# Maria Sanchez (tennis)

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

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 2–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | | 0–4 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | NH | | 3–4 |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | | 3–6 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 8–16 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier
* International (3–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 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 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Win | 2. | Sep 2018 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | Asia Muhammad | Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | Apr 2019 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 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)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | Chicago Challenger, United States | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Mona Barthel Kristýna Plíšková | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2019 | 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
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–4)
* Clay (0–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Grace Min | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2012 | Sacramento Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Jessica Pegula | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2012 | Albuquerque Championships, United States | 75,000 | Hard | Lauren Davis | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2012 | Phoenix Tennis Classic, United States | 75,000 | Hard | Madison Keys | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2014 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Heidi El Tabakh | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2014 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Gabriela Dabrowski | 4–6, 6–2, 6–7$^{(7)}$ |
| Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2015 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | CiCi Bellis | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2017 | Albuquerque Championships, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Emina Bektas | 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 44 (24 titles, 20 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 20 July 2009 | ITF Evansville, United States | 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, United States | Hard | Ellen Tsay | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Gabriela Paz | 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Loss | 2. | 3 October 2010 | Las Vegas Open, United States | Hard | Irina Falconi | Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy | 6–1, 5–7, [4–10] |
| Win | 3. | 18 September 2011 | ITF Redding, United States | 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, United States | Hard | Yasmin Schnack | Irina Buryachok Elizaveta Ianchuk | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 5. | 18 February 2012 | ITF Surprise, United States | Hard | Yasmin Schnack | Mihaela Buzărnescu Valeria Solovyeva | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 28 April 2012 | ITF Charlottesville, U.S. | Clay | Yasmin Schnack | Julia Glushko Elena Bovina | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | 2 June 2012 | Sacramento Challenger, U.S. | Hard | Kaitlyn Christian | Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5. | 22 September 2012 | ITF Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Irina Falconi | Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad | 2–6, 6–1, [10–12] |
| Loss | 6. | 21 April 2013 | Dothan Pro Classic, U.S. | 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, U.S. | Hard (i) | Sharon Fichman | Anna Tatishvili Heather Watson | 5–7, 7–5, [6–10] |
| Loss | 8. | 26 April 2014 | ITF Charlottesville, U.S. | Clay | Irina Falconi | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 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, U.S. | Hard | Zoë Gwen Scandalis | Daria Gavrilova Storm Sanders | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 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, U.S. | 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, U.S. | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Gabriela Dabrowski Anna Tatishvili | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 21 February 2015 | ITF Surprise, U.S. | Hard | Johanna Konta | Jacqueline Cako Kaitlyn Christian | 4–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Win | 11. | 25 April 2015 | Dothan Pro Classic, U.S. | Clay | Johanna Konta | Paula Cristina Gonçalves Petra Krejsová | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12. | 3 May 2015 | Charlottesville Open, U.S. | Clay | Françoise Abanda | Olga Ianchuk Irina Khromacheva | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 13. | 10 May 2015 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | Clay | Taylor Townsend | Alexandra Stevenson Angelina Gabueva | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 14. | 22 August 2015 | Vancouver Open, Canada | Hard | Johanna Konta | Raluca Olaru Anna Tatishvili | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14. | 24 October 2015 | Saguenay Challenger, 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, U.S. | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend | 6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 15. | 8 May 2016 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | Clay | Jessica Pegula | Julia Glushko Alexandra Panova | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 16. | 4 June 2016 | Eastbourne Trophy, UK | Grass | Asia Muhammad | Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 17. | 24 September 2016 | ITF Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Michaëlla Krajicek | Elise Mertens Mandy Minella | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 18. | 2 October 2016 | Las Vegas Open, U.S. | Hard | Michaëlla Krajicek | Jamie Loeb Chanel Simmonds | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 17. | 17 September 2017 | ITF Redding, U.S. | Hard | Harriet Dart | Daneika Borthwick Ana Veselinović | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 19. | 21 October 2017 | ITF Florence, U.S. | Hard | Taylor Townsend | Tara Moore Amra Sadiković | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 18. | 18 November 2017 | ITF Norman, U.S. | Hard | Caitlin Whoriskey | Chiara Scholl Tamaryn Hendler | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 19. | 4 February 2018 | Midland Tennis Classic, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jessica Pegula | Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria | 5–7, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Loss | 20. | 14 April 2018 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | Hard | Jessica Pegula | Irina Bara Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 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, U.S. | 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, 6–4 |
| Win | 23. | 11 November 2018 | Las Vegas Open, U.S. | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 24. | 9 February 2020 | Midland Tennis Classic, U.S. | Hard (i) | Caroline Dolehide | Valeria Savinykh Yanina Wickmayer | 6–3, 6–4 |