Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
  • Residence: Barcelona, Spain
  • Date of Birth: 12 Aug 1982
  • Birthplace: Yecla, Spain
  • Height: 5' 9 1/4" (1.76 m)
  • Weight: 150 lbs. (68 kg)
  • Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (1996)

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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Biography

Coached by Alejo Mancisidor, Mikel González, Victor López and Andreu Guilera ... Father, Ricardo, is a woodworker; mother, Fini, is a businesswoman; two younger brothers are Ricardo, Alejandro ... Husband is Juan Domingo Pérez (married July 14, 2012) ... Trained at Juan Carlos Ferrero's academy as a junior ... Favorite movie is Armageddon; favorite city is New York ... Other sports interests include volleyball, basketball, baseball ... Also enjoys going to the cinema and shopping ... Most memorable experience was winning Orange Bowl in 1999 ... Admires Steffi Graf and Juan Carlos Ferrero.
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YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 5
WTA Doubles Titles 0 16
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 12
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 22
Prize Money $47,713 $3,316,416
W/L - Singles 5 - 4 357 - 238
W/L - Doubles 5 - 4 379 - 173
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
143 291 13
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
10-May-2010 (19) 05-Jul-2010 (4)
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JANUARY - Fell in Brisbane and Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Fell in Paris [Indoors] qualifying; reached 2r at Acapulco (l. to Bertens).

MARCH - Played exclusively in doubles.
1997 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Spain.

1998 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit in Spain.

1999 - Won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Played first WTA qualifying at Miami and US Open; won three singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2001 - First Top 100 season; SF at Madrid (l. to Sánchez-Vicario); QF twice at Bogotá and Antwerp; reached 2r three times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying four times; made Top 100 debut on May 7 (rose from No.106 to No.95); won four WTA doubles titles (all w/Medina Garrigues).

2002 - Fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying 11 times (incl. Roland Garros).

2003 - Fell in WTA qualifying three times; won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; did not play February until end of season.

2005 - Won one singles title and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - QF twice at Acapulco and Palermo; reached 2r once; fell 1r three times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon); won four singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - QF at Bad Gastein; fell 1r once and in qualifying once (at US Open); won three singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Second Top 100 season; runner-up at Barcelona (l. to Kirilenko); reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r once (Olympics); fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open); won one WTA doubles title (w/Llagostera Vives); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - First Top 30 season; won two WTA titles at Bogotá (d. Dulko in final) and Bastad (d. Wozniacki in final); SF at Bali (l. to Rezai); QF twice at Barcelona and Rome; reached 3r four times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Miami - l. to Kanepi 46 64 75; held 3mp at 5-4 third set); fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice; made Top 50 debut on April 20 (rose from No.51 to No.46); first Top 10 season in doubles; won seven WTA doubles titles w/Llagostera Vives (incl. WTA Championships - d. Black/Huber in final); made doubles Top 10 debut on October 19 (rose from No.11 to No.10).

2010 - Second straight Top 30 season; went 18-10 in first 11 events, best results being third WTA title at Rome (d. Jankovic in final), SF at Marbella (l. to Suárez Navarro) and QF twice, at Indian Wells and Eastbourne; reached 2r six times (incl. Australian Open and Miami - l. to Safarova 46 76(3) 62; held 3mp, 2mp at 64 52 and 1mp at 64 65); fell 1r once (Roland Garros); made Top 20 debut on May 10 (after Rome; rose from No.26 to No.19; would be only week in Top 20); also won one WTA doubles title (w/Llagostera Vives); missed two months from June to August w/right knee injury (withdrew from Wimbledon, Bastad, Palermo, Cincinnati and Montréal); in first five events back, reached 2r twice (US Open, Seoul) but fell 1r three times (New Haven, Tokyo, Beijing); reached SF in last event of year at Moscow (l. to Azarenka); set new doubles career-high No.4 on July 5 (after Wimbledon).

2011 - Near-Top 30 season (finishing No.35); won fourth and fifth WTA titles at Bad Gastein (d. Mayr-Achleitner in final) and Seoul (d. Voskoboeva in final); QF at Bastad (l. to Arvidsson 46 76(6) 76(3); held 6mp in second set - 2mp at 5-4, 3mp at 6-5 and 1mp at 6-5 in tie-break); reached 3r four times (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); fell 1r seven times (incl. US Open and Doha - l. to Dushevina 46 61 76(1); held 3mp at 6-5 third set) and in qualifying once; started year at No.28 then dropped from No.33 to No.84 after points from winning Rome in 2010 fell off, but got back up to No.35 by November 7 year-end rankings; won two WTA doubles titles; withdrew from Moscow w/left knee injury.

2012 - QF at Seoul; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r twice (Olympics, US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledon and Indian Wells - l. to Domínguez Lino 63 16 75; held mp at 5-4 third set) and in qualifying three times; won one WTA doubles title; withdrew from Australian Open w/left knee injury then missed two months in spring w/right thigh injury (withdrew from Miami, Barcelona, Budapest and Madrid).
SINGLES
Winner (5): 2011 - Bad Gastein, Seoul; 2010 - Rome; 2009 - Bogotá, Bastad.
Finalist (1): 2008 - Barcelona.

DOUBLES
Winner (16): 2012 - Eastbourne (w/Llagostera Vives); 2011 - Dubai (w/Huber), Bastad (w/Domínguez Lino); 2010 - Dubai (w/Llagostera Vives); 2009 - Bogotá, Acapulco, Barcelona, Palermo, Toronto, New Haven, WTA Championships (all w/Llagostera Vives); 2008 - Acapulco (w/Llagostera Vives); 2001 - Acapulco, Porto, Bol, Basel (all w/Medina Garrigues).
Finalist (10): 2010 - Rome (w/Llagostera Vives), Moscow (w/Errani); 2009 - Bastad, Cincinnati (both w/Llagostera Vives); 2008 - Berlin, Barcelona (both w/Llagostera Vives); 2003 - Palermo (w/Parra Santonja); 2002 - Helsinki (w/Bes); 2001 - Palermo (w/Medina Garrigues), Casablanca (w/Salerni).

ADDITIONAL
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2008-11; Spanish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 5
WTA Doubles Titles 0 16
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 12
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 22
Prize Money $47,713 $3,316,416
W/L - Singles 5 - 4 357 - 238
W/L - Doubles 5 - 4 379 - 173

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
4 / 5 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - 2r 2r 3r - - - -
5 / 6 FRENCH OPEN 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r - - -
4 / 5 WIMBLEDON 1r 3r - 1r 3r - - -
4 / 7 US OPEN 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r - 1r -
W/L   2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
4 / 5 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - 1r 1r - - -
5 / 6 FRENCH OPEN - - - 1r - - -
4 / 5 WIMBLEDON - - - 1r - - -
4 / 7 US OPEN - - - 1r - - -

Doubles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
9 / 6 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3r - 2r 3r QF - - -
16 / 9 FRENCH OPEN - SF 3r SF 1r QF 3r -
13 / 7 WIMBLEDON - QF 2r - QF QF 2r 3r
11 / 7 US OPEN - SF 3r 1r QF 2r - 2r
W/L   2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
9 / 6 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - 1r 2r - - -
16 / 9 FRENCH OPEN - - 1r 2r 1r - -
13 / 7 WIMBLEDON - - - - 1r - -
11 / 7 US OPEN - - - - 1r - -

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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Results

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ACAPULCO

WTA // MEXICO // 25-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /Q

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Corinna Dentoni (ITA) 213 6-4 6-4
Q-R16 Win [7] Nastassja Burnett (ITA) 154 7-5 2-6 6-2
Q-Q Win Laura Pous-Tio (ESP) 152 6-2 6-1
R32 Win Alexandra Panova (RUS) 136 6-3 6-1
R16 Loss [5] Kiki Bertens (NED) 47 6-1 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+46

Prize Money

$3,100

PARIS

WTA // FRANCE // 28-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 157 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) 110 2-6 1-0 RET

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$810

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 157 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Loss Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 201 4-6 6-3 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$3,296

BRISBANE

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 30-Dec-2012 // $1,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 162 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win [8] Vesna Dolonc (SRB) 115 6-7 (7) 6-1 7-6 (4)
Q-R16 Loss Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 169 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+8

Prize Money

$2,027

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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
143 291 13

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/08/2012 US OPEN 2R 100
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
29/08/2011 US OPEN 1R 5
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 3R 160
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 2R 100
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
30/08/2010 US OPEN 2R 100
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
31/08/2009 US OPEN 3R 160
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 160
25/08/2008 US OPEN 1R 2
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 3R 121
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 31
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 15
27/08/2007 US OPEN Q - 2R 15
Date Tournament Round Points
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 15
28/08/2006 US OPEN 3R 25
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON 3R 25
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2002 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
27/08/2001 US OPEN 1R 2
25/06/2001 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
28/05/2001 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
15/01/2001 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 34
Date Tournament Round Points
28/08/2000 US OPEN Q - 2R 10
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 161 15
2011 35 21
2010 28 15
2009 27 6
2008 92 30
2007 173 108
2006 109 62
2005 397 131
2003 348 112
2002 278 79
2001 92 40
2000 153 189
1999 329 323
1998 667 545
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
10-May-2010 (19) 05-Jul-2010 (4)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
143 463

Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/08/2012 US OPEN 2R 100
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
29/08/2011 US OPEN 1R 5
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 3R 160
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 2R 100
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
30/08/2010 US OPEN 2R 100
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
31/08/2009 US OPEN 3R 160
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 160
25/08/2008 US OPEN 1R 2
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 3R 121
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 31
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 15
27/08/2007 US OPEN Q - 2R 15
Date Tournament Round Points
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 15
28/08/2006 US OPEN 3R 25
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON 3R 25
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2002 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
27/08/2001 US OPEN 1R 2
25/06/2001 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
28/05/2001 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
15/01/2001 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 34
Date Tournament Round Points
28/08/2000 US OPEN Q - 2R 10

Tour Championships

Date Tournament Round Points
04/11/2009 BALI 2R 250

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
28/01/2013 PARIS Q - 1R 1
30/12/2012 BRISBANE Q - 2R 8
29/09/2012 BEIJING Q - 1R 1
23/09/2012 TOKYO Q - 1R 1
13/08/2012 CINCINNATI 1R 1
07/08/2012 MONTREAL 1R 1
18/06/2012 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
14/05/2012 ROME 1R 1
07/03/2012 INDIAN WELLS 1R 5
20/02/2012 DUBAI Q - 2R 8
Date Tournament Round Points
13/02/2012 DOHA 1R 1
01/10/2011 BEIJING 2R 80
21/08/2011 NEW HAVEN Q - 1R 1
15/08/2011 CINCINNATI 2R 20
08/08/2011 TORONTO 3R 155
13/06/2011 EASTBOURNE 2R 60
09/05/2011 ROME 1R 1
30/04/2011 MADRID 1R 5
18/04/2011 STUTTGART 1R 1
22/03/2011 MIAMI 3R 80
Date Tournament Round Points
09/03/2011 INDIAN WELLS 3R 80
21/02/2011 DOHA 1R 1
14/02/2011 DUBAI 1R 1
09/01/2011 SYDNEY 2R 60
18/10/2010 MOSCOW 4R 200
02/10/2010 BEIJING 1R 5
26/09/2010 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 2R 20
22/08/2010 NEW HAVEN 1R 1
14/06/2010 EASTBOURNE 3R 120
08/05/2010 MADRID 2R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
02/05/2010 ROME W 900
23/03/2010 MIAMI 2R 5
10/03/2010 INDIAN WELLS QF 250
14/02/2010 DUBAI 2R 70
10/01/2010 SYDNEY 2R 60
19/10/2009 MOSCOW 2R 60
03/10/2009 BEIJING 3R 140
27/09/2009 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 1R 1
23/08/2009 NEW HAVEN 1R 1
10/08/2009 CINCINNATI 2R 60
Date Tournament Round Points
15/06/2009 EASTBOURNE 3R 12
09/05/2009 MADRID 1R 5
03/05/2009 ROME 4R 200
25/03/2009 MIAMI 2R 50
11/03/2009 INDIAN WELLS Q - 1R 1
11/01/2009 SYDNEY 2R 8

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
25/02/2013 ACAPULCO 2R 46
08/10/2012 OSAKA 1R 1
17/09/2012 SEOUL 3R 70
21/05/2012 STRASBOURG 3R 10
19/09/2011 SEOUL W 280
11/07/2011 BAD GASTEIN W 280
04/07/2011 BASTAD 3R 70
20/09/2010 SEOUL 2R 30
12/04/2010 BARCELONA 2R 30
05/04/2010 MARBELLA 4R 130
Date Tournament Round Points
13/07/2009 PALERMO 2R 30
06/07/2009 BASTAD W 280
13/04/2009 BARCELONA 3R 70
23/02/2009 ACAPULCO 2R 30
16/02/2009 BOGOTA W 280

Fed Cup

Date Tournament Round Points
16/04/2011 FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS W 0
05/02/2011 FED CUP WEEK 1 WORLD GROUP 2 W 0
06/02/2010 FED CUP WEEK 1 - WORLD GROUP 2 1R 0
25/04/2009 FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS 1R 0

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
20/10/2008 LINZ Q - 2R 5
13/10/2008 ZURICH Q - 1R 1
17/08/2008 NEW HAVEN 1R 15
28/07/2008 STOCKHOLM 1R 1
21/07/2008 PORTOROZ 3R 3
09/06/2008 BARCELONA QF 80
05/05/2008 BERLIN Q - 1R 1
25/02/2008 ACAPULCO 1R 4
18/02/2008 BOGOTA Q - 3R 4
11/02/2008 VINA DEL MAR 1R 8
Date Tournament Round Points
23/07/2007 BAD GASTEIN 3R 43
16/07/2007 PALERMO 3R 3
25/09/2006 GUANGZHOU 1R 1
18/09/2006 BEIJING Q - 3R 7
14/08/2006 MONTREAL 1R 11
24/07/2006 BUDAPEST 3R 4
17/07/2006 PALERMO 3R 24
27/02/2006 ACAPULCO 3R 37
20/02/2006 BOGOTA 2R 16
23/02/2004 BOGOTA Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
04/08/2003 HELSINKI 1R 1
24/02/2003 ACAPULCO 1R 1
17/02/2003 BOGOTA Q - 1R 1
05/08/2002 HELSINKI Q - 2R 3
21/07/2002 SOPOT Q - 1R 1
08/07/2002 CASABLANCA 2R 2
10/06/2002 TASHKENT 1R 1
20/05/2002 MADRID Q - 3R 7
13/05/2002 ROME 1R 1
15/04/2002 BUDAPEST 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
08/04/2002 ESTORIL Q - 1R 1
01/04/2002 PORTO 1R 1
06/03/2002 INDIAN WELLS Q - 2R 8
25/02/2002 SCOTTSDALE Q - 2R 6
06/01/2002 HOBART 1R 1
31/12/2001 AUCKLAND 2R 4
24/09/2001 LEIPZIG Q - 1R 1
10/09/2001 BAHIA 1R 1
19/08/2001 NEW HAVEN 1R 1
30/07/2001 BASEL 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
23/07/2001 CASABLANCA 2R 12
16/07/2001 KNOKKE-HEIST 2R 33
09/07/2001 PALERMO 1R 1
21/05/2001 MADRID 4R 125
14/05/2001 ANTWERP 3R 26
30/04/2001 BOL 2R 20
09/04/2001 ESTORIL 2R 3
02/04/2001 PORTO 1R 13
21/03/2001 MIAMI 1R 14
26/02/2001 ACAPULCO 1R 15
Date Tournament Round Points
19/02/2001 BOGOTA 3R 49
07/01/2001 CANBERRA Q - 1R 1
20/03/2000 MIAMI Q - 1R 1

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