American tennis player

For other uses, see Maria Sanchez (disambiguation).

Maria Victoria 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 *les, one WTA 125K series *le, and 21 ITF *les. She has also won two ITF singles *les.

Maria Sanchez, 2013

Contents

• 1 College
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 2012
  • 2.2 Doubles performance timeline
• 3 WTA career finals
  • 3.1 Doubles: 5 (3 *les, 2 runner-ups)
• 4 WTA 125K series finals
  • 4.1 Doubles: 2 (1 *le, 1 runner-up)
• 5 ITF Circuit finals
  • 5.1 Singles: 8 (2 *les, 6 runner-ups)
  • 5.2 Doubles: 41 (21 *les, 20 runner-ups)
• 6 External links

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 *le in Northern California, defeating Jessica Pegula in a three-set final. The win marked her first pro *le. Sanchez quickly added a second *le 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

(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 career finals

Doubles: 5 (3 *les, 2 runner-ups)

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 2 (1 *le, 1 runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (2 *les, 6 runner-ups)

Doubles: 41 (21 *les, 20 runner-ups)

External links

• Maria Sanchez at the Women's Tennis *ociation
• Maria Sanchez at the International Tennis Federation
• Articles about Maria Sanchez at Tennis Grandstand