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 .
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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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
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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 , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Thierry Guardiola
6–2, 0–6, 6–2
Win
2–0
Mar 2000
Lisbon , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Jiří Vaněk
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win
3–0
Jun 2000
Lugano , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Attila Sávolt
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
José Acasuso
6–7(4–7) , 1–6
Win
4–3
Sep 2001
Kyiv , Ukraine
Challenger
Clay
Attila Sávolt
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
José 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
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.
Wins over top 10 ranked players
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Season
2001
2002
2003
Total
Wins
1
1
1
3
Wins over Top 10s per season
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#
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