# Sanaz Marand

Sanaz Marand (Persian: ساناز مرند; born June 21, 1988) is an American former tennis player.
In her career, she won two singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In October 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 242. In November 2015, she peaked at No. 119 in the doubles rankings.
Marand made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Washington Open in doubles, partnering with Louisa Chirico; they lost to Arina Rodionova and Olivia Rogowska in the first round.
Marand played collegiate tennis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received All American honors and graduated in 2010.

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–1)
* Clay (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2012 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Vojislava Lukić | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2013 | ITF El Paso, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Naomi Osaka | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2015 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Sofia Arvidsson | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Ayla Aksu | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 2–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 37 (20 titles, 17 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75/80,000 tournaments
* $50/60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (9–9)
* Clay (10–8)
* Grass (1–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | July 14, 2008 | ITF Atlanta, United States | Hard | Kristi Miller | Whitney Jones Tiya Rolle | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | June 21, 2010 | ITF Cleveland, United States | Clay | Caitlin Whoriskey | Emily Harman Eleanor Peters | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | October 18, 2010 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | Hard | Caitlin Whoriskey | Maria Fernanda Alves Mariana Duque | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | February 27, 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Nicola Slater | Claudia Giovine Anne Schäfer | 3–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 3. | March 12, 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Claudia Giovine | Gioia Barbieri Anastasia Grymalska | 4–6, 6–1, [9–11] |
| Winner | 3. | June 4, 2012 | ITF El Paso, United States | Hard | Ashley Weinhold | Fatma Al-Nabhani María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | June 11, 2012 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | Clay | Jacqueline Cako | Anastasia Kharchenko Nika Kukharchuk | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | September 10, 2012 | ITF Redding, United States | Hard | Jacqueline Cako | Macall Harkins Hsu Chieh-yu | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | May 20, 2013 | ITF Sumter, United States | Hard | Jamie Loeb | Kristy Frilling Alexandra Mueller | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | July 15, 2013 | ITF Portland, United States | Clay | Ashley Weinhold | Irina Falconi Nicole Melichar | 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Runner-up | 6. | January 6, 2014 | ITF Vero Beach, United States | Clay | Jacqueline Cako | Irina Khromacheva Allie Will | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | February 17, 2014 | ITF Surprise, United States | Hard (i) | Ashley Weinhold | Shuko Aoyama Eri Hozumi | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | April 28, 2014 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | Clay | Jan Abaza | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 6. | June 2, 2014 | ITF Brescia, Italy | Clay | Florencia Molinero | Louisa Chirico Asia Muhammad | 6–4, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Winner | 7. | June 22, 2014 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Louisa Chirico | Jang Su-jeong Justyna Jegiołka | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | August 10, 2014 | ITF Landisville, United States | Hard | Jamie Loeb | Lena Litvak Alexandra Mueller | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–1 |
| Winner | 9. | October 13, 2014 | ITF Florence, United States | Hard | Jamie Loeb | Danielle Lao Keri Wong | 6–3, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Runner-up | 9. | January 17, 2015 | ITF Plantation, United States | Clay | Jan Abaza | Irina Khromacheva Asia Muhammad | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 10. | January 25, 2015 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | Clay | Jan Abaza | Elise Mertens Arantxa Rus | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Winner | 11. | July 13, 2015 | Stockton Challenger, United States | Hard | Jamie Loeb | Kaitlyn Christian Danielle Lao | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 12. | September 21, 2015 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | Tamira Paszek Anna Tatishvili | 4–6, 6–2, [10–3] |
| Runner-up | 10. | September 28, 2015 | Las Vegas Open, United States | Clay | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | Julia Boserup Nicole Gibbs | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | October 31, 2015 | Classic of Macon, United States | Hard (i) | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | Jan Abaza Viktorija Golubic | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 5–7 |
| Winner | 13. | June 11, 2016 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | Grass | Melanie Oudin | Robin Anderson Alison Bai | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 14. | March 12, 2017 | ITF Orlando, United States | Hard | Emina Bektas | Chiara Scholl Marcela Zacarías | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 12. | March 19, 2017 | ITF Tampa, United States | Hard (i) | Emina Bektas | Alexa Guarachi Hsu Chieh-yu | 3–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Winner | 15. | April 15, 2017 | ITF Pelham, United States | Clay | Emina Bektas | Amanda Carreras Tena Lukas | w/o |
| Winner | 16. | April 23, 2017 | ITF Dothan, United States | Clay | Emina Bektas | Kristie Ahn Lizette Cabrera | 6–3, 1–6, [10–2] |
| Winner | 17. | May 12, 2017 | ITF Naples, United States | Clay | Emina Bektas | Danielle Collins Taylor Townsend | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 6–1 |
| Winner | 18. | July 1, 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Clay | Melis Sezer | Ena Kajević İpek Öz | 6–2, 7–6$^{(1)}$ |
| Runner-up | 13. | October 28, 2017 | Classic of Macon, United States | Hard | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 19. | April 8, 2018 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | Whitney Osuigwe | Gaia Sanesi Chanel Simmonds | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 14. | June 9, 2018 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | Clay | Quinn Gleason | Robin Anderson Maegan Manasse | 6–2, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Runner-up | 15. | July 14, 2018 | ITF Winnipeg, Canada | Hard | Julia Glushko | Akiko Omae Victoria Rodriguez | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | July 28, 2018 | Ashland Classic, United States | Hard | Whitney Osuigwe | Jovana Jakšić Renata Zarazúa | 3–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Runner-up | 17. | August 4, 2018 | Lexington Challenger, United States | Hard | Victoria Rodriguez | Hayley Carter Ena Shibahara | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 20. | July 27, 2019 | Ashland Classic, United States | Hard | Caitlin Whoriskey | Vladica Babić Julia Rosenqvist | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–4 |