María Sánchez Lorenzo

María Sánchez Lorenzo

Country	Spain
Born	November 7, 1977 (1977-11-07) (age 34) Salamanca, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	USD 1.268.365
Singles
Highest ranking	33 (April 5, 2004)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4r (1999)
French Open	3r (1999, 2003)
Wimbledon	3r (1999)
US Open	3r (2003)

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Lorenzo.

María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo (born November 7, 1977, in Salamanca) is a retired Spanish professional tennis player.

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, being both of this unusual for a Spanish tennis player.

At the 2005 French Open, Lorenzo defeated reigning champion Anastasia Myskina in 3 sets in the first round, which became the first time the reigning champ of the French open lost in the first round.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• María Sánchez Lorenzo at the Women's Tennis Association

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Name	Sanchez Lorenzo, Maria
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Date of birth	November 7, 1977
Place of birth	Salamanca, Spain
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