Maria Sanchez (tennis)
American tennis player (born 1989)
Maria Sanchez Sanchez in Wimbledon, 2016
Full name Maria Victoria Sanchez Country (sports) United States Residence Boca Raton , FloridaBorn (1989-11-26 ) November 26, 1989 (age 35) Modesto , CaliforniaHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Turned pro 2011 Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Prize money $616,495 Career record 249–218 Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 107 (July 8, 2013) Australian Open Q2 (2013 , 2016 ) French Open Q2 (2013 , 2015 ) Wimbledon Q2 (2013 , 2015 ) US Open 1R (2013 ) Career record 287–167 Career titles 3 WTA, 1 WTA 125 Highest ranking No. 51 (April 22, 2019) Australian Open 2R (2016 , 2017 ) French Open 1R (2016 , 2017 , 2020 ) Wimbledon 3R (2016 ) US Open 2R (2012 , 2015 , 2016 )
Maria Victoria Sanchez (born November 26, 1989) is a former tennis player from the United States. In July 2013, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 107. On 22 April 2019, she peaked at No. 51 of the WTA doubles ranking. Sanchez has been primarily a doubles player. In doubles, she won three WTA titles, one WTA 125 title, and 24 ITF titles. She also won two ITF singles titles.
Maria Sanchez, 2013
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 her first full season on tour, Sanchez climbed over 530 spots in the world rankings. She captured the Gold River Challenger $50k 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 $75k event in Albuquerque, New Mexico in September, where she defeated American teenager Lauren Davis , 6–1, 6–1.
2021: Last match
Sanchez competed her last pro match in July 2021 at the WTA 125 event in Charleston, where she lost her quarterfinal match in the doubles draw.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
Jan 2014
Auckland Open , New Zealand
Hard
Sharon Fichman
Lucie Hradecká Michaëlla Krajicek
2–6, 6–0, [10–4]
Loss
1.
Mar 2016
Monterrey Open , Mexico
Hard
Petra Martić
Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Win
2.
Sep 2018
Tournoi de Québec , Canada
Carpet (i)
Asia Muhammad
Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll
6–4, 6–3
Win
3.
Apr 2019
Monterrey Open, Mexico
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Loss
2.
Aug 2019
Washington Open , United States
Hard
Fanny Stollár
Coco Gauff Caty McNally
2–6, 2–6
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
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
Sacramento Challenger , United States
50,000
Hard
Jessica Pegula
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win
2–1
Sep 2012
Albuquerque Championships , United States
75,000
Hard
Lauren Davis
6–1, 6–1
Loss
2–2
Nov 2012
Phoenix Tennis Classic , 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
Toronto Challenger , Canada
50,000
Hard (i)
Gabriela Dabrowski
4–6, 6–2, 6–7(7)
Loss
2–5
Feb 2015
Rancho Santa Fe Open , United States
25,000
Hard
CiCi Bellis
2–6, 0–6
Loss
2–6
Sep 2017
Albuquerque Championships, United States
80,000
Hard
Emina Bektas
4–6, 2–6
Doubles: 44 (24 titles, 20 runner-ups)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
20 July 2009
ITF Evansville, United States
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Kaitlyn Christian Lindsey Nelson
4–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Loss
1.
18 July 2010
ITF Atlanta, United States
Hard
Irina Falconi
Kristy Frilling Julia Glushko
2–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win
2.
31 July 2010
ITF St. Joseph, United States
Hard
Ellen Tsay
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Gabriela Paz
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss
2.
3 October 2010
Las Vegas Open , United States
Hard
Irina Falconi
Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy
6–1, 5–7, [4–10]
Win
3.
18 September 2011
ITF Redding, United States
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Brittany Augustine Whitney Jones
7–6(2) , 4–6, [10–7]
Loss
3.
13 November 2011
Phoenix Tennis Classic , United States
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Jamie Hampton Ajla Tomljanović
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Win
4.
5 February 2012
Rancho Santa Fe Open , United States
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Irina Buryachok Elizaveta Ianchuk
7–6(4) , 4–6, [10–8]
Win
5.
18 February 2012
ITF Surprise, United States
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Mihaela Buzărnescu Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 6–3
Win
6.
28 April 2012
ITF Charlottesville, U.S.
Clay
Yasmin Schnack
Julia Glushko Elena Bovina
6–2, 6–2
Loss
4.
2 June 2012
Sacramento Challenger , U.S.
Hard
Kaitlyn Christian
Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad
3–6, 6–7
Loss
5.
22 September 2012
ITF Albuquerque, U.S.
Hard
Irina Falconi
Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad
2–6, 6–1, [10–12]
Loss
6.
21 April 2013
Dothan Pro Classic, U.S.
Hard
Irina Falconi
Julia Cohen Tatjana Maria
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win
7.
8 June 2013
Nottingham Trophy , UK
Grass
Nicola Slater
Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss
7.
16 February 2014
Midland Tennis Classic , U.S.
Hard (i)
Sharon Fichman
Anna Tatishvili Heather Watson
5–7, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss
8.
26 April 2014
ITF Charlottesville, U.S.
Clay
Irina Falconi
Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend
3–6, 1–6
Loss
9.
6 June 2014
Nottingham Trophy , UK
Grass
Sharon Fichman
Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith
6–7(5) , 6–4, [5–10]
Loss
10.
12 July 2014
Sacramento Challenger, U.S.
Hard
Zoë Gwen Scandalis
Daria Gavrilova Storm Sanders
2–6, 1–6
Win
8.
3 August 2014
Vancouver Open , Canada
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Jamie Loeb Allie Will
6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss
11.
28 September 2014
Las Vegas Open, U.S.
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen
3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win
9.
19 October 2014
ITF Tampico, Mexico
Hard
Petra Martić
Valeria Savinykh Kateryna Bondarenko
3–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win
10.
31 October 2014
Toronto Challenger , Canada
Hard (i)
Taylor Townsend
Gabriela Dabrowski Tatjana Maria
7–5, 4–6, [15–13]
Loss
12.
9 November 2014
Captiva Island Classic , U.S.
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Gabriela Dabrowski Anna Tatishvili
3–6, 3–6
Loss
13.
21 February 2015
ITF Surprise, U.S.
Hard
Johanna Konta
Jacqueline Cako Kaitlyn Christian
4–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win
11.
25 April 2015
Dothan Pro Classic , U.S.
Clay
Johanna Konta
Paula Cristina Gonçalves Petra Krejsová
6–3, 6–4
Win
12.
3 May 2015
Charlottesville Open , U.S.
Clay
Françoise Abanda
Olga Ianchuk Irina Khromacheva
6–1, 6–3
Win
13.
10 May 2015
ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S.
Clay
Taylor Townsend
Alexandra Stevenson Angelina Gabueva
6–0, 6–1
Win
14.
22 August 2015
Vancouver Open, Canada
Hard
Johanna Konta
Raluca Olaru Anna Tatishvili
7–6(5) , 6–4
Loss
14.
24 October 2015
Saguenay Challenger , Canada
Hard (i)
Sharon Fichman
Mihaela Buzărnescu Justyna Jegiołka
6–7(6) , 6–4, [7–10]
Win
15.
30 October 2015
Toronto Challenger, Canada
Hard (i)
Sharon Fichman
Kristie Ahn Fanny Stollár
6–2, 6–7(6) , [10–6]
Win
16.
31 January 2016
Maui Championships, U.S.
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend
6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss
15.
8 May 2016
ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S.
Clay
Jessica Pegula
Julia Glushko Alexandra Panova
5–7, 4–6
Loss
16.
4 June 2016
Eastbourne Trophy , UK
Grass
Asia Muhammad
Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin
6–7(5) , 1–6
Win
17.
24 September 2016
ITF Albuquerque, U.S.
Hard
Michaëlla Krajicek
Elise Mertens Mandy Minella
6–2, 6–4
Win
18.
2 October 2016
Las Vegas Open, U.S.
Hard
Michaëlla Krajicek
Jamie Loeb Chanel Simmonds
7–5, 6–1
Loss
17.
17 September 2017
ITF Redding, U.S.
Hard
Harriet Dart
Daneika Borthwick Ana Veselinović
3–6, 4–6
Win
19.
21 October 2017
ITF Florence, U.S.
Hard
Taylor Townsend
Tara Moore Amra Sadiković
6–1, 6–2
Loss
18.
18 November 2017
ITF Norman, U.S.
Hard
Caitlin Whoriskey
Chiara Scholl Tamaryn Hendler
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss
19.
4 February 2018
Midland Tennis Classic, U.S.
Hard (i)
Jessica Pegula
Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria
5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss
20.
14 April 2018
ITF Indian Harbour Beach , U.S.
Hard
Jessica Pegula
Irina Bara Sílvia Soler Espinosa
4–6, 2–6
Win
20.
23 June 2018
Ilkley Trophy , UK
Grass
Asia Muhammad
Natela Dzalamidze Galina Voskoboeva
4–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Win
21.
29 September 2018
ITF Templeton Pro, U.S.
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Quinn Gleason Luisa Stefani
6–7(4) , 6–2, [10–8]
Win
22.
3 November 2018
Toronto Challenger, Canada
Hard (i)
Sharon Fichman
Maja Chwalińska Elitsa Kostova
6–0, 6–4
Win
23.
11 November 2018
Las Vegas Open, U.S.
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller
6–3, 6–4
Win
24.
9 February 2020
Midland Tennis Classic, U.S.
Hard (i)
Caroline Dolehide
Valeria Savinykh Yanina Wickmayer
6–3, 6–4
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