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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 in Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Went 0-1 in Spain's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group II loss to Australia; fell in Dubai qualifying; won 13th Tour doubles title at Dubai (w/Martinez Sanchez).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (as qualifier, l. to Sevastova in 3s).

APRIL - Fell in Marbella and Barcelona qualifying.

MAY - Fell in Rome qualifying; fell 1r at Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. to No.18 seed Peer).

JUNE - Fell 1r at Wimbledon (as qualifier, l. to No.21 seed Zvonareva).

JULY - Reached 2r at Bastad (as qualifier, l. to No.5 seed Parra Santonja); reached QF at Palermo (as qualifier, l. to top seed Pennetta).

AUGUST - Reached 2r at Cincinnati (as qualifier, l. to No.13 seed Peer); fell in Montreal qualifying.
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 first six Tour main draws, reaching QF at Bogotá and 2r twice; fell 1r three times and 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); reached 3r twice (Australian Open, Roland Garros) and 2r once; fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying seven times; played all four majors in a season for first time (main draw debuts at all four); made Top 100 debut on March 5 (after Acapulco; rose from No.124 to No.97).

2002 - Reached 2r once (Australian Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. US Open).

2003 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once (Australian Open) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Second Top 100 season; QF at Sopot; reached 2r twice (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r three times (incl. US Open) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); 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 (rose from No.46 to No.35); reached second Tour singles final at Guangzhou (ret. vs. Yan w/left hamstring injury in final); reached 3r twice and 2r four times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying once; won one Tour doubles title.

2006 - Played five events between January and March, best results being SF at Pattaya City (l. to Kostanic Tosic) and QF at Gold Coast (l. to Hingis); withdrew from Doha w/right elbow injury; suffered right wrist strain during Miami 1r match, retiring from there and pulling out of all events remainder of season.

2007 - Strong comeback season; having begun at No.275 and dipping to No.686 in February, ended No.147; SF at Estoril (l. to Arn); reached 2r twice (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r seven times and in Tour qualifying twice (incl. US Open); 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 (d. Salerni in final); made Top 100 return afterwards (rose 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 (l. to Martínez Sánchez); QF at Viña del Mar; reached 2r four times (incl. Olympics); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open); won two Tour doubles titles (incl. Acapulco w/Martínez Sánchez); 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 China 4-1 in SF (went 3-0) but l. to Russia 4-0 in final (went 0-1).

2009 - Breakthrough first Top 10 season in doubles, highlighted by Tour-leading seven titles w/Martínez Sánchez, first six in regular season (Bogotá, Acapulco, Barcelona, Palermo, Toronto and New Haven) then winning Tour Championships (d. No.2 seeds Williams/Williams in SF and top seeds Black/Huber in final); made doubles Top 10 debut on September 14 (after US Open; rose from No.11 to No.10) and peaked at No.5 on November 2 (after Tour Championships); best singles results were 4r finish at Indian Wells (d. No.14 seed Cibulkova and No.21 seed Kleybanova en route; ret. vs. Pavlyuchenkova w/hip strain) and five 2r finishes; fell 1r 10 times, incl. all four Grand Slams, at Australian Open (l. to qualifier Karatantcheva in 3s), Roland Garros (l. to Coin), Wimbledon (l. to No.15 seed Pennetta in 3s) and US Open (l. to No.7 seed Zvonareva); fell in Tour qualifying four times; member of Spanish Fed Cup team that l. to Czech Republic 4-1 in World Group 1r (went 1-1).
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.

DOUBLES
Winner (13): 2010 - Dubai (w/Martínez Sánchez); 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 (9): 2010 - Rome (w/Martínez Sánchez); 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, 2007-10; 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.

Official Website: www.nuria-llagostera.com