Because of the superiority in high theoretical capacity and environmental friendliness, SnO 2 as an ideal anode material exhibits an application prospect in sodium-ion batteries. Nevertheless, its practical use is restricted by the poor electroconductivity and huge volume expansion. To solve these difficulties, a maneuverable and effective strategy is introduced to synthesis SnO 2 /C composites in this work. For the operation, the composites are prepared via a one-pot hydrothermal technique. For the effect, SnO 2 particles disperse uniformly on the pitchderived carbon matrix in nanometer size. The impacts of the pyrolysis temperature and SnO 2 content are investigated in detail. It is surprising that the diameter of the SnO 2 particle is ∼5 nm observed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and the Sn−O−C bond exists, confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. In comparison to the carbonaceous substrate and pure SnO 2 , the composite shows higher storage capacity and greater cycle performance that SnO 2 /C-2 delivers a charge specific capacity of 311.8 mAh g −1 at 100 mA g −1 initially and a residual capacity of 144.2 mAh g −1 after 1000 cycles at 500 mA g −1 . The remarkable electrochemical performance benefits from the nanosized SnO 2 particles with high dispersion as well as the tight link between SnO 2 and the carbon matrix.