Maria Sanchez

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.

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.

Doubles performance timeline

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendPremierInternational (3–2)Finals by surfaceHard (2–2)Carpet (1–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 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 6–4, 5–7, [7–10]Win 2. Sep 2018 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Asia Muhammad Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll 6–4, 6–3Win 3. Apr 2019 Monterrey Open, Mexico Hard Asia Muhammad Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore 7–6(7–2), 6–4Loss 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) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Chicago Challenger, United States Hard Asia Muhammad Mona Barthel Kristýna Plíšková 3–6, 2–6Win 1–1 Guadalajara Challenger, Mexico Hard Fanny Stollár Cornelia Lister Renata Voráčová 7–5, 6–1

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 surfaceHard (2–4)Clay (0–2)

Doubles: 44 (24 titles, 20 runner-ups) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 20 July 2009 ITF Evansville, US 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, US Hard Ellen Tsay Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Gabriela Paz 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]Loss 2. 3 October 2010 Las Vegas Open, US Hard Irina Falconi Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy 6–1, 5–7, [4–10]Win 3. 18 September 2011 ITF Redding, US 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, US Hard Yasmin Schnack Irina Buryachok Elizaveta Ianchuk 7–6(4), 4–6, [10–8]Win 5. 18 February 2012 ITF Surprise, US Hard Yasmin Schnack Mihaela Buzărnescu Valeria Solovyeva 6–4, 6–3Win 6. 28 April 2012 ITF Charlottesville, US Clay Yasmin Schnack Julia Glushko Elena Bovina 6–2, 6–2Loss 4. 2 June 2012 Sacramento Challenger, US Hard Kaitlyn Christian Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad 3–6, 6–7Loss 5. 22 September 2012 ITF Albuquerque, US Hard Irina Falconi Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad 2–6, 6–1, [10–12]Loss 6. 21 April 2013 Dothan Pro Classic, US 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, US Hard (i) Sharon Fichman Anna Tatishvili Heather Watson 5–7, 7–5, [6–10]Loss 8. 26 April 2014 ITF Charlottesville, US Clay Irina Falconi Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend 3–6, 1–6Loss 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, US Hard Zoë Gwen Scandalis Daria Gavrilova Storm Sanders 2–6, 1–6Win 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, US 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, US Hard Asia Muhammad Gabriela Dabrowski Anna Tatishvili 3–6, 3–6Loss 13. 21 February 2015 ITF Surprise, US Hard Johanna Konta Jacqueline Cako Kaitlyn Christian 4–6, 7–5, [7–10]Win 11. 25 April 2015 Dothan Pro Classic, US Clay Johanna Konta Paula Cristina Gonçalves Petra Krejsová 6–3, 6–4Win 12. 3 May 2015 Charlottesville Open, US Clay Françoise Abanda Olga Ianchuk Irina Khromacheva 6–1, 6–3Win 13. 10 May 2015 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US Clay Taylor Townsend Alexandra Stevenson Angelina Gabueva 6–0, 6–1Win 14. 22 August 2015 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Johanna Konta Raluca Olaru Anna Tatishvili 7–6(5), 6–4Loss 14. 24 October 2015 Challenger de Saguenay, 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, US Hard Asia Muhammad Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend 6–2, 3–6, [10–6]Loss 15. 8 May 2016 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US Clay Jessica Pegula Julia Glushko Alexandra Panova 5–7, 4–6Loss 16. 4 June 2016 Eastbourne Trophy, UK Grass Asia Muhammad Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin 6–7(5), 1–6Win 17. 24 September 2016 ITF Albuquerque, US Hard Michaëlla Krajicek Elise Mertens Mandy Minella 6–2, 6–4Win 18. 2 October 2016 Las Vegas Open, US Hard Michaëlla Krajicek Jamie Loeb Chanel Simmonds 7–5, 6–1Loss 17. 17 September 2017 ITF Redding, US Hard Harriet Dart Daneika Borthwick Ana Veselinović 3–6, 4–6Win 19. 21 October 2017 ITF Florence, US Hard Taylor Townsend Tara Moore Amra Sadiković 6–1, 6–2Loss 18. 18 November 2017 ITF Norman, US Hard Caitlin Whoriskey Chiara Scholl Tamaryn Hendler 6–3, 3–6, [6–10]Loss 19. 4 February 2018 Midland Tennis Classic, US Hard (i) Jessica Pegula Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria 5–7, 6–4, [8–10]Loss 20. 14 April 2018 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US Hard Jessica Pegula Irina Bara Sílvia Soler Espinosa 4–6, 2–6Win 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, US 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, 6–4Win 23. 11 November 2018 Las Vegas Open, US Hard Asia Muhammad Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller 6–3, 6–4Win 24. 9 February 2020 Midland Tennis Classic, US Hard (i) Caroline Dolehide Valeria Savinykh Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–4