David Sánchez Muñoz (born 20 April 1978) is a retired Spanish tennis player. He turned professional in 1997. In 2003 he won both the Open Romania and the Movistar Open . He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 41 on 24 February 2003.
David Sánchez Country (sports) SpainResidence Zamora , SpainBorn (1978-04-20 ) 20 April 1978 (age 46) Zamora, SpainHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 1997 Retired 2005 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Coach José Luis Aparisi Prize money $ 1,451,767Career record 86–118 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 41 (24 February 2003) Australian Open 2R (2003 , 2004 ) French Open 3R (2001 , 2005 ) Wimbledon 1R (2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 ) US Open 2R (2004 ) Career record 9–21 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 180 (4 October 2004) Australian Open 1R (2003 , 2004 ) French Open 1R (2004 ) Wimbledon 1R (2004 ) US Open 2R (2004 ) Last updated on: 21 December 2021.
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is
Muñoz .
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 .
ATP career finals edit
Singles: 2 (2 titles) edit Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP International Series (2–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting Outdoors (2–1) Indoors (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit
Singles: 12 (5–7) edit Legend ATP Challenger (5–7) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (5–7) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Sep 1999 Brașov , RomaniaChallenger Clay Thierry Guardiola 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 Win 2–0 Mar 2000 Lisbon , PortugalChallenger Clay Jiří Vaněk 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 Win 3–0 Jun 2000 Lugano , SwitzerlandChallenger Clay Attila Sávolt 6–3, 6–2 Loss 3–1 Jul 2000 Ulm , GermanyChallenger Clay Germán Puentes 3–6, 3–6 Loss 3–2 Sep 2000 Graz , AustriaChallenger Clay Michal Tabara 5–7, 0–6 Loss 3–3 Apr 2001 Paget , BermudaChallenger Clay José Acasuso 6–7(4–7) , 1–6 Win 4–3 Sep 2001 Kyiv , UkraineChallenger Clay Attila Sávolt 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Loss 4–4 Oct 2001 Cagliari , ItalyChallenger Clay Fernando Vicente 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 Win 5–4 Jun 2002 Braunschweig , GermanyChallenger Clay José Acasuso 5–1 ret. Loss 5–5 Sep 2002 Szczecin , PolandChallenger Clay Nikolay Davydenko 3–6, 3–6 Loss 5–6 Aug 2003 San Marino , San MarinoChallenger Clay Alessio di Mauro 3–6, 2–3 ret. Loss 5–7 Sep 2004 Szczecin , PolandChallenger Clay Edgardo Massa 2–6, 2–6
Performance timeline edit
(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.
Wins over top 10 ranked players edit Season 2001 2002 2003 Total Wins 1 1 1 3
Wins over Top 10s per season edit # Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score 2001 1. Magnus Norman 9 French Open , Paris, FranceClay 1R 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–1, 6–2 2002 2. Juan Carlos Ferrero 8 Gstaad , SwitzerlandClay 2R 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 2003 3. Paradorn Srichaphan 10 Barcelona , SpainClay 2R 6–0, 6–2
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