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Nuria Llagostera Vives

Esp
Residence: Barcelona, Spain
DOB: May 16, 1980
Birthplace: Mallorca, Spain
Height: 5' 1 1/2" (1.56 m)
Weight: 117 lbs. (53 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (1996)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Erakovic); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to qualifier Karatantcheva in 3s).

FEBRUARY - Went 1-1 in Spain's 4-1 Fed Cup World Group 1r loss to Czech Republic; reached 2r at Bogota (as No.4 seed, l. to Mayr); won sixth Tour doubles title at Bogota (w/Martinez Sanchez); fell 1r at Acapulco (l. to top seed and eventual champion V.Williams in 3s); won seventh Tour doubles title at Acapulco (w/Martinez Sanchez).

MARCH - Reached 4r at Indian Wells (d. No.14 seed Cibulkova and No.21 seed Kleybanova en route, ret. vs. Pavlyuchenkova w/hip strain; win over world No.16 Cibulkova was third Top 20 win); reached 2r at Miami (l. to No.31 seed Suarez Navarro 76 third set).

APRIL - Fell 1r at Barcelona (as WC, l. to qualifier Malek in 3s); won eighth Tour doubles title at Barcelona (w/Martinez Sanchez).

MAY - Fell in Rome qualifying; fell 1r at Madrid (as WC, l. to No.4 seed Jankovic); fell 1r at Warsaw (l. to No.6 seed Hantuchova in 3s); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to Coin).

JUNE - Fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to No.15 seed Pennetta in 3s).

JULY - Reached 2r at Bastad (l. to No.2 seed Cibulkova); reached 2r at Palermo (l. to No.2 seed Schnyder); won ninth Tour doubles title at Palermo (w/Martinez Sanchez); reached 2r at Bad Gastein (d. No.8 seed Hradecka in 1r; l. to Zahlavova Strycova).

AUGUST - Fell in Cincinnati qualifying; won 10th Tour doubles title at Toronto (w/Martinez Sanchez); won 11th Tour doubles title at New Haven (w/Martinez Sanchez); fell 1r at US Open (l. to No.7 seed Zvonareva); made doubles Top 10 debut afterwards on September 14 (rose from No.11 to No.10).

SEPTEMBER - Fell in Tokyo and Beijing qualifying.

OCTOBER - Fell 1r at Moscow (as qualifier, l. to No.8 seed and eventual champion Schiavone in 3s); won 12th Tour doubles title at Tour Championships (w/Martinez Sanchez, d. No.2 seeds Williams/Williams in SF and top seeds Black/Huber in final); made doubles Top 5 debut afterwards on November 2 (rose from No.7 to No.5).
1995 - Played first event on ITF Circuit in Mallorca.

1996 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1997 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Played six Tour main draws, reaching QF at Bogotá and 2r twice; fell 1r three times; fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - First Top 100 season; SF at Acapulco (l. to Dementieva; made Top 100 debut afterwards on March 5, rising from No.124 to No.97); made main draw debuts at all four majors, reaching 3r at Australian Open and Roland Garros but falling 1r at Wimbledon and US Open.

2002 - Did not win back-to-back main draw matches on Tour.

2003 - Did not win back-to-back main draw matches on Tour; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Second Top 100 season; QF at Sopot; won one Tour doubles title; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - First Top 50 season; won first Tour singles title at Rabat (d. Zheng in final; made Top 50 debut afterwards on May 9, rising from No.57 to No.43); stretched win streak to eight matches with first Grand Slam 4r at Roland Garros (l. to Sharapova; reached career-high No.35 afterwards on June 6); in fall, reached second Tour singles final at Guangzhou (ret. vs. Yan w/left hamstring injury in final); notched Top 20 wins over No.11 Zvonareva (Miami) and No.16 Dechy (Roland Garros); won one Tour doubles title.

2006 - Strong start, reaching SF at Pattaya City (l. to Kostanic Tosic) and QF at Gold Coast (d. No.13 Schiavone en route for third Top 20 win); withdrew from Doha w/right elbow injury; suffered right wrist strain during Miami 1r match, retiring from there and pulling out of all events in remainder of season.

2007 - Strong comeback season; having begun at No.275 and dipping to No.686 in February, finished at No.147; SF at Estoril (l. to Arn); won one Tour doubles title; won three singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Fourth Top 100 season; won second Tour singles title at Bogotá (as qualifier, d. Salerni in final; afterwards made Top 100 return, rising from No.114 to No.74; hadn't been ranked inside Top 100 in nearly two years, having dipped as low as No.686 since); SF at Barcelona (d. top seed Peer and No.6 seed Errani en route; l. to WC Martínez Sánchez in 3s); QF at Viña del Mar (as qualifier, d. No.6 seed Errani en route; l. to Koryttseva 63 76(4), having held 2sp at 6-5 second set); reached 2r four times, incl. Olympics (l. to Zheng in 3s); fell 1r five times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to No.6 seed Chakvetadze in 3s), Wimbledon (l. to Vesnina in 3s) and US Open (l. to No.25 seed Schiavone); fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open); won fourth and fifth Tour doubles titles at Acapulco (w/Martínez Sánchez) and Palermo (w/Errani); won one singles title on ITF Circuit; member of Spanish Fed Cup team that d. Italy 3-2 in World Group 1r (went 1-1) and d. China 4-1 in SF (went 3-0) but l. to Russia 4-0 in final (went 0-1); withdrew from Charleston w/left quad strain.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2008 - Bogotá, ITF/Sofia-BUL; 2007 - ITF/Getxo-ESP, ITF/Valladolid-ESP, ITF/St. Cugat-ESP; 2005 - Rabat; 2004 - ITF/Grado-ITA, ITF/Vittel-FRA, ITF/Jounieh-LIB; 2000 - ITF/Orbetello-ITA; 1999 - ITF/Ceuta-ESP, ITF/Vigo-ESP, ITF/Girona-ESP. Finalist (1): 2005 - Guangzhou.
Semifinalist (4): 2008 - Barcelona; 2007 - Estoril; 2006 - Pattaya City; 2001 - Acapulco.
Quarterfinalist (4): 2008 - Viña del Mar; 2006 - Gold Coast; 2004 - Sopot; 2000 - Bogotá.

DOUBLES
Winner (12): 2009 - Bogotá, Acapulco, Barcelona, Palermo, Toronto, New Haven, Tour Championships (all w/Martínez Sánchez); 2008 - Acapulco (w/Martínez Sánchez), Palermo (w/Errani); 2007 - Barcelona, ITF/Valladolid-ESP (both w/Parra Santonja), ITF/Getxo-ESP (w/Pous Tio), ITF/St. Cugat-ESP (w/Martínez Sánchez); 2005 - Beijing (w/Vento-Kabchi); 2004 - Sopot (w/Marrero); 2003 - ITF/CD Juarez-MEX (w/Domínguez Lino); 2000 - ITF/Saint Raphael-FRA (w/Goni).
Finalist (8): 2009 - Auckland (w/Parra Santonja), Bastad, Cincinnati (both w/Martínez Sánchez); 2008 - Berlin, Barcelona (both w/Martínez Sánchez); 2005 - Rabat (w/Domínguez Lino), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Benesova); 2004 - Hasselt (w/Marrero).

ADDITIONAL
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007-09; Spanish Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Victor López and Alejo Mancisidor ... Favorite shot is down-the-line backhand ... Father, Jordi, runs a cleaning business; mother, Maria, is retired; both play recreational tennis ... Favorite movie is Sixth Sense ... Enjoys listening to music, reading, being with her little cousins, singing and dancing ... Other sports interest is soccer ... Admires parents for always doing their best ... Likes to travel and meet new friends.