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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #26 def. Lucie Safarova #35

7-6(6) 6-4

Match Information

Date May 8, 2010*
Tournament Rome
Category WTA 500
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Score7-6(6) 6-4
Loser Lucie Safarova
StatMaria Jose Martinez SanchezLucie Safarova
Aces—0
Double faults—1
First serve %—75
First serve points won %—63
Second serve points won %—32
Break points saved %—67
Break points converted %—38
Service points won %—55
Return points won %—36
Total points won %—46

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMaria Jose Martinez SanchezLucie Safarova
Country ESP CZE
Birth dateAug 12, 1982Feb 4, 1987
Age2723
Height176177
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2635
Ranking points (entering)1,9351,600
Elo (entering)1,8371,824
Career W-L105–99351–270
Career earnings$4,409,059$12,656,891
Pre-match H2H
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 1 – 2 Lucie Safarova

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Path

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 2010R16 Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 6, 2010R32 Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 5, 2010R64 Alla Kudryavtseva 5-7 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 2010SF Ana Ivanovic 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch data

Lucie Safarova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 2010R16 Agnieszka Radwanska 1-6 6-3 7-6(1)WH2HMatch data
May 6, 2010R32 Flavia Pennetta 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 5, 2010R64 Olga Govortsova 6-2 6-7(9) 6-3WH2HMatch data