María Sánchez Lorenzo
María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo (born 7 November 1977) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain.
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 7 November 1977 Salamanca, Spain |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Prize money | $1,268,365 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 308–283 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 33 (5 April 2004) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1999) |
| French Open | 3R (1999, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1999) |
| US Open | 3R (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 44–59 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 78 (19 June 2006) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2006) |
| French Open | 2R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005,2006) |
| US Open | 1R (2006) |
Her highest WTA ranking has been world no. 33, a position she achieved on April 5, 2004.
She played two handed on both sides, and her favourite surface was the hardcourt, unusual for a Spanish tennis player.
At the 2005 French Open, Lorenzo defeated reigning champion Anastasia Myskina 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 (1–2)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) | |
| WTA Championships (0/0) | |
| Tier I (0/0) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/2) | Premier (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (1/0) | International (0/0) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Aug 1999 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay |  Denisa Chládková |
6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | May 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Clay |  Chanda Rubin |
4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Feb 2004 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Fabiola Zuluaga |
6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 3 (0-3)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) | |
| WTA Championships (0/0) | |
| Tier I (0/0) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/2) | Premier (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/1) | International (0/0) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1999 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Gala León García |
 Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | May 2000 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Gala León García |
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | May 2006 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Gisela Dulko |
 Li Ting Sun Tiantian |
2–6, 2–6 |
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 6–10 |
| French Open | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 7–9 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 5–10 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 5–9 |
| GS W–L Total | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 8–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 23–38 |
| Year End Ranking | 117 | 53 | 71 | 41 | 99 | 215 | 110 | 42 | 52 | 83 | 137 |
ITF Singles Circuit finals: 12 (9–3)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 17 May 1993 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Ángeles Montolio |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 June 1994 | Cáceres, Spain | Clay |  Nathalie Herreman |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 24 July 1995 | Valladolid, Spain | Clay |  Claudia Porwik |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 23 February 1997 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) |  Elena Tatarkova |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 7 April 1997 | Athens, Greece | Hard (i) |  Sofia Prazeres |
6–7(7–9), 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 6. | 10 August 1998 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay | Radka Bobková |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 14 September 1998 | Bordeaux, France | Clay |  Rita Kuti-Kis |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 15 May 2000 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 18 March 2002 | Ciudad Juarez, Mexico | Clay |  Evelyn Fauth |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 29 March 2002 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | Melinda Czink |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 7 July 2002 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay |  Evgenia Kulikovskaya |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 8 October 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Kateřina Böhmová |
6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
ITF Doubles finals: 3 (1-2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 27 June 1994 | Cáceres, Spain | Hard | Mariam Ramón Climent |
Gala León García Janet Souto |
6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 11 September 2000 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
Virginie Razzano Melanie Schnell |
6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 3 October 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
Conchita Martínez Granados María José Martínez Sánchez |
7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3) |
Top 10 wins
| Season | 2005 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ||||||
| 1. | Anastasia Myskina |
No. 6 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 1st Round | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
External links
- María Sánchez Lorenzo at the Women's Tennis Association
- María Sánchez Lorenzo at the International Tennis Federation
- María Sánchez Lorenzo at the Billie Jean King Cup
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