Sabrina Ashley Vida Santamaria (born February 24, 1993) is an American tennis player.[1] She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 384, achieved in June 2016, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 53, set on 12 August 2019.

Sabrina Santamaria
Santamaria at the 2021 French Open
Full nameSabrina Ashley Vida Santamaria
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLos Angeles
Born (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 (age 31)
Los Angeles
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUSC Trojans
Prize moneyUS$ 667,477
Singles
Career record132–85
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 384 (June 20, 2016)
Doubles
Career record212–223
Career titles2 WTA, 3 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 53 (August 12, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 91 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2019, 2020, 2023)
French Open2R (2019, 2020)
Wimbledon2R (2021, 2022)
US Open2R (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2013, 2021)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

College career

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Santamaria graduated from the University of Southern California in 2015 with a degree in International Relations. During her collegiate career, she was the 2013 NCAA Doubles Champion alongside Christian, while being the 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year and Doubles Team of the Year. She was also the 2013 World University Games silver medalist in singles in Kazan, Russia.

Professional career

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Partnering Kaitlyn Christian, Santamaria won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2021 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo, defeating Hayley Carter and Luisa Stefani in the final.[2]

She claimed her maiden WTA 250 doubles crown at the 2022 Monterrey Open, playing with Catherine Harrison and overcoming Han Xinyun and Yana Sizikova in the final.[3]

Alongside Yana Sizikova, Santamaria won the doubles at the WTA 250 2023 Morocco Open with a win in the final against Lidziya Marozava and Ingrid Gamarra Martins.[4]

Partnering with Dalila Jakupović, she won the doubles title at the WTA 125 2024 Mumbai Open, defeating Arianne Hartono and Prarthana Thombare in the final.[5]

At the WTA 125 2024 Makarska International Championships, Santamaria and Iryna Shymanovich overcame Nao Hibino and Oksana Kalashnikova in a deciding champions tiebreak to win the doubles final and take the title.[6]

Personal life

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Santamaria was born in the United States to a Panamanian father and Philippine mother.[7]

Performance timeline

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Key
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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 6 3–6 33%
French Open A A A A 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 1R NH 2R 2R 1R A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
US Open 1R A A 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R A 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–4 2–3 2–4 2–4 1–4 0–2 0 / 23 11–23 32%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A 1R A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Indian Wells Open A A A A 1R NH QF 1R A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Miami Open A A A A 1R NH A 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Madrid Open A A A A A NH 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Italian Open A A A A A 2R A 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Canadian Open A A A A 2R NH A A 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Cincinnati Open A A A SF A 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
China Open A A A 1R A NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open A A A 2R A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–3 1–4 1–2 0–3 0–4 0–0 0 / 16 6–16 27%

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2018 Mexican Open,
Mexico
International[b] Hard   Kaitlyn Christian   Tatjana Maria
  Heather Watson
5–7, 6–2, [2–10]
Loss 0–2 Apr 2019 İstanbul Cup,
Turkey
International Clay   Alexa Guarachi   Tímea Babos
  Kristina Mladenovic
1–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 2019 Tashkent Open,
Uzbekistan
International Hard   Dalila Jakupović   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–4 Mar 2021 St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia WTA 500 Hard (i)   Kaitlyn Christian   Nadiia Kichenok
  Raluca Olaru
6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 1–4 Mar 2022 Monterrey Open,
Mexico
WTA 250 Hard   Catherine Harrison   Han Xinyun
  Yana Sizikova
1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Loss 1–5 Sep 2022 Korea Open,
South Korea
WTA 250 Hard   Asia Muhammad   Kristina Mladenovic
  Yanina Wickmayer
3–6, 2–6
Win 2–5 May 2023 Rabat Grand Prix,
Morocco
WTA 250 Clay   Yana Sizikova   Ingrid Martins
  Lidziya Marozava
3–6, 6–1, [10–8]

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2021 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay   Kaitlyn Christian   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 1–1 Oct 2023 Abierto Tampico, Mexico Hard   Heather Watson   Kamilla Rakhimova
  Anastasia Tikhonova
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 2–1 Feb 2024 Mumbai Open, India Hard   Dalila Jakupović   Arianne Hartono
  Prarthana Thombare
6–4, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jun 2024 Makarska International, Croatia Clay   Iryna Shymanovich   Nao Hibino
  Oksana Kalashnikova
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)

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Legend
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2013 ITF Rimini, Italy 10,000 Clay   Alice Balducci 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 May 2016 ITF Warsaw, Poland 10,000 Clay   Deborah Chiesa 6–1, 6–4
Win 2–1 Apr 2017 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay   Mira Antonitsch 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 21 (14 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–4)
$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (6–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–2)
Clay (5–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2010 ITF Evansville, United States 10,000 Hard   Brynn Boren   Anastasia Kharchenko
  Gabriela Paz
6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jul 2011 ITF Evansville, United States 10,000 Hard   Brynn Boren   Nadia Echeverría Alam
  Elizabeth Ferris
6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
Win 3–0 Jul 2013 ITF Rimini, Italy 10,000 Clay   Kaitlyn Christian   Giulia Gasparri
  Lisa Sabino
6–2, 6–1
Win 4–0 Mar 2016 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Bernarda Pera   Georgina Garcia-Perez
  Diāna Marcinkeviča
6–2, 6–2
Win 5–0 May 2016 ITF Warsaw, Poland 10,000 Clay   Emma Laine   Deborah Chiesa
  Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
7–6(6), 6–0
Win 6–0 Oct 2016 ITF Redding, United States 25,000 Hard   Ema Burgić Bucko   Julia Elbaba
  Bernarda Pera
6–3, 7–6(4)
Loss 6–1 Oct 2016 Tennis Classic of Macon, US 50,000 Hard   Keri Wong   Michaëlla Krajicek
  Taylor Townsend
6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Win 7–1 Apr 2017 ITF Tučepi, Croatia 15,000 Clay   Emma Laine   Jana Jablonovská
  Sandra Jamrichová
6–3, 6–2
Loss 7–2 May 2017 ITF Charleston Pro, US 60,000 Clay   Kaitlyn Christian   Emina Bektas
  Alexa Guarachi
7–5, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 8–2 Jun 2017 ITF Bethany Beach, US 25,000 Clay   Abigail Tere-Apisah   Sophie Chang
  Alexandra Mueller
6–4, 6–0
Win 9–2 Oct 2017 Tennis Classic of Macon, US 80,000 Hard   Kaitlyn Christian   Paula Cristina Gonçalves
  Sanaz Marand
6–1, 6–0
Win 10–2 Feb 2018 Midland Tennis Classic, US 100,000 Hard (i)   Kaitlyn Christian   Maria Sanchez
  Jessica Pegula
7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 11–2 Feb 2018 Rancho Santa Fe Open, US 25,000 Hard   Kaitlyn Christian   Eva Hrdinová
  Taylor Townsend
6–7(6), 6–1, [10–6]
Loss 11–3 Mar 2018 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay   Emma Laine   Anna Bondár
  Réka Luca Jani
5–7, 2–6
Loss 11–4 Apr 2018 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 25,000 Clay   Cornelia Lister   Hélène Scholsen
  Chanel Simmonds
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 12–4 May 2018 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 100,000 Hard   Kaitlyn Christian   Vera Lapko
  Galina Voskoboeva
2–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss 12–5 Jul 2018 Berkeley Challenge, US 60,000 Hard   Ellen Perez   Nicole Gibbs
  Asia Muhammad
4–6, 1–6
Win 13–5 Oct 2022 ITF Templeton Pro, US W60 Hard   Nao Hibino   Sophie Chang
  Katarzyna Kawa
6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 14–5 Nov 2022 Calgary Challenger, Canada W60 Hard (i)   Catherine Harrison   Kayla Cross
  Marina Stakusic
7–6(2), 6–4
Loss 14–6 May 2024 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia W75 Clay   Dalila Jakupović   Veronika Erjavec
  Tamara Zidanšek
4–6, 4–6
Loss 14–7 Aug 2024 Open Gran Canaria, Spain W100 Clay   Angelica Moratelli   Katarzyna Piter
  Fanny Stollár
4–6, 2–6

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "WTA Players: Sabrina Santamaria". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Resurgent Golubic captures Saint-Malo 125 title over Paolini". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fernandez saves five championship points vs. Osorio to defend Monterrey title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bronzetti outlasts Grabher in Rabat; wins first WTA title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Semenistaja saves championship point en route to Mumbai WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Volynets triumphs at WTA 125 Makarska; Todoni wins WTA 125 Bari". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "2019 National Hispanic Heritage Month". www.usta.com.
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