WTA notebook: Maria Sanchez

My project: to learn more about the lesser-known US players in the the WTA. I'm starting with Maria Sanchez, the highest-ranked player I hadn't heard of until now.

I just added these links to the Wikipedia entry on Sanchez:

* her Twitter: https://twitter.com/mariavs10
* posts about her at Tennis Grandstand: http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/tag/maria-sanchez/

WTA notebook: Maria Sanchez

[cribbed and expanded from a post I made earlier to another journal]

Maria Sanchez: some details

Current WTA ranking: 119
Highest ranking to date: 117
11th-ranked US woman
Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Sanchez
WTA profile: http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/13169/title/maria-sanchez ("Favorite shot is volley; favorite surface is hard; favorite tournament is US Open")
Recent results: (via http://www.matchstat.com/Player/Maria%20Sanchez) 1-3 in this year's Australian swing; 39-17 in quals/challengers last year, on clay and hard courts; winner of Albuquerque and Sacramento challengers, plus three doubles titles with Yasmin Schnack [one of Vania King's besties and a WTT regular, if memory serves])

23 years old (started playing when she was 10); turned pro in 2011; graduate of USC

Played for NY Aces in 2011 World Team Tennis.
Mentored by Chris Evert (they mention each other on Twitter a fair bit).