María Sánchez Lorenzo

María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo (born 7 November 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

María Sánchez Lorenzo

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	(1977-11-07) 7 November 1977 Salamanca, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2006
Plays	Right (two-handed both sides)
Prize money	$1,268,365
Singles
Career record	308–283 (52.1%)
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 (42.7%)
Career titles	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)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	3–7

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Lorenzo.

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, 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 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–2)
Tier IV & V (1–0)

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 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–2)
Tier IV & V (0–1)

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	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	1–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	May 2006	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Gisela Dulko	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	2–6, 2–6

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

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
Win–loss	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 Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (9–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	17 May 1993	ITF Tortosa, Spain	Clay	Ángeles Montolio	6–2, 7–5
Winner	2.	27 June 1994	ITF Cáceres, Spain	Clay	Nathalie Herreman	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	24 July 1995	ITF Valladolid, Spain	Clay	Claudia Porwik	4–6, 2–6
Winner	4.	23 February 1997	ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Elena Tatarkova	6–1, 6–4
Winner	5.	7 April 1997	ITF Athens, Greece	Hard (i)	Sofia Prazeres	6–7(7), 6–1, 7–6(4)
Winner	6.	10 August 1998	ITF Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay	Radka Bobková	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner	7.	14 September 1998	ITF Bordeaux, France	Clay	Rita Kuti-Kis	6–1, 6–4
Winner	8.	15 May 2000	ITF Porto, Portugal	Clay	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	9.	18 March 2002	ITF Juarez, Mexico	Clay	Evelyn Fauth	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Winner	10.	29 March 2002	ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Melinda Czink	7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	11.	7 July 2002	ITF Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	1–6, 5–7
Runner-up	12.	8 October 2005	Barcelona Ladies Open, Spain	Clay	Kateřina Böhmová	6–3, 3–6, 5–7

Doubles (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	27 June 1994	ITF Cáceres, Spain	Hard	Mariam Ramón Climent	Gala León García Janet Souto	6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	11 September 2000	ITF Bordeaux, France	Clay	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	Virginie Razzano Melanie Schnell	6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Winner	3.	7 October 2005	Barcelona Ladies Open, Spain	Clay	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	Conchita Martínez Granados María José Martínez Sánchez	7–5, 6–7(4), 7–6(3)

Top 10 wins

Season	2005	Total
Wins	1	1

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score
2005
1.	Anastasia Myskina	No. 6	French Open	Clay	1R	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