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| Full name | Ana Sofía Sánchez Palau | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1994 San Luis Potosí | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$283,829 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 389–320 (54.9%) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 14 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 248 (28 June 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 438 (13 November 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 222–240 (48.1%) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 10 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 221 (15 August 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 623 (13 November 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 10–10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Medal record 
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| Last updated on: 13 November 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||
Ana Sofía Sánchez Palau (Latin American Spanish: [ana soˈfi.a ˈsantʃes]; 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 10 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.
On the WTA Tour in singles, she reached the second round at the 2018 Monterrey Open, her best result thus far. She beat Usue Maitane Arconada in the first round, before losing to Sachia Vickery.
In 2023, she qualified into the main draw of her home tournament at the WTA 1000 2023 Guadalajara Open Akron where she lost to Dayana Yastremska.[1]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH | 
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 27 (14 titles, 13 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | 
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2011 | ITF Zacatecas, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Jessica Roland | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 | 
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2012 | ITF Chosica, Peru | 10,000 | Clay |  Anastasia Kharchenko | 7–5, 6–1 | 
| Win | 3–0 | May 2012 | ITF Rosario, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay |  Guadalupe Moreno | 6–1, 6–3 | 
| Loss | 3–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Montserrat González | 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–7(1) | 
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Montserrat González | 6–3, 6–2 | 
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Marcela Zacarías | 6–1, 6–3 | 
| Loss | 5–2 | Aug 2013 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard |  Jelena Pandžić | 4–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 5–3 | Oct 2013 | ITF Victoria, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard |  Victoria Rodríguez | 2–6, 6–4, 0–4 ret. | 
| Win | 6–3 | Nov 2013 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay |  Francesca Segarelli | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | 
| Win | 7–3 | May 2014 | ITF Sousse, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard |  Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 6–1, 6–2 | 
| Win | 8–3 | May 2014 | ITF Sousse, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard |  Lina Gjorcheska | 6–3, 6–1 | 
| Loss | 8–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Victoria Rodríguez | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 9–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Allie Will | 3–6, 6–0, 6–0 | 
| Win | 10–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Marcela Zacarías | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | 
| Loss | 10–5 | Aug 2015 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay |  Daniela Seguel | 2–6, 2–6 | 
| Loss | 10–6 | Apr 2016 | ITF León, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Renata Zarazua | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 | 
| Loss | 10–7 | Jul 2017 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay |  Lisa Matviyenko | 6–7(5), 2–6 | 
| Win | 11–7 | Jul 2017 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | 15,000 | Clay |  Mirjam Björklund | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | 
| Win | 12–7 | Sep 2017 | ITF Schoonhoven, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay |  Marina Melnikova | 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 12–8 | Dec 2017 | ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 15,000 | Clay |  Fernanda Brito | 4–6, 3–6 | 
| Loss | 12–9 | Feb 2018 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Yanina Wickmayer | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 12–10 | Jan 2019 | ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe | 25,000 | Hard |  Urszula Radwańska | 1–6, 6–2, 1–6 | 
| Loss | 12–11 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard |  Marcela Zacarías | 0–6, 5–7 | 
| Win | 13–11 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 25,000 | Hard |  Emina Bektas | 3–6, 7–6(3), 7–6(9) | 
| Loss | 13–12 | May 2022 | ITF Naples, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Kayla Day | 1–6, 1–6 | 
| Win | 14–12 | Nov 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 25,000 | Hard |  Dejana Radanović | 1–6, 7–6(0), 6–2 | 
| Loss | 14–13 | Nov 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 25,000 | Hard |  Maria Mateas | 5–7, 6–7(2) | 
Doubles: 28 (10 titles, 18 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2012 | ITF Trujillo, Peru | 10,000 | Clay |  Aranza Salut |  Patricia Kú Flores  Katherine Miranda Chang | 3–6, 6–1, [11–9] | 
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2012 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay |  Aranza Salut |  Eduarda Piai  Karina Venditti | 4–6, 6–3, [8–10] | 
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2012 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay |  Aranza Salut |  Andrea Benítez  Camila Silva | 3–6, 0–6 | 
| Win | 2–2 | May 2013 | ITF Villa María, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay |  Camila Silva |  Victoria Bosio  Aranza Salut | 6–1, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2013 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Daniela Schippers |  Danielle Mills  Francesca Segarelli | 2–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2013 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Daniela Schippers |  Akari Inoue .svg.png.webp) Julia Moriarty | 7–5, 6–7(4), [10–12] | 
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 2013 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard |  Marcela Zacarías |  Carolina Betancourt  Camila Fuentes | 2–6, 3–6 | 
| Loss | 2–6 | Oct 2013 | ITF Victoria, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard |  Hsu Chieh-yu | .svg.png.webp) María Fernanda Álvarez Terán  María Irigoyen | 6–7(2), 3–6 | 
| Win | 3–6 | Nov 2013 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay |  Francesca Segarelli |  Daniela Farfan  María Herazo González | 0–6, 6–4, [10–8] | 
| Loss | 3–7 | May 2014 | ITF Sousse, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard |  Chantal Škamlová | .svg.png.webp) Alexandra Nancarrow  Olga Parres Azcoitia | 4–6, 2–6 | 
| Loss | 3–8 | Mar 2015 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard |  Ayaka Okuno |  Marcela Zacarías  Victoria Rodríguez | 1–6, 5–7 | 
| Loss | 3–9 | May 2015 | ITF Obregón, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard |  Francesca Segarelli |  Marcela Zacarías  Victoria Rodríguez | 3–6, 1–6 | 
| Win | 4–9 | Aug 2015 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard |  Montserrat González |  Maria Fernanda Alves  Laura Pigossi | 6–4, 3–6, [10–8] | 
| Win | 5–9 | Nov 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay |  Montserrat González |  Catalina Pella  Daniela Seguel | 6–4, 7–6(3) | 
| Win | 6–9 | Nov 2016 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay |  Victoria Rodríguez |  Fernanda Brito  Camila Giangreco Campiz | 7–5, 7–5 | 
| Loss | 6–10 | Jun 2017 | ITF Sassuolo, Italy | 15,000 | Clay |  Carla Lucero |  Federica Arcidiacono  Martina Spigarelli | w/o | 
| Loss | 6–11 | Aug 2017 | ITF Vienna, Austria | 15,000 | Clay |  Lucrezia Stefanini |  Anastasia Grymalska  Dalila Spiteri | 6–0, 3–6, [8–10] | 
| Loss | 6–12 | Aug 2017 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay |  Paula Ormaechea | .svg.png.webp) Deborah Kerfs  Chiara Scholl | 5–7, 3–6 | 
| Loss | 6–13 | Dec 2017 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay |  Carolina Alves | .svg.png.webp) Tamaryn Hendler  Anastasia Pivovarova | 5–7, 2–6 | 
| Loss | 6–14 | Dec 2017 | ITF Luque, Paraguay | 15,000 | Hard |  Montserrat Gonzalez |  Thaisa Grana Pedretti .svg.png.webp) Noelia Zeballos | 2–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 7–14 | May 2018 | ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | 25,000+H | Clay |  Jamie Loeb |  Yvonne Cavallé Reimers  Chiara Scholl | 6–3, 6–2 | 
| Win | 8–14 | Jul 2019 | ITF Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | 25,000 | Hard |  Victoria Rodríguez |  Alba Carrillo Marín  Ángela Fita Boluda | 6–3, 6–3 | 
| Win | 9–14 | Aug 2019 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000+H | Hard |  Victoria Rodríguez |  Marina Bassols Ribera  Feng Shuo | 6–3, 7–5 | 
| Loss | 9–15 | Sep 2020 | ITF Zagreb, Croatia | 25,000 | Clay |  Valentini Grammatikopoulou |  Silvia Njirić  Dejana Radanović | 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] | 
| Win | 10–15 | Oct 2020 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard |  Jamie Loeb |  Jana Fett  Erin Routliffe | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] | 
| Loss | 10–16 | May 2021 | ITF Salinas, Ecuador | 25,000 | Hard |  Victoria Rodríguez |  Rasheeda McAdoo .svg.png.webp) Conny Perrin | 4–6, 6–7(5) | 
| Loss | 10–17 | May 2022 | ITF Naples, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Rasheeda McAdoo |  Anna Rogers  Christina Rosca | 1–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 10–18 | June 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 25,000 | Clay |  Yulia Starodubtseva |  María Herazo González  Ksenia Laskutova | 6–2, 4–6, [9-11] | 
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation
Singles
| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score | 
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| 2012 | Z1 RR | Apr 2012 | Guadalajara (MEX) |  Costa Rica | Clay | Ximena Mino | W | 6–2, 7–5 | 
|  Chile | Andrea Koch Benvenuto | L | 3–6, 1–6 | |||||
|  Puerto Rico | Monica Puig | L | 3–6, 5–7 | |||||
|  Uruguay | María José Pintos | W | 6–0, 6–1 | |||||
|  Trinidad and Tobago | Yolande Leacock | W | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | 
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