David Sánchez (tennis)
Spanish tennis player (born 1978)
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David Sánchez Muñoz (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈsantʃeθ muˈɲoθ]; born 20 April 1978) is a Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 41 on 24 February 2003.
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
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| Residence | Zamora, Spain |
| Born | 20 April 1978 Zamora, Spain |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1997 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | José Luis Aparisi |
| Prize money | $1,451,767 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 86–118 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (24 February 2003) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2003, 2004) |
| French Open | 3R (2001, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) |
| US Open | 2R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 9–21 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 180 (4 October 2004) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2003, 2004) |
| French Open | 1R (2004) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004) |
| US Open | 2R (2004) |
| Last updated on: 21 December 2021. | |
Career
During his third round run at the 2001 French Open, Sánchez defeated the previous year's finalist Magnus Norman and former champion Carlos Moyá in five sets, and took a set off Roger Federer.
In 2003 he won both the Open Romania and the Movistar Open.
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2003 | Viña del Mar  |
International Series | Clay | Marcelo Ríos |
1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2003 | Bucharest  |
International Series | Clay | Nicolás Massú |
6–2, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 12 (5–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1999 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay |  Thierry Guardiola |
6–2, 0–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2000 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay |  Jiří Vaněk |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2000 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay |  Attila Sávolt |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2000 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Germán Puentes |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2000 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Michal Tabara |
5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Apr 2001 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay |  José Acasuso |
6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2001 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Challenger | Clay | Attila Sávolt |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Oct 2001 | Cagliari, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Fernando Vicente |
6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2002 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | José Acasuso |
5–1 ret. |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2002 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay |  Nikolay Davydenko |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Aug 2003 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay |  Alessio di Mauro |
3–6, 2–3 ret. |
| Loss | 5–7 | Sep 2004 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Edgardo Massa |
2–6, 2–6 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 | A | Q3 | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0 / 19 | 8–19 | 30% | |||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Madrid | Not Held | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 5–7 | 0–1 | 0 / 17 | 7–17 | 29% | |||||||||||
Wins over top 10 ranked players
| Season | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wins over Top 10s per season
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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| 2001 | ||||||
| 1. |  Magnus Norman |
9 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 1R | 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2002 | ||||||
| 2. | Juan Carlos Ferrero |
8 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 2R | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2003 | ||||||
| 3. |  Paradorn Srichaphan |
10 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–0, 6–2 |
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