Sabrina Santamaria

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 name	Sabrina Ashley Vida Santamaria
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Los Angeles
Born	(1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 (age 31) Los Angeles
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	USC Trojans
Prize money	US$ 667,477
Singles
Career record	132–85
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 384 (June 20, 2016)
Doubles
Career record	212–223
Career titles	2 WTA, 3 WTA Challengers
Highest ranking	No. 53 (August 12, 2019)
Current ranking	No. 91 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2019, 2020, 2023)
French Open	2R (2019, 2020)
Wimbledon	2R (2021, 2022)
US Open	2R (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2021)
US Open	1R (2013, 2021)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

College career

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

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

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

Performance timeline

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

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[lower-alpha 1]	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

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

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[lower-alpha 2]	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

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

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

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)

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)

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

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

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.

External links

• Sabrina Santamaria at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sabrina Santamaria at the International Tennis Federation
• Sabrina Santamaria at Wimbledon
• Sabrina Santamaria at ESPN.com
• USC Trojans profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 26, 2015)