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

Lucie Safarova vs Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez H2H: 2-3

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez holds a 3–2 lead over Lucie Safarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez leads 3–1 on clay, while Lucie Safarova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez won the 2012 Roland Garros round of 64 6-4 7-5.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 3
5 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 #48 6-4 7-5 Lucie Safarova #22 Match data May 30, 2012* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #26 7-6(6) 6-4 Lucie Safarova #35 Match data May 7, 2010* QF Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Lucie Safarova #41 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #27 Match data Mar 26, 2010* R64 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #140 6-2 4-1 (ret.) Lucie Safarova #47 Match data Jun 14, 2008* QF Barcelona Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Lucie Safarova #41 6-4 6-4 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #132 Match data Jul 22, 2006* QF Palermo Tier IV → 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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7
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 Lucie Safarova Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 2001 10–16 38.5% #93 1,520 0 0
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2002 0–4 0.0% #282 1,461 0 0
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 — — — — — — —
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 — — — — — — —
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2006 5–6 45.5% #106 1,488 0 0
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2007 2–2 50.0% #174 1,506 0 0
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2008 7–9 43.8% #93 1,556 0 0
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2009 30–17 63.8% #26 1,781 0 2
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2010 23–16 59.0% #28 1,806 0 3
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2011 23–17 57.5% #35 1,818 0 5
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2012 6–13 31.6% #162 1,677 0 5
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 2013 1–1 50.0% #555 1,668 0 5
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7 — — — — — — —

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 Lucie Safarova 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 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2001 0 4 4 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2006 0 3 3 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — —
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2009 11 9 20 55.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 12 10 22 54.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2012 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% — 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 526/627 of Lucie Safarova'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 Lucie Safarova 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%
18 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2006 1/11 0.0 2.0 55.8% 31.0% 39.1% 53.3% 28.6% 34.6% 40.0%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2007 3/4 3.0 4.3 60.5% 58.4% 47.3% 54.9% 69.2% 53.3% 51.1%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2008 13/16 2.8 2.0 55.4% 65.0% 46.6% 60.2% 51.5% 57.0% 44.5%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2009 41/47 3.6 2.5 53.0% 68.2% 48.5% 56.6% 51.7% 59.1% 45.0%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2010 37/39 4.4 2.8 53.9% 69.4% 47.4% 58.5% 46.3% 59.1% 44.1%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2011 37/40 2.3 3.1 54.7% 66.0% 45.0% 50.5% 45.9% 56.7% 44.1%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2012 14/19 2.3 3.8 57.0% 57.8% 42.5% 47.2% 44.7% 51.4% 38.8%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% 2013 2/2 0.5 1.0 66.7% 59.3% 58.9% 50.0% 41.7% 59.0% 42.8%
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0% — 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 Lucie Safarova 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 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 103.2 -0.78 2001 1521 114.8 — — — — -18 +66 — 38.7% -0.92 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.35
19 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 — 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 -1.14 2002 1462 95.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 — — +0.36
20 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 — 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.46 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 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.94 2007 1506 110.3 -2.03 +0.86 1.092 52.3% — +140 — 50.0% -0.30 1–1 1–1 — -0.08
25 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27 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 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) 98.2 +0.73 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 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02 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 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85 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 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56 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 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88 2013 1669 99.6 -1.32 -1.04 1.045 51.4% — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.03
31 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 90.8 -1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1630 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1583 96.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27 — 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.