American tennis player
For other uses, see Maria Sanchez (disambiguation) .
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 32) Modesto , CaliforniaHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Turned pro 2011 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $616,495 Career record 249–218 (53.3%) Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 107 (July 8, 2013) Current ranking No. 620 (October 25, 2021) Australian Open Q2 (2013 , 2016 ) French Open Q2 (2013 , 2015 ) Wimbledon Q2 (2013 , 2015 ) US Open 1R (2013 ) Career record 287–167 (63.2%) Career titles 3 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, 21 ITF Highest ranking No. 51 (April 22, 2019) Current ranking No. 243 (October 25, 2021) Australian Open 2R (2016 , 2017 ) French Open 1R (2016 , 2017 , 2020 ) Wimbledon 3R (2016 ) US Open 2R (2012 , 2015 , 2016 ) Last updated on: October 30, 2021.
Maria Sanchez (born November 26, 1989) is a professional 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 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 two ITF singles titles.
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.
Doubles performance timeline [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) Won; (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)
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 career finals [ ]
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
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 , U.S.
Hard
Fanny Stollár
Coco Gauff Caty McNally
2–6, 2–6
WTA 125K series finals [ ]
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) [ ]
ITF Circuit finals [ ]
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups) [ ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments (1–2)
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (0–2)
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
W–L
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
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)
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 runner-ups) [ ]
Score
Win
1.
20 July 2009
ITF Evansville, U.S.
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Kaitlyn Christian Lindsey Nelson
4–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Loss
1.
12 July 2010
ITF Atlanta, U.S.
Hard
Irina Falconi
Kristy Frilling Julia Glushko
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win
2.
26 July 2010
ITF St. Joseph, U.S.
Hard
Ellen Tsay
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Gabriela Paz
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
2.
27 September 2010
ITF Las Vegas, U.S.
Hard
Irina Falconi
Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy
6–1, 5–7, 4–6
Win
3.
12 September 2011
ITF Redding, U.S.
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Brittany Augustine Whitney Jones
7–6, 4–6, 6–2
Loss
3.
7 November 2011
ITF Phoenix, U.S.
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Jamie Hampton Ajla Tomljanović
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win
4.
30 January 2012
ITF Rancho Santa Fe, U.S.
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Irina Buryachok Elizaveta Ianchuk
7–6(4) , 4–6, [10–8]
Win
5.
13 February 2012
ITF Surprise, U.S.
Hard
Yasmin Schnack
Mihaela Buzărnescu Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 6–3
Win
6.
23 April 2012
ITF Charlottesville, U.S.
Clay
Yasmin Schnack
Julia Glushko Elena Bovina
6–2, 6–2
Loss
4.
28 May 2012
ITF Sacramento, U.S.
Hard
Kaitlyn Christian
Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad
3–6, 6–7
Loss
5.
17 September 2012
ITF Albuquerque, U.S.
Hard
Irina Falconi
Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad
2–6, 6–1, [10–12]
Loss
6.
15 April 2013
ITF Dothan, U.S.
Hard
Irina Falconi
Julia Cohen Tatjana Maria
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win
7.
3 June 2013
ITF Nottingham, UK
Grass
Nicola Slater
Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss
7.
16 February 2014
ITF Midland , U.S.
Hard (i)
Sharon Fichman
Anna Tatishvili Heather Watson
5–7, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss
8.
21 April 2014
ITF Charlottesville, U.S.
Clay
Irina Falconi
Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend
3–6, 1–6
Loss
9.
6 June 2014
ITF Nottingham , UK
Grass
Sharon Fichman
Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith
6–7(5) , 6–4, [5–10]
Loss
10.
7 July 2014
ITF Sacramento , 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
ITF Las Vegas, 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.
16 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 Classic , U.S.
Clay
Johanna Konta
Paula Cristina Gonçalves Petra Krejsová
6–3, 6–4
Win
12.
3 May 2015
Charlottesville Classic , 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.
17 August 2015
Vancouver Challenger, Canada
Hard
Johanna Konta
Raluca Olaru Anna Tatishvili
7–6(5) , 6–4
Loss
14.
October 24, 2015
Saguenay Challenger , Canada
Hard (i)
Sharon Fichman
Mihaela Buzărnescu Justyna Jegiołka
6–7(6) , 6–4, [7–10]
Win
15.
October 30, 2015
Toronto Challenger , Canada
Hard (i)
Sharon Fichman
Kristie Ahn Fanny Stollár
6–2, 6–7(6) , [10–6]
Win
16.
31 January 2016
ITF Maui, U.S.
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend
6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss
15.
8 May 2016
Indian Harbour Beach Classic , U.S.
Clay
Jessica Pegula
Julia Glushko Alexandra Panova
5–7, 4–6
Loss
16.
4 June 2016
ITF Eastbourne, 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
ITF Las Vegas, 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 Classic , U.S.
Hard (i)
Jessica Pegula
Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria
5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss
20.
14 April 2018
Indian Harbour Beach Classic , U.S.
Hard
Jessica Pegula
Irina Bara Sílvia Soler Espinosa
4–6, 2–6
Win
20.
3 November 2018
Toronto Challenger , Canada
Hard (i)
Sharon Fichman
Maja Chwalińska Elitsa Kostova
6–0, 6–4
Win
21.
9 February 2020
Midland Classic , United States
Hard (i)
Caroline Dolehide
Valeria Savinykh Yanina Wickmayer
6–3, 6–4
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