Maria Victoria Sanchez (born November 26, 1989) is a former

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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

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College

Sanchez attended the

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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

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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

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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

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, 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 career finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

WTA 125 tournament 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Maria 1989 births Living people American female tennis players University of Southern California alumni Sportspeople from Boca Raton, Florida Tennis people from California USC Trojans women's tennis players