Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez | Player Stats & More

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.

Plays

Left-Handed

Career High

Height

5' 9 1/4" (1.76 m)

Birthday

Aug 12, 1982 August 12, 1982

Birthplace

Yecla, Spain

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (5): 2011 - Bad Gastein, Seoul; 2010 - Rome; 2009 - Bogotá, Bastad.
Finalist (1): 2008 - Barcelona.

DOUBLES
Winner (21): 2019 - Rabat (w/Sorribes Tormo), Bronx (w/Jurak); 2018 - Mallorca (w/Klepac); 2017 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Klepac); 2016 - Mallorca (w/Dabrowski); 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 (14): 2019 - Mallorca (w/Sorribes Tormo); 2018 - Brisbane, Doha, Charleston (all w/Klepac); 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, 2017-18; Spanish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012.