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)	Spain
Residence	Zamora, Spain
Born	(1978-04-20) 20 April 1978 (age 44) 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.

During his third round run at the 2001 French Open, Sánchez defeated the previous year's finalist Magnus Norman and former champion Carlos Moya in five sets, and took a set off Roger Federer.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2003	Viña del Mar, Chile	International Series	Clay	Marcelo Ríos	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	2–0	Sep 2003	Bucharest, Romania	International Series	Clay	Nicolás Massú	6–2, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (5–7)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1999	Brasov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Thierry Guardiola	6–2, 0–6, 6–2
Win	2–0	Mar 2000	Lisbon, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Jiri Vanek	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win	3–0	Jun 2000	Lugano, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Attila Savolt	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	Jose Acasuso	6–7(4–7), 1–6
Win	4–3	Sep 2001	Kiev, Ukraine	Challenger	Clay	Attila Savolt	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	Jose 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

Singles

Wins over top 10 ranked players

Wins over Top 10s per season

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score
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

External links

• David Sánchez at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• David Sánchez at the International Tennis Federation

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