María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo (born 7 November 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
Her highest
WTA ranking has been world No. 33, a position she achieved in April 2004.
She played two-handed on both sides, and her favourite surface was the
hardcourt
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a type of surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the s ...
, unusual for a Spanish tennis player.
At the
2005 French Open, Lorenzo defeated reigning champion
Anastasia Myskina
Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina ( ; born 8 July 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Myskina won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian woman to win a major singles title. Due to this victory, she rose to ...
in three sets in the first round, which became the first time the reigning champ of the French Open lost in the first round.
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Performance timeline
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (9–3)
Doubles (1–2)
Top 10 wins
External links
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1977 births
Living people
Spanish female tennis players
Sportspeople from Salamanca
20th-century Spanish women