Maria Victoria Sanchez (born November 26, 1989) is a former
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
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
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
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
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in September, where she defeated American teenager
Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis (born October 9, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. Known for her aggressive backhand, speed, and clay-court strength, she has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high singles WTA rankings, ran ...
, 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)
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Doubles: 44 (24 titles, 20 runner-ups)
External links
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Articles about Maria Sanchez at Tennis Grandstand
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1989 births
Living people
American female tennis players
University of Southern California alumni
Tennis players from Boca Raton, Florida
Tennis players from California
USC Trojans women's tennis players