María Sánchez Lorenzo

María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo (born 7 November 1977) 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.

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	8 August 1999	Knokke-Heist, Belgium	Clay	Denisa Chládková	6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner–up	2.	24 May 2003	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Chanda Rubin	4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Runner–up	3.	29 February 2004	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Fabiola Zuluaga	6–3, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 3 (0-3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 July 1999	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Gala León García	Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	22 May 2000	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Gala León García	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	1 May 2006	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Gisela Dulko	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	2–6, 2–6