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Arantxa Parra Santonja

Esp
Residence: Barcelona, Spain
DOB: November 9, 1982
Birthplace: Valencia, Spain
Height: 5' 9 1/4" (1.76 m)
Weight: 134 1/2 lbs. (61 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Status: Pro (2000)
JANUARY - Did not play.

FEBRUARY - Won ITF/Cali-COL doubles title (w/Jozami); reached 2r at Bogota (as WC, l. to No.7 seed and eventual champion Martinez Sanchez); fell 1r at Acapulco (as qualifier, l. to No.8 seed Martinez Sanchez).

MARCH - Played on ITF Circuit.

APRIL - Fell in Stuttgart qualifying.

MAY - Fell in Warsaw qualifying.

JUNE - Fell 1r at Birmingham (as qualifier, l. to No.16 seed Czink); reached 2r at Wimbledon (as qualifier, l. to Sugiyama).

JULY - Fell 1r at Palermo (as qualifier, l. to top seed and eventual champion Pennetta); won ITF/Petange-LUX singles title.

AUGUST - Fell in Toronto, New Haven and US Open qualifying.

SEPTEMBER - Fell 1r at Guangzhou (l. to Scheepers in 3s); won ITF/Saint Malo-FRA singles title.

OCTOBER - Fell 1r at Linz (l. to No.8 seed Errani); fell 1r at Luxembourg (l. to No.3 seed Medina Garrigues).
1999 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Spain.

2000 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Won four singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played first Tour qualifying at Bol, Madrid and US Open; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.68); played first 11 Tour main draws, reaching SF twice, at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Kapros) and Tashkent (l. to Ruano Pascual) and 2r four times, incl. Warsaw (d. No.14 Maleeva in 1r for first Top 20 win), Wimbledon and US Open (Grand Slam main draw debuts); fell 1r five times and in Tour qualifying 10 times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Second Top 100 season (finishing No.70); reached QF twice, at Canberra (l. to Suarez) and Tashkent (l. to Vaidisova); reached 3r twice, incl. Roland Garros (best Grand Slam result); reached 2r nine times, incl. Amelia Island (d. No.20 Schiavone en route for second Top 20 win), Wimbledon and US Open; fell 1r 13 times (incl. Australian Open) and in Tour qualifying once.

2005 - Reached QF three times, at Acapulco (l. to Cervanova), Rabat (l. to Llagostera Vives), Stockholm (l. to Loit); reached 3r once and 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 12 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying twice; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Reached 2r once (Australian Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors).

2007 - Fell 1r twice and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open); won first two Tour titles of any kind in doubles at Acapulco (w/Dominguez Lino) and Barcelona (both w/Llagostera Vives); won two ITF Circuit doubles titles.

2008 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying four times; won one Tour doubles title; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Petange-LUX, ITF/Saint Malo-FRA; 2008 - ITF/México City-MEX; 2003 - ITF/Marseille-FRA; 2002 - ITF/Vale do Lobo-POR, ITF/Lecce 2-ITA; 2001 - ITF/Montemor-o-Novo-POR, ITF/Pontevedra-ESP, ITF/Madrid-ESP, ITF/Barcelona-ESP.
Semifinalist (2): 2003 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Tashkent.
Quarterfinalist (5): 2005 - Acapulco, Rabat, Stockholm; 2004 - Canberra, Tashkent.

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2009 - ITF/Cali-COL (w/Jozami); 2008 - Barcelona (w/Domínguez Lino), ITF/Saint-Malo-FRA (w/Martínez Sánchez); 2007 - Acapulco (w/Domínguez Lino), Barcelona, ITF/Valladolid-ESP (both w/Llagostera Vives), ITF/Madrid 2-ESP (w/Martínez Sánchez); 2005 - ITF/Saint Cugat del Valles-ESP (w/Domínguez Lino); 2003 - ITF/Galatina-ITA (w/Salerni); 2002 - ITF/San Luis Potosi 1-MEX (w/Luzarova); 2001 - ITF/Barcelona-ESP (w/Font).
Finalist (5): 2009 - Auckland (w/Llagostera Vives), Acapulco (w/Domínguez Lino); 2007 - Estoril (w/Domínguez Lino); 2004 - Bogotá (w/Medina Garrigues); 2003 - Palermo (w/Martínez Sánchez).

ADDITIONAL
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2005.
Coached by Elejo Mancisidor ... Introduced to tennis at age 10 by parents ... Father, Nariano Parra Ruiz, and mother, María Luisa Santonja Gaso, are teachers; sister's name is Tania ... Favorites include the movie Grease, actor Anthony Hopkins, and Gazpacho Andaluz ... Enjoys watching TV, listening to music ... Favorite city to visit is New York City ... Self-described as a shy pessimist and hard worker ... Admires Monica Seles ... Enjoys traveling to new places, meeting new people and experiencing different cultures.