Maria Antonia Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP)
(Residence: Barcelona, Spain)
Birthdate: November 7, 1977
Birthplace: Salamanca, Spain
Height: 5' 7" (1.71 m)
Weight: 131 lbs. (59 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed forehand and backhand)
Status: Pro
WTA TOUR singles titles: 1
WTA TOUR doubles titles: 0
(Grand Slam titles: 0)
ITF Women's Circuit singles titles: 5
ADDITIONAL: Spanish Fed Cup team
WTA TOUR RANKING (SEASON-ENDING, SINGLES)
1998-71; 1997-53; 1996-117; 1995-125; 1994-131; 1993-440; 1992-912
Career Highlights
GRAND SLAM (SINGLES) AND CHASE CHAMPIONSHIPS (S/D) HISTORY
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES
WINNER: (1 WTA TOUR)
1999 - Knokke-Heist
1998 - ITF/Bratislava-SLV, ITF/Bordeaux-FRA
1997 - ITF/Athens-GRE1994 - Futures/Caceres-ESP;
1993 - Futures/Tortosa-ESP
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES
FINALIST (2): 2000 - Madrid (w/Leon Garcia)1999 - Sopot (w/Leon Garcia)
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS - Spanish Fed Cup team 1995-97, 1999
Quick Facts
Breakthrough year in 1999:
Captured her first WTA Tour singles title at 1999 Knokke-Heist, defeating Denisa
Chladkova in a final played over two days due to rain
Upset sixth seed Tara Snyder to reach the quarterfinals of the first event of 1999, in
Auckland; suffered a groin injury during her quarterfinal match and retired the match
Recorded one of the biggest upsets at the 1999 Australian Open, demolishing world No. 3
Jana Novotna 6-3, 6-0 to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time
Continued her 1999 Grand Slam success at the French Open by reaching the third-round,
her second-best Grand Slam showing
As a qualifier ranked No. 44, upset 15th-ranked Dominique Van Roost in the first round of
1999 New Haven
Reached first WTA Tour doubles final at 1999 Sopot, falling to the second seeds
At 1998 Lipton, defeated Sandra Cacic in the first round and then stretched world No. 4
Monica Seles to three sets before losing
Ranked No. 70, ousted 18th-ranked Patty Schnyder in the
first round of 1998 German Open and No. 39 Tamarine Tanasugarn
to reach the third round
At a 1998 challenger event in Bratislava, Slovakia, upset
three seeds en route to the title, her fourth; dropped just 12
games in winning four matches en route to the title, then
defeated second seed Radka Bobkova in three sets
As a qualifier ranked No. 121, stunned countrywoman and
world No. 6 Conchita Martinez in the quarterfinals of 1997
Hamburg, earning her first win over a Top 10 player and reaching her
first semifinal on the WTA TOUR; also upset eighth seed
Sandrine Testud in the first round; ranking skyrocketed to a
then-career high No. 62
Won first title in three years at a 1997 challenger event
in Athens
Ranked No. 96, defeated 25th-ranked Ai Sugiyama in first
round at 1996 Madrid; in next tournament, won first-ever match at
Roland Garros
Advanced through qualifying at 1994 Maria Lankowitz,
Austria, and rebounded from 1-4 in final set of a three-hour match
against Elena Wagner to win 6-4, 3-6, 7-5; repeated recovery act in
second round, down 1-4 against Barbara Schett in final set,
to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-4; lost to top-seed and eventual tournament
champion Anke Huber 7-5, 6-2 in quarterfinals
Won first ITF Women's Circuit title of career in 1993 at
Tortosa, Spain
Favorite surface is hardcourt; best shot is forehand
Introduced to game at age 8 by father
Coached by Alejo Mancisidor; does off-court training with
Salvador Sosa
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June, 2000
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