H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez vs Rita Grande H2H: 1-0

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez holds a 1–0 lead over Rita Grande in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez won the 2001 Madrid Open round of 16 7-5 5-7 7-6(6).

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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Spain Age 44 Left-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Rita Grande
ITA Age 51 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #90 7-5 5-7 7-6(6) Rita Grande #58 Match data May 25, 2001* R16 Madrid Open Tier III → 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
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #761 #19 2,635 1,894 107 101 51.4% 0 1 0 0 4 5
Rita Grande #1,172 #24 1,020 1,755 173 220 44.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Rita Grande
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1991 0–2 0.0% #370 1,471 0 0
18 2001 10–16 38.5% #93 1,520 0 0 1993 0–1 0.0% #186 1,456 0 0
19 2002 0–4 0.0% #282 1,461 0 0 1994 7–12 36.8% #146 1,491 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1995 10–11 47.6% #72 1,591 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1996 10–16 38.5% #71 1,617 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1997 15–18 45.5% #44 1,667 0 0
23 2006 5–6 45.5% #106 1,488 0 0 1998 12–23 34.3% #59 1,581 0 0
24 2007 2–2 50.0% #174 1,506 0 0 1999 21–18 53.8% #54 1,677 0 0
25 2008 7–9 43.8% #93 1,556 0 0 2000 16–22 42.1% #77 1,608 0 0
26 2009 30–17 63.8% #26 1,781 0 2 2001 35–26 57.4% #24 1,742 0 2
27 2010 23–16 59.0% #28 1,806 0 3 2002 21–27 43.8% #46 1,640 0 2
28 2011 23–17 57.5% #35 1,818 0 5 2003 14–25 35.9% #70 1,534 0 3
29 2012 6–13 31.6% #162 1,677 0 5 2004 12–18 40.0% #104 1,536 0 3
30 2013 1–1 50.0% #555 1,668 0 5 2005 0–1 0.0% #1088 1,518 0 3

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 Rita Grande
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2001 0 4 4 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1993 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2002 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 8 9 17 47.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 12 11 23 52.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2006 0 3 3 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 1998 4 10 14 28.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2007 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 15 9 24 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2008 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2000 6 10 16 37.5% 6 9 15 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
26 2009 11 9 20 55.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2001 28 16 44 63.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2002 12 15 27 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 2011 12 10 22 54.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2003 3 13 16 18.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
29 2012 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2004 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 38 50 88 43.2% 61 41 102 59.8% 8 10 18 44.4% — — — — — 110 122 232 47.4% 37 56 93 39.8% 15 24 39 38.5% 11 18 29 37.9%

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 11/69 of Rita Grande'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 Rita Grande
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%
23 2006 1/11 0.0 2.0 55.8% 31.0% 39.1% 53.3% 28.6% 34.6% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2007 3/4 3.0 4.3 60.5% 58.4% 47.3% 54.9% 69.2% 53.3% 51.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2008 13/16 2.8 2.0 55.4% 65.0% 46.6% 60.2% 51.5% 57.0% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2003 5/39 1.8 2.0 66.2% 63.8% 43.9% 57.0% 58.1% 57.7% 47.6%
29 2012 14/19 2.3 3.8 57.0% 57.8% 42.5% 47.2% 44.7% 51.4% 38.8% 2004 6/30 1.5 1.2 71.4% 59.5% 42.2% 52.1% 31.0% 54.8% 41.4%
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% — 11/393 1.6 1.5 69.0% 61.5% 43.0% 54.3% 43.3% 56.1% 44.2%

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 Rita Grande
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1471 91.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.25
18 2001 1521 114.8 — — — — -18 +66 — 38.7% -0.92 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.35 1993 1456 94.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13
19 2002 1462 95.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 — — +0.36 1994 1492 108.7 — — — — +66 — — 40.0% -0.67 3–4 (43%) 0–4 (0%) 95.5 +0.41
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1591 131.2 — — — — +49 — — 47.1% +0.26 5–4 (56%) 1–4 (20%) 100.8 +0.32
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1618 126.5 — — — — +22 -164 -67 42.4% -0.41 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.9 +0.05
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1668 136.7 — — — — +21 -161 — 48.7% -0.33 4–10 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 97.9 +0.01
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 1998 1581 124.9 — — — — +29 -89 -16 37.0% -1.12 5–6 (45%) 4–2 (67%) 103.0 -0.29
24 2007 1506 110.3 -2.03 +0.86 1.092 52.3% — +140 — 50.0% -0.30 1–1 1–1 — -0.08 1999 1678 125.6 — — — — +23 -179 -105 50.0% -0.45 10–2 (83%) 5–2 (71%) 110.9 -0.74
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 2000 1608 123.5 — — — — +28 -76 -44 43.9% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 101.6 -0.24
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 2001 1742 138.0 — — — — +31 -163 -198 54.7% +0.35 11–8 (58%) 6–7 (46%) 101.8 +0.27
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 2002 1641 120.5 — — — — -19 -46 -67 44.1% -0.36 8–7 (53%) 4–7 (36%) 100.1 +1.02
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 2003 1534 112.1 +0.28 +0.94 1.123 52.5% -41 +90 +57 40.7% -0.78 6–9 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.70
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 2004 1536 104.3 -0.87 -1.71 0.916 47.8% -71 +57 +70 44.6% -0.70 5–9 (36%) 6–3 (67%) 100.9 +1.29
30 2013 1669 99.6 -1.32 -1.04 1.045 51.4% — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.03 2005 1518 99.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.22
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 — 1755 128.5 -0.35 -0.51 1.007 50.0% +13 -66 -49 45.2% -0.40 63–69 (48%) 38–41 (48%) 101.0 +1.12

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.