María José Martínez Sánchez

María José Martínez Sánchez

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	Active
Plays	Left (double-handed backhand)
Prize money	$993,275
Singles
Career record	282-172
Career titles	2 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 37 (8 June, 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3r (2009)
French Open	3r (2009)
Wimbledon	3r (2008)
US Open	1r (2001, 2006, 2008)
Doubles
Career record	273-122
Career titles	8 WTA, 22 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 14 (20 April, 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2009)
French Open	QF (2008)
Wimbledon	QF (2008, 2009)
US Open	2R (2006, 2008)
Last updated on: 13 July, 2009.

Template:Spanish name 2 María José Martínez Sánchez (born 12 August, 1982 in Yecla, Murcia, Spain) is a professional tennis player from Spain. She has had some success in singles, reaching a career high of No. 37 in June 2009 and winning two titles: the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas and the 2009 Swedish Open. She was also a runner-up at the 2008 Barcelona KIA. As a junior she won the 1999 Orange Bowl, a year-ending tennis event for junior players.

She has had more success in doubles, reaching a career high of No. 14 in April 2009. She has won eight doubles titles: four with Anabel Medina Garrigues and four with Nuria Llagostera Vives.

Career titles

Singles (2)

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)	Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0)	Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0)	Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0)	International (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	February 22, 2009	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Gisela Dulko	6-3, 6-2
2.	July 11, 2009	Bastad, Sweden	Clay	Caroline Wozniacki	7-5, 6-4

Doubles (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	4 March 2001	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Anabel Medina	Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	6–4, 6–7 (5), 7–5
2.	8 April 2001	Porto Open, Portugal	Clay	Anabel Medina	Alexandra Fusai Rita Grande	6–1, 6–7 (5), 7–5
3.	6 May 2001	Bol Ladies Open, Croatia	Clay	Anabel Medina	Nadia Petrova Tina Pisnik	7–5, 6–4
4.	5 August 2001	Basel, Switzerland	Clay	Anabel Medina	Joannette Kruger Marta Marrero	7–6 (5), 6–2
5.	1 March 2008	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Llagostera Vives	Iveta Benesova Petra Cetkovska	6–2, 6–4
6.	21 February 2009	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Llagostera Vives	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	7–5, 3–6, 10–7
7.	28 February 2009	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Llagostera Vives	Lourdes Dominguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–4, 6–2
8.	19 April 2009	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Llagostera Vives	Sorana Cirstea Andreja Klepac	3–6, 6-2, 10–8

Grand Slam Singles performance timeline

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Australian Open	-	1R	1R	-	-	-	-	-	Q2	3R	0 / 3	2–3
French Open	-	1R	Q1	-	-	-	-	Q2	1R	3R	0 / 3	2–3
Wimbledon	-	1R	-	-	-	-	Q3	Q1	3R	1R	0 / 3	2–3
U.S. Open	Q2	1R	-	-	-	-	1R	Q2	1R		0 / 3	0-3
Grand Slam Win-Loss	-	0-4	0-1	-	-	-	0-1	-	2-3	4-3	N/A	6-12

Grand Slam Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Australian Open	-	-	2R	1R	-	-	-	-	-	QF	0 / 3	4–3
French Open	-	1R	2R	1R	-	-	-	3R	QF	1R	0 / 6	6–6
Wimbledon	-	1R	-	-	-	-	3R	2R	QF	QF	0 / 4	9–5
U.S. Open	-	1R	-	-	-	-	2R	-	2R		0 / 3	2-3
Grand Slam Win-Loss	-	0-3	2-1	0-2	-	-	3-2	3-2	7-3	6-3	N/A	21-17

External links

• María Jose Martínez Sánchez at the Women's Tennis Association