Maria Sanchez
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| Full name | Maria Victoria Sanchez |
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Born |
November 26, 1989 Modesto, California, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 363,652 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 149 - 124 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (8 July 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 399 (27 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2013, 2016) |
| French Open | Q2 (2013, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2013, 2015) |
| US Open | 1R (2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 161 - 82 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 16 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (26 September 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 58 (27 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2016, 2017) |
| French Open | 1R (2016 |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2016) |
| US Open | 2R (2012, 2015, 2016) |
| Last updated on: 18 July 2016. | |
Maria Sanchez (born November 26, 1989 in United States) is a professional American tennis player. On July 8, 2013, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of no. 107. On 26 September 2016, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of no. 56.
In Sanchez's first full season on tour, she has climbed over 530 spots in the WTA world rankings. Her first sign of promise came at the The Bahamas Women's Open $100,000 ITF in February, where she took out Urszula Radwańska and Eva Birnerová as a wildcard entry before falling to Bojana Jovanovski in the quarter-finals. Sanchez went on to reach the 2012 Audi Melbourne Pro Tennis Classic $50,000 ITF final, losing to Grace Min and finishing runner-up to Melanie Oudin in the race for the USTA 2012 French Open main draw wildcard. A few weeks later, Sanchez captured the 2012 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger $50,000 title in front of friends and family in Northern California, defeating Jessica Pegula in a three-set final. The win marked Sanchez's first pro title. Sanchez quickly added a second title at the Coleman Vision Championships $75,000 ITF event in Albuquerque, New Mexico in September, where she defeated American teenager Lauren Davis 6–1, 6–1.
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. She was upset in the NCAA Round of 16 by Mallory Burdette, and reached the semi-finals of doubles with Trojan teammate Kaitlyn Christian. Sanchez graduated with a degree in Real Estate. While at USC, star quarterback Matt Barkley was quoted as saying that Sanchez was his favorite athlete on campus.
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