H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Angelique Kerber vs Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez H2H: 0-2

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez holds a 2–0 lead over Angelique Kerber in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez won the 2009 US Open second round 7-5 6-3.

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Angelique Kerber
GER Age 38 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Spain Age 44 Left-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #43 7-5 6-3 Angelique Kerber #107 Match data Sep 3, 2009* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #54 6-3 6-2 Angelique Kerber #120 Match data Jul 10, 2009* R16 Bastad International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Angelique Kerber #205 #1 9,080 2,055 477 277 63.3% 3 0 0 7 4 14
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #761 #19 2,635 1,894 107 101 51.4% 0 1 0 0 4 5

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Angelique Kerber Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2006 1–1 50.0% #172 1,516 0 0 2001 10–16 38.5% #93 1,520 0 0
19 2007 6–10 37.5% #88 1,549 0 0 2002 0–4 0.0% #282 1,461 0 0
20 2008 7–14 33.3% #100 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2009 3–6 33.3% #117 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2010 23–19 54.8% #46 1,668 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 2011 17–20 45.9% #32 1,673 0 0 2006 5–6 45.5% #106 1,488 0 0
24 2012 60–21 74.1% #5 1,978 0 2 2007 2–2 50.0% #174 1,506 0 0
25 2013 45–22 67.2% #9 1,944 0 3 2008 7–9 43.8% #93 1,556 0 0
26 2014 43–22 66.2% #10 1,894 0 3 2009 30–17 63.8% #26 1,781 0 2
27 2015 51–22 69.9% #10 1,924 0 7 2010 23–16 59.0% #28 1,806 0 3
28 2016 60–19 75.9% #1 2,033 2 10 2011 23–17 57.5% #35 1,818 0 5
29 2017 28–23 54.9% #21 1,770 2 10 2012 6–13 31.6% #162 1,677 0 5
30 2018 46–17 73.0% #2 1,934 3 12 2013 1–1 50.0% #555 1,668 0 5
31 2019 29–20 59.2% #20 1,806 3 12 — — — — — — —
32 2020 7–6 53.8% #25 1,769 3 12 — — — — — — —
33 2021 29–15 65.9% #16 1,936 3 13 — — — — — — —
34 2022 13–9 59.1% #104 1,880 3 14 — — — — — — —
36 2024 9–11 45.0% #205 1,830 3 14 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Angelique Kerber Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 2006 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 0 4 4 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2007 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2002 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2008 5 7 12 41.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 9 8 17 52.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 0 3 3 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — —
24 2012 31 14 45 68.9% 12 4 16 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2007 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2013 35 17 52 67.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
26 2014 29 14 43 67.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 11 9 20 55.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2015 28 17 45 62.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
28 2016 44 12 56 78.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2011 12 10 22 54.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2017 21 17 38 55.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2012 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
30 2018 28 12 40 70.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2019 19 14 33 57.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 14 9 23 60.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2022 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2024 3 4 7 42.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 296 176 472 62.7% 90 65 155 58.1% 85 34 119 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — 38 50 88 43.2% 61 41 102 59.8% 8 10 18 44.4% — — — —

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 670/754 of Angelique Kerber's and 148/178 of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Angelique Kerber Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 2007 15/16 0.5 3.7 62.3% 62.0% 42.2% 43.7% 48.4% 54.8% 42.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 17/21 0.9 3.0 66.6% 56.4% 40.9% 45.9% 45.4% 51.0% 46.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 9/9 1.0 4.2 66.0% 58.4% 39.8% 42.7% 56.5% 51.7% 44.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 38/42 1.7 3.4 62.9% 63.0% 43.8% 49.4% 51.5% 55.9% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 35/37 1.5 3.7 62.1% 62.7% 44.6% 54.1% 51.4% 55.9% 47.4% 2006 1/11 0.0 2.0 55.8% 31.0% 39.1% 53.3% 28.6% 34.6% 40.0%
24 2012 69/81 1.8 2.8 64.7% 65.8% 50.1% 56.8% 51.8% 60.0% 46.3% 2007 3/4 3.0 4.3 60.5% 58.4% 47.3% 54.9% 69.2% 53.3% 51.1%
25 2013 65/67 2.3 3.0 62.2% 65.8% 48.3% 54.4% 51.2% 59.4% 47.1% 2008 13/16 2.8 2.0 55.4% 65.0% 46.6% 60.2% 51.5% 57.0% 44.5%
26 2014 62/65 1.7 3.0 65.9% 63.7% 45.4% 57.8% 48.6% 57.3% 47.2% 2009 41/47 3.6 2.5 53.0% 68.2% 48.5% 56.6% 51.7% 59.1% 45.0%
27 2015 53/73 1.3 2.2 70.2% 64.1% 50.9% 52.5% 50.1% 60.0% 46.2% 2010 37/39 4.4 2.8 53.9% 69.4% 47.4% 58.5% 46.3% 59.1% 44.1%
28 2016 62/81 1.5 2.6 64.6% 65.4% 50.6% 55.3% 51.0% 60.3% 47.5% 2011 37/40 2.3 3.1 54.7% 66.0% 45.0% 50.5% 45.9% 56.7% 44.1%
29 2017 49/51 1.3 3.4 65.9% 64.8% 48.2% 49.7% 41.9% 59.2% 43.2% 2012 14/19 2.3 3.8 57.0% 57.8% 42.5% 47.2% 44.7% 51.4% 38.8%
30 2018 56/63 1.5 3.2 63.7% 65.7% 49.3% 54.9% 51.0% 59.7% 48.1% 2013 2/2 0.5 1.0 66.7% 59.3% 58.9% 50.0% 41.7% 59.0% 42.8%
31 2019 45/49 1.4 3.2 62.3% 64.1% 49.7% 56.1% 51.1% 58.4% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 13/13 1.4 3.3 67.6% 61.8% 47.8% 60.6% 57.3% 57.0% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 44/44 1.2 3.4 65.8% 63.0% 46.7% 55.9% 51.8% 57.4% 46.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2022 22/22 1.3 3.3 66.2% 62.0% 49.1% 64.1% 46.7% 57.5% 45.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2024 16/20 1.4 3.3 69.4% 60.3% 43.5% 58.8% 57.0% 55.0% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 670/756 1.5 3.1 64.9% 64.0% 47.7% 54.4% 50.3% 58.2% 46.2% — 148/208 3.2 2.8 54.6% 66.1% 46.7% 54.8% 48.3% 57.3% 44.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Angelique Kerber Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 2006 1516 107.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — -0.26 2001 1521 114.8 — — — — -18 +66 — 38.7% -0.92 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.35
19 2007 1549 124.6 +0.02 -1.44 0.935 48.4% -29 — +104 34.4% -0.87 1–1 0–1 — -0.88 2002 1462 95.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 — — +0.36
20 2008 1504 112.7 -2.69 +0.78 0.944 48.5% +37 -41 +104 37.8% -0.69 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) 96.8 -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 1513 113.2 -1.90 +0.77 0.918 48.2% +14 -33 — 38.1% -0.71 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 1668 127.6 +0.01 +1.81 1.048 51.1% -38 -116 +2 55.8% +0.35 6–7 (46%) 6–0 (100%) 107.4 +1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 1674 134.3 +0.19 +2.26 1.075 51.7% +34 -185 — 51.7% +0.20 3–12 (20%) 3–3 (50%) 92.9 +0.30 2006 1489 110.8 -2.04 -2.00 0.612 37.3% -75 +135 — 46.2% +0.04 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 100.2 +0.19
24 2012 1978 159.7 +4.77 +3.63 1.156 53.1% -43 -216 -93 65.7% +1.17 20–3 (87%) 8–8 (50%) 114.6 -5.25 2007 1506 110.3 -2.03 +0.86 1.092 52.3% — +140 — 50.0% -0.30 1–1 1–1 — -0.08
25 2013 1944 154.5 +3.64 +3.42 1.160 53.2% +8 -94 -90 64.3% +1.08 11–11 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 95.6 +2.00 2008 1556 123.2 +0.69 +0.59 1.033 50.5% -136 +102 +74 44.4% -0.14 2–4 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 98.1 -0.04
26 2014 1894 152.3 +1.64 +4.02 1.107 52.2% +8 -104 +54 62.8% +0.86 13–9 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 103.2 +1.84 2009 1781 138.2 +3.43 +1.20 1.100 51.5% -175 +81 — 60.9% +0.45 11–10 (52%) 6–3 (67%) 106.6 +0.37
27 2015 1925 151.7 +2.11 +5.08 1.156 52.9% -42 -27 +57 66.1% +1.10 15–11 (58%) 7–7 (50%) 98.5 +0.09 2010 1807 143.6 +3.06 +1.20 1.078 51.4% -128 +98 -159 55.7% +0.42 7–7 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 101.9 -1.22
28 2016 2033 161.3 +4.59 +4.69 1.196 53.6% +9 -126 -3 71.2% +1.42 17–6 (74%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -2.44 2011 1819 139.3 +0.93 +0.43 1.019 50.2% -71 +47 -121 57.3% +0.43 4–5 (44%) 9–4 (69%) 103.5 -1.02
29 2017 1771 141.8 +2.29 +0.81 1.058 50.8% +40 +66 +270 55.2% +0.35 8–8 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 96.9 +1.30 2012 1677 115.8 -1.76 -1.58 0.798 45.1% -13 +152 -9 37.2% -0.95 1–6 (14%) — — -0.84
30 2018 1934 162.5 +3.42 +5.45 1.194 53.8% -31 -15 +180 69.2% +1.29 12–9 (57%) 10–6 (63%) 101.8 -1.53 2013 1669 99.6 -1.32 -1.04 1.045 51.4% — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.03
31 2019 1806 145.9 +1.58 +3.10 1.110 52.1% -9 +93 +300 59.6% +0.61 6–11 (35%) 8–4 (67%) 93.1 +0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 1769 128.3 -0.58 -0.32 0.999 50.1% +43 — — 53.6% +0.36 1–1 2–4 (33%) — +1.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 1937 147.2 +1.85 +3.37 1.088 51.7% -71 -89 +351 58.2% +0.72 11–3 (79%) 3–4 (43%) 103.4 -0.34 2016 1630 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2022 1880 133.0 +1.28 +1.93 1.061 51.3% -34 +12 +356 54.9% +0.43 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 99.6 -0.39 2017 1583 96.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2024 1830 133.9 -0.86 +0.60 0.931 48.8% -1 +62 +281 46.7% -0.20 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 99.0 -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2055 154.9 +2.20 +3.15 1.106 52.1% -7 -70 +130 60.6% +0.76 134–105 (56%) 93–66 (58%) 104.2 -0.44 — 1895 134.8 +1.77 +0.63 1.030 50.4% -104 +88 -60 51.1% 0.00 34–43 (44%) 25–20 (56%) 102.4 -1.26

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.