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Ana Sofía Sánchez
Fullname:Ana Sofía Sánchez Palau
Birth Date:13 April 1994
Birth Place:San Luis Potosí
Height:1.62 m
Plays:Left (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$340,073
Singlestitles:14 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 248 (28 June 2021)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 315 (18 November 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2022)
Doublestitles:11 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 221 (15 August 2016)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 374 (18 November 2024)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:10–10
Updated:18 November 2024

Ana Sofía Sánchez Palau (pronounced as /es-419/; born 13 April 1994) is a Mexican tennis player.

On 28 June 2021, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 248. On 15 August 2016, she peaked at No. 221 in the WTA doubles rankings.Sánchez has won 14 singles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.In 2012, Sánchez made her debut for the Mexico Fed Cup team.

Career

In August 2016, in doubles she reached the semifinal in Florianopolis, Brazil with partner Montserrat González. The pair lost to third-seeded Tímea Babos and Réka Luca Jani, in straight sets.

She reached the second round at the 2018 Monterrey Open, her best result thus far, defeating Usue Maitane Arconada in the first round, before losing to Sachia Vickery. She became the first Mexican player ever to win at Monterrey, having lost her previous six WTA Tour level main draw matches.[1]

In 2023, she qualified into the main draw of her home tournament, the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open, where she lost to Dayana Yastremska.[2] She also received wildcards in singles and doubles for the next edition of the tournament, which was downgraded to a WTA 500 in 2024, but also lost in the first rounds.[3]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 27 (14 titles, 13 runner–ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments (2–4)
W10/15 tournaments (12–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–9)
Clay (5–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2011ITF Zacatecas, MexicoW10Hard Jessica Roland6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Win2–0Apr 2012ITF Chosica, PeruW10Clay Anastasia Kharchenko7–5, 6–1
Win3–0May 2012ITF Rosario, ArgentinaW10Clay Guadalupe Moreno6–1, 6–3
Loss3–1Jun 2013ITF Quintana Roo, MexicoW10Hard Montserrat González6–4, 6–7(4), 6–7(1)
Win4–1Jun 2013ITF Quintana Roo, MexicoW10Hard Montserrat González6–3, 6–2
Win5–1Jun 2013ITF Quintana Roo, MexicoW10Hard Marcela Zacarías6–1, 6–3
Loss5–2Aug 2013ITF San Luis Potosí, MexicoW15Hard Jelena Pandžić4–6, 4–6
Loss5–3Oct 2013ITF Victoria, MexicoW15Hard Victoria Rodríguez2–6, 6–4, 0–4 ret.
Win6–3Nov 2013ITF Lima, PeruW10Clay Francesca Segarelli6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win7–3May 2014ITF Sousse, TunisiaW10Hard Nuria Párrizas Díaz6–1, 6–2
Win8–3May 2014ITF Sousse, TunisiaW10Hard Lina Gjorcheska6–3, 6–1
Loss8–4Jun 2014ITF Quintana Roo, MexicoW10Hard Victoria Rodríguez6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Win9–4Jun 2014ITF Quintana Roo, MexicoW10Hard Allie Will3–6, 6–0, 6–0
Win10–4Jun 2014ITF Quintana Roo, MexicoW10Hard Marcela Zacarías4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss10–5Aug 2015ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaW10Clay Daniela Seguel2–6, 2–6
Loss10–6Apr 2016ITF León, MexicoW10Hard Renata Zarazua6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Loss10–7Jul 2017ITF Amstelveen, NetherlandsW15Clay Lisa Matviyenko6–7(5), 2–6
Win11–7Jul 2017ITF Brussels, BelgiumW15Clay Mirjam Björklund3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win12–7Sep 2017ITF Schoonhoven, NetherlandsW15Clay Marina Melnikova6–3, 6–4
Loss12–8Dec 2017ITF Santa Cruz, BoliviaW15Clay Fernanda Brito4–6, 3–6
Loss12–9Feb 2018ITF Surprise, United StatesW25Hard Yanina Wickmayer6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss12–10Jan 2019ITF Petit-Bourg, GuadeloupeW25Hard Urszula Radwańska1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss12–11Apr 2019ITF Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Marcela Zacarías0–6, 5–7
Win13–11Jun 2021ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.W25Hard Emina Bektas3–6, 7–6(3), 7–6(9)
Loss13–12May 2022ITF Naples, United StatesW25Clay Kayla Day1–6, 1–6
Win14–12Nov 2023ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.W25Hard Dejana Radanović1–6, 7–6(0), 6–2
Loss14–13Nov 2023ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.W25Hard Maria Mateas5–7, 6–7(2)

Doubles: 30 (11 titles, 19 runner–ups)

Legend
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (5–6)
W10/15 tournaments (6–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–10)
Clay (8–9)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2012ITF Trujillo, PeruW10Clay Aranza Salut Patricia Kú Flores
Katherine Miranda Chang		3–6, 6–1, [11–9]
Loss1–1Aug 2012ITF Lima, PeruW10Clay Aranza Salut Eduarda Piai
Karina Venditti		4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss1–2Sep 2012ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaW10Clay Aranza Salut Andrea Benítez
Camila Silva		3–6, 0–6
Win2–2May 2013ITF Villa María, ArgentinaW10Clay Camila Silva Victoria Bosio
Aranza Salut		6–1, 6–2
Loss2–3Jun 2013ITF Quintana Roo, MexicoW10Hard Daniela Schippers Danielle Mills
Francesca Segarelli		2–6, 4–6
Loss2–4Jun 2013ITF Quintana Roo, MexicoW10Hard Daniela Schippers Akari Inoue
Julia Moriarty		7–5, 6–7(4), [10–12]
Loss2–5Aug 2013ITF San Luis Potosí, MexicoW15Hard Marcela Zacarías Carolina Betancourt
Camila Fuentes		2–6, 3–6
Loss2–6Oct 2013ITF Victoria, MexicoW15Hard Hsu Chieh-yu María Fernanda Álvarez
María Irigoyen		6–7(2), 3–6
Win3–6Nov 2013ITF Lima, PeruW10Clay Francesca Segarelli Daniela Farfan
María Herazo González		0–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss3–7May 2014ITF Sousse, TunisiaW10Hard Chantal Škamlová Alexandra Nancarrow
Olga Parres Azcoitia		4–6, 2–6
Loss3–8Mar 2015ITF Irapuato, MexicoW25Hard Ayaka Okuno Marcela Zacarías
Victoria Rodríguez		1–6, 5–7
Loss3–9May 2015ITF Obregón, MexicoW15Hard Francesca Segarelli Marcela Zacarías
Victoria Rodríguez		3–6, 1–6
Win4–9Aug 2015ITF San Luis Potosí, MexicoW15Hard Montserrat González Maria Fernanda Alves
Laura Pigossi		6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win5–9Nov 2015ITF Santiago, ChileW10Clay Montserrat González Catalina Pella
Daniela Seguel		6–4, 7–6(3)
Win6–9Nov 2016ITF Santiago, ChileW10Clay Victoria Rodríguez Fernanda Brito
Camila Giangreco Campiz		7–5, 7–5
Loss6–10Jun 2017ITF Sassuolo, ItalyW15Clay Carla Lucero Federica Arcidiacono
Martina Spigarelli		w/o
Loss6–11Aug 2017ITF Vienna, AustriaW15Clay Lucrezia Stefanini Anastasia Grymalska
Dalila Spiteri		6–0, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss6–12Aug 2017ITF Oldenzaal, NetherlandsW15Clay Paula Ormaechea Deborah Kerfs
Chiara Scholl		5–7, 3–6
Loss6–13Dec 2017ITF Santiago, ChileW25Clay Carolina Alves Tamaryn Hendler
Anastasia Pivovarova		5–7, 2–6
Loss6–14Dec 2017ITF Luque, ParaguayW15Hard Montserrat Gonzalez Thaisa Grana Pedretti
Noelia Zeballos		2–6, 4–6
Win7–14May 2018ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, SpainW25+HClay Jamie Loeb Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Chiara Scholl		6–3, 6–2
Win8–14Jul 2019ITF Vitoria-Gasteiz, SpainW25Hard Victoria Rodríguez Alba Carrillo Marín
Ángela Fita Boluda		6–3, 6–3
Win9–14Aug 2019ITF Las Palmas, Spain W25+HHard Victoria Rodríguez Marina Bassols Ribera
Feng Shuo		6–3, 7–5
Loss9–15Sep 2020Zagreb Ladies Open, CroatiaW25Clay Valentini Grammatikopoulou Silvia Njirić
Dejana Radanović		6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win10–15Oct 2020ITF Porto, PortugalW25Hard Jamie Loeb Jana Fett
Erin Routliffe		2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss10–16May 2021ITF Salinas, EcuadorW25Hard Victoria Rodríguez Rasheeda McAdoo
Conny Perrin		4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss10–17May 2022ITF Naples, United StatesW25Clay Rasheeda McAdoo Anna Rogers
Christina Rosca		1–6, 4–6
Loss10–18Jun 2023ITF Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.W25Clay Yulia Starodubtseva María Herazo González
Ksenia Laskutova		6–2, 4–6, [9–11]
Win11–18Jan 2024ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaW35Clay Jamie Loeb Romina Ccuno
Daria Lodikova		7–5, 7–6(2)
Loss11–19Nov 2024ITF Chihuahua City, MexicoW50Hard Laura Samson Haley Giavara
Dalayna Hewitt		1–6, 3–6

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

Singles

EditionRoundDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
2012Z1 RRApr 2012Guadalajara Costa RicaClayXimena MinoW6–2, 7–5
ChileAndrea Koch BenvenutoL3–6, 1–6
Puerto RicoMonica PuigL3–6, 5–7
UruguayMaría José PintosW6–0, 6–1
Trinidad and TobagoYolande LeacockW6–4, 3–6, 6–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wta Monterrey - Garbine Muguruza wins while Ana Sofia Sanchez makes history. 4 April 2018. 15 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Guadalajara Open Akron: Yastremska wins opener . 17 September 2023 .
  3. Web site: Stefanini acaba con el sueño de Ana Sofía Sánchez. 10 September 2024. es.

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