Tennis · International
Venus Williams beat Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez at the 2001 Australian Open
Venus Williams completed a 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 victory over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. The result put Venus Williams into the second round of the 2001 Australian Open women's singles draw.
15–17 January 2001 · Melbourne Park, Melbourne
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The match
Venus Williams completed a 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 victory over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. The completed women's singles draw records Venus Williams as the advancing player from this first-round match at Melbourne Park.
Recorded result
The recorded result contains 3 sets. This report treats the match as one underlying sporting development and does not split its sets or participants into filler reports.
Date precision and sources
The completed-results log groups this first-round result under 17 January 2001 and marks that day with an asterisk. Because the exact court-day assignment was not independently available, iintroo discloses a 15–17 January first-round window and uses 17 January only as the reported round-completion day.
The official ITF and WTA pages establish the 15–28 January tournament interval, Melbourne hard-court setting and 128-player singles draw. The completed-results log and published draw were reconciled for the advancing player, opponent and set sequence.
Set by set
| Set | Venus Williams | Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 0 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the league record and independent results index used to verify this completed fixture.