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

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez vs Dinara Safina H2H: 0-2

Dinara Safina holds a 2–0 lead over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Italian Open quarterfinal 4-6 6-3 6-0.

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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Spain Age 44 Left-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #1 4-6 6-3 6-0 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #48 Match data May 8, 2009* QF Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Dinara Safina #6 7-6(3) 6-1 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #86 Match data Aug 13, 2008* R32 Beijing Olympics Olympics Hard

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
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #761 #19 2,635 1,894 107 101 51.4% 0 1 0 0 4 5
Dinara Safina #452 #1 10,521 2,126 304 161 65.4% 0 5 0 2 4 11

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 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 — — — — — — — 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2001 10–16 38.5% #93 1,520 0 0 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2002 0–4 0.0% #282 1,461 0 0 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 — — — — — — — 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 — — — — — — — 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 — — — — — — — 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2006 5–6 45.5% #106 1,488 0 0 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2007 2–2 50.0% #174 1,506 0 0 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2008 7–9 43.8% #93 1,556 0 0 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2009 30–17 63.8% #26 1,781 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 2010 23–16 59.0% #28 1,806 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 2011 23–17 57.5% #35 1,818 0 5 — — — — — — —
29 2012 6–13 31.6% #162 1,677 0 5 — — — — — — —
30 2013 1–1 50.0% #555 1,668 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Dinara Safina
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2001 0 4 4 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2002 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2006 0 3 3 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2007 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2008 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2009 11 9 20 55.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2011 12 10 22 54.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2012 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 38 50 88 43.2% 61 41 102 59.8% 8 10 18 44.4% — — — — — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2%

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 148/178 of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez's and 298/448 of Dinara Safina'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 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Dinara Safina
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2006 1/11 0.0 2.0 55.8% 31.0% 39.1% 53.3% 28.6% 34.6% 40.0% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2007 3/4 3.0 4.3 60.5% 58.4% 47.3% 54.9% 69.2% 53.3% 51.1% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2008 13/16 2.8 2.0 55.4% 65.0% 46.6% 60.2% 51.5% 57.0% 44.5% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2009 41/47 3.6 2.5 53.0% 68.2% 48.5% 56.6% 51.7% 59.1% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2010 37/39 4.4 2.8 53.9% 69.4% 47.4% 58.5% 46.3% 59.1% 44.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2011 37/40 2.3 3.1 54.7% 66.0% 45.0% 50.5% 45.9% 56.7% 44.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2012 14/19 2.3 3.8 57.0% 57.8% 42.5% 47.2% 44.7% 51.4% 38.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2013 2/2 0.5 1.0 66.7% 59.3% 58.9% 50.0% 41.7% 59.0% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 148/208 3.2 2.8 54.6% 66.1% 46.7% 54.8% 48.3% 57.3% 44.0% — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6%

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 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Dinara Safina
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1749 135.3 +0.19 +0.42 0.979 48.8% -103 +66 — 57.5% +0.55 3–8 (27%) 2–5 (29%) 92.7 -1.56
18 2001 1521 114.8 — — — — -18 +66 — 38.7% -0.92 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.35 2004 1714 138.8 -1.62 -0.49 0.830 46.5% +32 -9 — 51.2% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 96.6 -1.30
19 2002 1462 95.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 — — +0.36 2005 1832 141.9 +1.43 -1.83 0.937 48.6% -7 -51 -239 62.5% +0.70 10–8 (56%) 11–4 (73%) 104.7 -1.43
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1870 153.3 +1.50 +3.28 1.104 52.3% -58 +92 -143 64.8% +1.15 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 105.4 +0.58
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1864 144.9 +1.88 +1.34 1.047 51.3% -40 +145 -92 59.1% +0.55 10–6 (63%) 8–5 (62%) 104.1 +2.70
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2033 163.1 +5.48 +4.99 1.212 54.2% -37 +68 -221 68.8% +1.40 15–7 (68%) 14–7 (67%) 108.7 -1.19
23 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 2009 1956 156.1 +4.17 +4.65 1.212 54.1% -64 +244 -32 71.6% +1.59 16–6 (73%) 7–9 (44%) 98.7 -0.83
24 2007 1506 110.3 -2.03 +0.86 1.092 52.3% — +140 — 50.0% -0.30 1–1 1–1 — -0.08 2010 1799 141.8 -0.37 +2.20 0.978 49.5% +10 +257 — 48.4% -0.22 3–5 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 95.1 -1.09
25 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 2011 1811 133.4 -0.12 +1.99 1.031 50.7% -8 +212 — 60.5% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) 99.3 -2.13
26 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 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 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 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 2013 1669 99.6 -1.32 -1.04 1.045 51.4% — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2016 1630 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2017 1583 96.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 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 — 2127 154.7 +2.67 +3.16 1.108 52.3% -34 +109 -137 62.6% +0.88 80–56 (59%) 60–46 (57%) 104.2 -1.42

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.