Sanaz Marand


Sanaz Marand is an American tennis player.
She has won two singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. In October 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 242. In November 2015, she peaked at No. 119 in the doubles rankings.
Marand made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Citi Open in doubles, partnering with Louisa Chirico; they lost to Arina Rodionova and Olivia Rogowska in the first round.
Marand played collegiate tennis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received All American honors and graduated in 2010.

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2012ITF Bethany Beach, United States10,000Clay Vojislava Lukić2–6, 5–7
Win1–1May 2013ITF El Paso, United States25,000Hard Naomi Osaka6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Feb 2015ITF Surprise, United States25,000Hard Sofia Arvidsson2–6, 1–6
Win2–2Jul 2017ITF Istanbul, Turkey15,000Clay Ayla Aksu6–1, 6–4
Loss2–3Jul 2017ITF Istanbul, Turkey15,000Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze2–6, 1–6

Doubles (20–17)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.July 14, 2008Atlanta, United StatesHard Kristi Miller Whitney Jones
Tiya Rolle
6–2, 6–4
Winner2.June 21, 2010Cleveland, United StatesClay Caitlin Whoriskey Emily Harman
Eleanor Peters
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up1.October 18, 2010Rock Hill, United StatesHard Caitlin Whoriskey Maria Fernanda Alves
Mariana Duque
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up2.February 27, 2012Antalya, TurkeyClay Nicola Slater Claudia Giovine
Anne Schäfer
3–6, 6–3,
Runner-up3.March 12, 2012Antalya, TurkeyClay Claudia Giovine Gioia Barbieri
Anastasia Grymalska
4–6, 6–1,
Winner3.June 4, 2012El Paso, United StatesHard Ashley Weinhold Fatma Al-Nabhani
María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
6–4, 6–3
Winner4.June 11, 2012Bethany Beach, United StatesClay Jacqueline Cako Anastasia Kharchenko
Nika Kukharchuk
6–1, 6–2
Winner5.September 10, 2012Redding, United StatesHard Jacqueline Cako Macall Harkins
Hsu Chieh-yu
7–6, 7–5
Runner-up4.May 20, 2013Sumter, United StatesHard Jamie Loeb Kristy Frilling
Alexandra Mueller
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up5.July 15, 2013Portland, United StatesClay Ashley Weinhold Irina Falconi
Nicole Melichar
6–4, 3–6,
Runner-up6.January 6, 2014Vero Beach, United StatesClay Jacqueline Cako Irina Khromacheva
Allie Will
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up7.February 17, 2014Surprise, United StatesHard Ashley Weinhold Shuko Aoyama
Eri Hozumi
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up8.April 28, 2014Indian Harbour Beach, United StatesClay Jan Abaza Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend
2–6, 1–6
Winner6.June 2, 2014Brescia, ItalyClay Florencia Molinero Louisa Chirico
Asia Muhammad
6–4, 4–6,
Winner7.June 22, 2014Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandClay Louisa Chirico Jang Su-jeong
Justyna Jegiołka
6–3, 6–4
Winner8.August 10, 2014Landisville, United StatesHard Jamie Loeb Lena Litvak
Alexandra Mueller
7–6, 6–1
Winner9.October 13, 2014Florence, United StatesHard Jamie Loeb Danielle Lao
Keri Wong
6–3, 7–6
Runner-up9.January 17, 2015Plantation, United StatesClay Jan Abaza Irina Khromacheva
Asia Muhammad
2–6, 2–6
Winner10.January 25, 2015Daytona Beach, United StatesClay Jan Abaza Elise Mertens
Arantxa Rus
6–4, 3–6,
Winner11.July 13, 2015Stockton, United StatesHard Jamie Loeb Kaitlyn Christian
Danielle Lao
6–3, 6–4
Winner12.September 21, 2015Albuquerque, United StatesHard Paula Cristina Gonçalves Tamira Paszek
Anna Tatishvili
4–6, 6–2,
Runner-up10.September 28, 2015Las Vegas, United StatesClay Paula Cristina Gonçalves Julia Boserup
Nicole Gibbs
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up11.October 31, 2015Macon, United StatesHard Paula Cristina Gonçalves Jan Abaza
Viktorija Golubic
6–7, 5–7
Winner13.June 11, 2016Surbiton, Great BritainGrass Melanie Oudin Robin Anderson
Alison Bai
6–4, 7–5
Winner14.March 12, 2017Orlando, United StatesHard Emina Bektas Chiara Scholl
Marcela Zacarías
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up12.March 19, 2017Tampa, United StatesHard Emina Bektas Alexa Guarachi
Hsu Chieh-yu
3–6, 6–4,
Winner15.April 15, 2017Pelham, United StatesClay Emina Bektas Amanda Carreras
Tena Lukas
w/o
Winner16.April 23, 2017Dothan, United StatesClay Emina Bektas Kristie Ahn
Lizette Cabrera
6–3, 1–6,
Winner17.May 12, 2017Naples, United StatesClay Emina Bektas Danielle Collins
Taylor Townsend
7–6, 6–1
Winner18.July 1, 2017Istanbul, TurkeyClay Melis Sezer Ena Kajević
İpek Öz
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up13.October 28, 2017Macon, United StatesHard Paula Cristina Gonçalves Kaitlyn Christian
Sabrina Santamaria
1–6, 0–6
Winner19.April 8, 2018Jackson, United StatesClay Whitney Osuigwe Gaia Sanesi
Chanel Simmonds
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up14.June 9, 2018Bethany Beach, United StatesClay Quinn Gleason Robin Anderson
Maegan Manasse
6–2, 6–7
Runner-up15.July 14, 2018Winnipeg, CanadaHard Julia Glushko Akiko Omae
Victoria Rodriguez
6–7, 3–6
Runner-up16.July 28, 2018Ashland, United StatesHard Whitney Osuigwe Jovana Jakšić
Renata Zarazúa
3–6, 7–5,
Runner-up17.August 4, 2018Lexington, United StatesHard Victoria Rodriguez Hayley Carter
Ena Shibahara
3–6, 1–6
Winner20.July 27, 2019Ashland, United StatesHard Caitlin Whoriskey Vladica Babić
Julia Rosenqvist
7–6, 6–4