loeb United States Kristy Frilling
United States Alexandra Mueller
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. July 15, 2013 ITF Portland, United States Clay United States Ashley Weinhold United States Irina Falconi
United States Nicole Melichar
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Runner-up 6. January 6, 2014 ITF Vero Beach, United States Clay United States Jacqueline Cako Russia Irina Khromacheva
United States Allie Will
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 7. February 17, 2014 ITF Surprise, United States Hard (i) United States Ashley Weinhold Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Eri Hozumi
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. April 28, 2014 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States Clay United States Jan Abaza United States Asia Muhammad
United States Taylor Townsend
2–6, 1–6
Winner 6. June 2, 2014 ITF Brescia, Italy Clay Argentina Florencia Molinero United States Louisa Chirico
United States Asia Muhammad
6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Winner 7. June 22, 2014 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay United States Louisa Chirico South Korea Jang Su-jeong
Poland Justyna Jegiołka
6–3, 6–4
Winner 8. August 10, 2014 ITF Landisville, United States Hard United States Jamie Loeb United States Lena Litvak
United States Alexandra Mueller
7–6(5), 6–1
Winner 9. October 13, 2014 ITF Florence, United States Hard United States Jamie Loeb United States Danielle Lao
United States Keri Wong
6–3, 7–6(5)
Runner-up 9. January 17, 2015 ITF Plantation, United States Clay United States Jan Abaza Russia Irina Khromacheva
United States Asia Muhammad
2–6, 2–6
Winner 10. January 25, 2015 ITF Daytona Beach, United States Clay United States Jan Abaza Belgium Elise Mertens
Netherlands Arantxa Rus
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Winner 11. July 13, 2015 Stockton Challenger, United States Hard United States Jamie Loeb United States Kaitlyn Christian
United States Danielle Lao
6–3, 6–4
Winner 12. September 21, 2015 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves Austria Tamira Paszek
United States Anna Tatishvili
4–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Runner-up 10. September 28, 2015 Las Vegas Open, United States Clay Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves United States Julia Boserup
United States Nicole Gibbs
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 11. October 31, 2015 Classic of Macon, United States Hard (i) Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves United States Jan Abaza
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
6–7(3), 5–7
Winner 13. June 11, 2016 Surbiton Trophy, UK Grass United States Melanie Oudin United States Robin Anderson
Australia Alison Bai
6–4, 7–5
Winner 14. March 12, 2017 ITF Orlando, United States Hard United States Emina Bektas United States Chiara Scholl
Mexico Marcela Zacarías
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 12. March 19, 2017 ITF Tampa, United States Hard (i) United States Emina Bektas Chile Alexa Guarachi
Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Winner 15. April 15, 2017 ITF Pelham, United States Clay United States Emina Bektas United Kingdom Amanda Carreras
Croatia Tena Lukas
w/o
Winner 16. April 23, 2017 ITF Dothan, United States Clay United States Emina Bektas United States Kristie Ahn
Australia Lizette Cabrera
6–3, 1–6, [10–2]
Winner 17. May 12, 2017 ITF Naples, United States Clay United States Emina Bektas United States Danielle Collins
United States Taylor Townsend
7–6(1), 6–1
Winner 18. July 1, 2017 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Clay Turkey Melis Sezer Croatia Ena Kajević
Turkey İpek Öz
6–2, 7–6(1)
Runner-up 13. October 28, 2017 Classic of Macon, United States Hard Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves United States Kaitlyn Christian
United States Sabrina Santamaria
1–6, 0–6
Winner 19. April 8, 2018 ITF Jackson, United States Clay United States Whitney Osuigwe Italy Gaia Sanesi
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 14. June 9, 2018 ITF Bethany Beach, United States Clay United States Quinn Gleason United States Robin Anderson
United States Maegan Manasse
6–2, 6–7(6)
Runner-up 15. July 14, 2018 ITF Winnipeg, Canada Hard Israel Julia Glushko Japan Akiko Omae
Mexico Victoria Rodriguez
6–7(2), 3–6
Runner-up 16. July 28, 2018 Ashland Classic, United States Hard United States Whitney Osuigwe Serbia Jovana Jakšić
Mexico Renata Zarazúa
3–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Runner-up 17. August 4, 2018 Lexington Challenger, United States Hard Mexico Victoria Rodriguez United States Hayley Carter
United States Ena Shibahara
3–6, 1–6
Winner 20. July 27, 2019 Ashland Classic, United States Hard United States Caitlin Whoriskey Montenegro Vladica Babić
Sweden Julia Rosenqvist
7–6(4), 6–4

References

  1. ^ a b "Player Bio: Sanaz Marand". Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Citi Open Main Draw Doubles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.