A 2010 title
Sanchez won 1 title in 2010, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
TennisWTALeft-handed
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
SpainAge, ranking and resultsMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez is a retired tennis player who reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 19.
160WTA Tour matches since 20075titles since 2007
Updated
About Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez was born on August 12, 1982, in Yecla, Spain, and played left-handed with a two-handed backhand. She turned pro in 1998. In 2011, Sanchez won 2 titles, the NURNBERGER Gastein Ladies and the Hansol Korea Open, and she retired in 2020.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Match history160
Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2016: 0-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19 | WTA Qatar Total Open | Kateryna Volodko | L | 6-7(0), 6-3, 3-6 | Hard |
2013: 1-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27 | WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Presentado por HSBC | Round 2 | Kiki Bertens | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Feb 26 | WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Presentado por HSBC | Round 1 | Alexandra Panova | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Clay |
2012: 5-13
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | WTA HP Japan Women's Open Tennis 2012 | Round 1 | Zheng Jie | L | 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 21 | WTA KDB Korea Open | Quarterfinal | Ekaterina Makarova | L | 1-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Sep 20 | WTA KDB Korea Open | Round 2 | Nadia Petrova | W/O | Walkover | Hard |
| Sep 19 | WTA KDB Korea Open | Round 1 | Eleni Daniilidou | W | 6-2, 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 2 | Serena Williams | L | 2-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 28 | US Open | Round 1 | Andrea Vavassori | W | 6-3, 7-5 | Hard |
| Aug 13 | WTA Tour Western & Southern Open | Round 1 | Mona Barthel | L | 0-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 7 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 1 | Carla Suarez Navarro | L | 6-1, 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Jul 31 | WTA Shenzen Open | Round 2 | Victoria Azarenka | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jul 30 | WTA Shenzen Open | Round 1 | Polona Hercog | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Jun 27 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Ana Ivanovic | L | 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 | Grass |
| Jun 19 | WTA AEGON International | Round 1 | Laura Robson | L | 6-3, 2-6, 2-6 | Grass |
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| Jun 1 | French Open | Round 3 | Dominika Cibulkova | L | 2-6, 1-6 | Clay |
| May 30 | French Open | Round 2 | Lucie Safarova | W | 6-4, 7-5 | Clay |
| May 27 | French Open | Round 1 | Eva Birnerova | W | 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 | Clay |
| May 22 | WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg | Round 1 | Virginie Razzano | L | 6-1, 2-6, 5-7 | Clay |
| May 14 | WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Round 1 | Sofia Arvidsson | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Mar 8 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Lourdes Dominguez Lino | L | 3-6, 6-1, 5-7 | Hard |
| Feb 13 | WTA Qatar Ladies Open 2012 | Round 1 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | L | 5-7, 3-6 | Hard |
2011: 23-17
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Shahar Peer | W | 6-1, 7-5 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Final | Galina Voskoboeva | W | 7-6(0), 7-6(2) | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Semifinal | Klara Zakopalova | W | 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Quarterfinal | Julia Goerges | W | 7-6(6), 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 2 | Kristyna Pliskova | W | 7-6(5), 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 19 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 1 | Irina Falconi | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 1 | Mona Barthel | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 15 | WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | Round 1 | Ekaterina Makarova | L | 5-7, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 11 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 3 | Victoria Azarenka | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 10 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 2 | Daniela Hantuchova | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 7 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | W | 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 | Hard |
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2010: 22-15
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Semifinal | Victoria Azarenka | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 22 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Quarterfinal | Dominika Cibulkova | W | 6-2, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 20 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Alona Bondarenko | W | 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 18 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Alla Kudryavtseva | W | 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Olga Govortsova | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 25 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Maria Kirilenko | L | 3-6, 7-6(5), 1-6 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 2 | Ekaterina Makarova | L | 4-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 21 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 1 | Su-Wei Hsieh | W | 7-6(3), 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 2 | US Open | Round 2 | Patty Schnyder | L | 6-7(2), 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 1 | Jamie Hampton | W | 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 | Hard |
| Aug 23 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Round 1 | Elena Dementieva | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jun 17 | WTA AEGON International | Quarterfinal | Marion Bartoli | L | 7-5, 4-6, 6-7(5) | Grass |
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2009: 30-17
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Semifinal | Aravane Rezai | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Nov 6 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Samantha Stosur | W | 7-6(4), 7-5 | Hard | |
| Nov 5 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Agnes Szavay | W | 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 | Hard | |
| Oct 21 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Olga Govortsova | L | 1-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 19 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Dominika Cibulkova | W | 6-2, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 8 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 3 | Agnieszka Radwanska | L | 6-4, 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 6 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Vania King | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | W | 6-7(5), 7-6(2), 6-0 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Elena Vesnina | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 4 | US Open | Round 3 | Serena Williams | L | 3-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 2 | US Open | Round 2 | Angelique Kerber | W | 7-5, 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 1 | Sybille Bammer | W | 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(5) | Hard |
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2008: 6-8
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | US Open | Round 1 | Sabine Lisicki | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 18 | WTA Tour Pilot Pen Tennis | Round 1 | Katarina Srebotnik | L | 7-6(4), 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jul 29 | WTA Tour Nordea Nordic Light Open | Round 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual | L | 6-3, 6-7(5), 2-6 | Hard |
| Jun 28 | Wimbledon | Round 3 | Venus Williams | L | 1-6, 5-7 | Grass |
| Jun 26 | Wimbledon | Round 2 | Sania Mirza | W | 6-0, 4-6, 9-7 | Grass |
| Jun 24 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Martina Muller | W | 6-1, 6-1 | Grass |
| Jun 15 | WTA Barcelona KIA | Final | Maria Kirilenko | L | 0-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Jun 14 | WTA Barcelona KIA | Semifinal | Nuria Llagostera Vives | W | 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 | Clay |
| Jun 13 | WTA Barcelona KIA | Quarterfinal | Lucie Safarova | W | 6-2, 4-1 ret. (ret.) | Clay |
| Jun 11 | WTA Barcelona KIA | Round 2 | Pauline Parmentier | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Clay |
| Jun 9 | WTA Barcelona KIA | Round 1 | Aleksandra Wozniak | W | 6-4, 6-1 | Clay |
| May 28 | French Open | Round 1 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Clay |
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| Feb 26 | WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC | Round 1 | Klara Zakopalova | L | 6-4, 3-6, 1-6 | Clay |
| Feb 12 | WTA Cachantun Cup | Round 1 | Mathilde Johansson | L | 6-0, 3-6, 4-6 | Clay |
2007: 0-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 | WTA Tour Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | Round 1 | Emilie Loit | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Clay |
How she is doing now
Last 103-7LLWLLWLWLLNewest first. Two losses in a row.
- Feb 19vs Kateryna VolodkoFeb 19 - WTA Qatar Total OpenL6-7(0), 6-3, 3-6
- Feb 27vs Kiki BertensFeb 27 - WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Presentado por HSBC, Round 2L1-6, 2-6
- Feb 26vs Alexandra PanovaFeb 26 - WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Presentado por HSBC, Round 1W6-3, 6-1
- Oct 8vs Zheng JieOct 8 - WTA HP Japan Women's Open Tennis 2012, Round 1L6-4, 5-7, 4-6
- Sep 21vs Ekaterina MakarovaSep 21 - WTA KDB Korea Open, QuarterfinalL1-6, 1-6
- Sep 20vs Nadia PetrovaSep 20 - WTA KDB Korea Open, Round 2W/OWalkover
Did you know?!
Two titles in 2009
Sanchez won 2 titles in 2009, the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas and the Collector Swedish Open.
Career
28years1998 to 2016
- 2007First WTA matchLost to Emilie Loit, WTA Tour Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
- 2009First titleWTA Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas
- 2010Career high No. 19May 10, 2010
- Feb 19, 2016Latest matchLost to Kateryna Volodko, WTA Qatar Total Open
Grand Slam titles
AO0Round 3 (2009)4-3 in our records
RG0Round 3 (2012)5-5 in our records
WIM0Round 3 (2011)4-4 in our records
USO0Round 3 (2009)4-5 in our records
Titles by season
Honors
- Mediterranean Games silver medal, doubles, Tunis 2001
First WTA match
Jul 17, 2007: lost to Emilie Loit 4-6, 3-6WTA Tour Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, on clay
Latest match
Feb 19, 2016: lost to Kateryna Volodko 6-7, 6-3, 3-6WTA Qatar Total Open, on hard court
Most often against
The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Victoria Azarenka5 meetings, finals 0-0
2-3Sanchez trails
Last: Jul 31, 2012, WTA Shenzen Open Round 2, lost
Carla Suarez Navarro4 meetings, finals 0-0
1-3Sanchez trails
Last: Aug 7, 2012, WTA Rogers Cup Round 1, lost
Caroline Wozniacki4 meetings, finals 1-0
3-1Sanchez leads
Last: Mar 14, 2011, WTA BNP Paribas Open Round 3, lost
Ekaterina Makarova4 meetings, finals 0-0
0-4Sanchez trails
Last: Sep 21, 2012, WTA KDB Korea Open Quarterfinal, lost
Lucie Safarova4 meetings, finals 0-0
3-1Sanchez leads
Last: May 30, 2012, French Open Round 2, won
Marion Bartoli4 meetings, finals 0-0
1-3Sanchez trails
Last: Jun 15, 2011, WTA AEGON International Round 2, lost
Sources and updates
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.