Olivia Sanchez

Olivia Sanchez
	Sanchez at the US Open, 2008
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Paris
Born	17 November 1982 (age 39); Paris
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2012
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$376,039
Singles
Career record	287-209
Career titles	0 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 90 (9 June 2008)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2008)
French Open	2R (2008, 2010)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2008, 2010, 2011)
US Open	1R (2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record	20-49
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 427 (6 December 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	1R (2007, 2008)

Olivia Sanchez (born 17 November 1982 in Paris) is a retired French tennis player. Her paternal grandparents are Spanish.

On 9 June 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 90. On 6 December 2010, she peaked at No. 427 in the doubles rankings. In her career, Sanchez won 12 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF circuit. She was coached by Norbert Palmier.

Tennis career[]

2007[]

In May, she received a wild card into the main draw of the French Open, but lost in 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 to American Shenay Perry in the first round.

She reached five ITF singles finals, winning four in Spain, Portugal, France and Mexico. Sanchez won her first $75,000 tournament in September 2007 at the Open Engie Porte du Hainaut, defeating Anastasiya Yakimova in the final.

2008[]

At the Australian Open, she defeated Zuzana Ondrášková and Yuliya Beygelzimer, but then lost to Alisa Kleybanova in the final round of qualifying in straight sets.

In February, she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. She won in the first round against Martina Müller, but lost 1–6, 5–7 to Sorana Cîrstea in the second.

She received a wild card into the main draw of the French Open, but then lost 2–6, 6–7 to Karin Knapp. As of 9 June 2008, Sanchez reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 90.

2010[]

She received a wild card into the main draw of the French Open, but lost 5–7, 2–6 against Marion Bartoli in the second round.

She reached five ITF singles finals, winning four in United States, Brazil, Spain and France.

Sanchez declared her retirement from tennis in 2012.

ITF finals[]

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (12–10)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 June 1998	Mont-de-Marsan, France	Clay	Stéphanie Testard	2–6, 5–7
Winner	1.	1 November 1999	Saint-Raphaël, France	Hard (i)	Magdalena Kučerová	6–1, 1–6, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	15 November 1999	Deauville, France	Clay (i)	Virginie Razzano	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	18 September 2000	Sunderland, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Hannah Collin	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	30 September 2001	Sunderland, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Sofia Arvidsson	3–6, 6–2, 0–6
Runner-up	5.	27 January 2002	Belfort, France	Hard (i)	Sandra Klösel	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	1 May 2006	Vic, Spain	Clay	Nuria Sánchez García	2–6, 6–7^(8–10)
Winner	2.	19 June 2006	Montpellier, France	Clay	Stéphanie Vongsouthi	6–7^(6–8), 6–0, 6–0
Runner-up	7.	23 July 2006	Vittel, France	Clay	Jarmila Wolfe	4–6, 0–6
Winner	3.	19 September 2006	Madrid, Spain	Hard	Katie O'Brien	6–7^(7–9), 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	8 July 2007	Mont-de-Marsan, France	Clay	Anna Gerasimou	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner	4.	5 August 2007	Vigo, Spain	Hard	Marina Erakovic	w/o
Winner	5.	4 August 2007	Coimbra, Portugal	Hard	Neuza Silva	7–6^(10–8), 6–1
Winner	6.	3 September 2007	Denain, France	Clay	Anastasiya Yakimova	6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Winner	7.	28 October 2007	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Stephanie Vogt	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner	8.	1 February 2010	Rancho Mirage, United States	Hard	Tadeja Majerič	7–5, 6–0
Winner	9.	8 February 2010	Laguna Niguel, United States	Hard	Mandy Minella	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	9 May 2010	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Clay	Bianca Botto	2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner	10.	16 May 2010	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Clay	Bianca Botto	6–4, 6–3
Winner	11.	4 June 2010	Pozoblanco, Spain	Hard	Beatriz García Vidagany	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	10.	18 July 2010	Contrexéville, France	Clay	Jelena Dokic	6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	12.	25 April 2011	San Severo, Italy	Clay	Alice Moroni	6–2, 6–1