María Sánchez Lorenzo

María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo (born 7 November 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Her highest WTA ranking has been world No. 33, a position she achieved in April 2004.

She played two-handed on both sides, and her favourite surface was the hardcourt, unusual for a Spanish tennis player.

At the 2005 French Open, Lorenzo defeated reigning champion Anastasia Myskina in three sets in the first round, which became the first time the reigning champ of the French Open lost in the first round.

WTA career finals Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) LegendTier I (0–0)Tier II (0–0)Tier III (0–2)Tier IV & V (1–0)

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups) LegendTier I (0–0)Tier II (0–0)Tier III (0–2)Tier IV & V (0–1)

Performance timeline

ITF Circuit finals $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles (9–3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 17 May 1993 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay Ángeles Montolio 6–2, 7–5Win 2. 27 June 1994 ITF Cáceres, Spain Clay Nathalie Herreman 6–4, 6–4Loss 3. 24 July 1995 ITF Valladolid, Spain Clay Claudia Porwik 4–6, 2–6Win 4. 23 February 1997 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i) Elena Tatarkova 6–1, 6–4Win 5. 7 April 1997 ITF Athens, Greece Hard (i) Sofia Prazeres 6–7(7), 6–1, 7–6(4)Win 6. 10 August 1998 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia Clay Radka Bobková 3–6, 6–2, 6–2Win 7. 14 September 1998 ITF Bordeaux, France Clay Rita Kuti-Kis 6–1, 6–4Win 8. 15 May 2000 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–4, 4–6, 6–3Win 9. 18 March 2002 ITF Juarez, Mexico Clay Evelyn Fauth 4–6, 6–2, 6–1Win 10. 29 March 2002 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Melinda Czink 7–5, 7–5Loss 11. 7 July 2002 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay Evgenia Kulikovskaya 1–6, 5–7Loss 12. 8 October 2005 Barcelona Ladies Open, Spain Clay Kateřina Böhmová 6–3, 3–6, 5–7

Doubles (1–2) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 27 June 1994 ITF Cáceres, Spain Hard Mariam Ramón Climent Gala León García Janet Souto 6–4, 2–6, 1–6Loss 2. 11 September 2000 ITF Bordeaux, France Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Virginie Razzano Melanie Schnell 6–2, 5–7, 3–6Win 3. 7 October 2005 Barcelona Ladies Open, Spain Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Conchita Martínez Granados María José Martínez Sánchez 7–5, 6–7(4), 7–6(3)

Top 10 wins Season 2005 Total Wins 1 1 Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score2005 1. Anastasia Myskina No. 6 French Open Clay 1R 6–4, 4–6, 6–0