Former professional tennis player María José Martínez Sánchez has been appointed new Vice President of Women's Tennis of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) on the Board of Directors chaired by Miguel Díaz Román, re-elected last March.
“Assuming the position of head of women's tennis is an honor and even more so as a woman. But it is also a responsibility, so I hope to be up to the task to create a solid base and continue promoting women's tennis from different areas “, explained the one that was No. 19 in the world.
The Yeclana hopes to contribute her experience: “You have to do a good job from the grassroots, with a follow-up to train new tennis players and continue to be a world benchmark. Promote the national calendar with tournaments so that our promises do not have to travel so much abroad and pave the way for them economically. “
A benchmark in Spanish women's tennis
Retired from professional tennis in December 2019, María José Martínez Sánchez has one of the most successful careers in Spanish women's tennis, with 5 WTA titles in 6 finals played. In 2010, she achieved the most important success of her career –and in Spanish women's tennis since the retirement of Arantxa Sánchez and Conchita Martínez– winning the tournament in Rome.
That same year it reached the Nº 19 of the individual world ranking and Nº 4 of doubles, a modality in which he stood out winning 21 titles with different pairs, in 35 finals. Among them, the Masters achieved in 2009 together with Núria Llagostera, being the first Spanish couple to achieve it.
Olympian at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Games, María José Martínez defended the shirt of Spain in a total of 12 qualifying rounds of the Fed Cup, competition in which she was the first Spanish to play after her motherhood.