Nuria Llagostera Vives
Llagostera at the 2008 Allianz Cup
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1980-05-16) 16 May 1980
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,636,375
Singles
Career record364–282 (56.3%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 35 (6 June 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French Open4R (2005)
Wimbledon2R (2004)
US Open1R (2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Doubles
Career record298–200 (59.8%)
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 5 (2 November 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2009, 2013)
French OpenSF (2010, 2012)
WimbledonQF (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
US OpenSF (2012)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2009)
Olympic Games2R (2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2013)
US OpenQF (2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup13–10

Nuria Llagostera Vives (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnuɾja ʎaɣosˈteɾa ˈβiβes];[lower-alpha 1] born 16 May 1980) is a retired Spanish tennis player. In June 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 35. In November 2009, she peaked at No. 5 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Professional career

Llagostera was born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands. In her career, she won two singles and 16 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, losing the final to compatriot Laura Pous Tió.

She was the doubles champion at the 2009 WTA Tour Championships, playing with María José Martínez Sánchez. They defeated Serena and Venus Williams en route to a three-set victory over top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber.

On 11 November 2013, it was announced that she would be suspended until 7 September 2015 after testing positive for Dextroamphetamine at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.[1][2] She subsequently announced her retirement from professional tennis on 20 November, as a result of the ban ending her hopes to play at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. May 2005 Marrakech Grand Prix, Morocco Clay China Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1. Sep 2005 Guangzhou Open, China Hard China Yan Zi 6–4, 4–0 ret.
Win 2. Feb 2008 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Argentina María Emilia Salerni 6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 27 (16 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Tour Championships (1–0)
Premier M & Premier 5 (2–4)
Premier (4–0)
International (9–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (10–6)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Aug 2004 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Spain Marta Marrero Poland Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1. Oct 2004 Gaz de France Stars, Belgium Hard (i) Spain Marta Marrero Italy Mara Santangelo
United States Jennifer Russell		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2. May 2005 Marrakech Grand Prix, Morocco Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino France Émilie Loit
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová		 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss 3. Jun 2005 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands Grass Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Russia Dinara Safina		 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(13–11)
Win 2. Sep 2005 China Open Clay Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie		 6–2, 6–4
Win 3. Jun 2007 Barcelona Ladies Open, Spain Clay Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Italy Flavia Pennetta		 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [12–10]
Win 4. Mar 2008 Mexican Open Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 4. May 2008 German Open Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Zimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber		 3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Loss 5. Jun 2008 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino		 4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Win 5. Jul 2008 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay Italy Sara Errani Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova		 2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4]
Loss 6. Jan 2009 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja France Nathalie Dechy
Italy Mara Santangelo		 4–6, 7–6, [12–10]
Win 6. Feb 2009 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta		 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 7. Feb 2009 Mexican Open Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja		 6–4, 6–2
Win 8. Apr 2009 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Slovenia Andreja Klepač		 3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Loss 7. Jul 2009 Swedish Open Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Italy Flavia Pennetta
Argentina Gisela Dulko		 6–2, 0–6, [10–5]
Win 9. Jul 2009 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Belarus Darya Kustova		 6–1, 6–2
Loss 8. Aug 2009 Cincinnati Open, United States Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber		 6–3, 0–6, [10–2]
Win 10. Aug 2009 Canadian Open Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 2–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Win 11. Aug 2009 Connecticut Open, United States Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká		 6–2, 7–5
Win 12. Nov 2009 WTA Finals, Doha Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber		 7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
Win 13. Feb 2010 Dubai Championships, UAE Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 9. May 2010 Italian Open Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Italy Flavia Pennetta
Argentina Gisela Dulko		 6–4, 6–2
Win 14. Apr 2011 Marbella Experience, Spain Clay Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja Italy Roberta Vinci
Italy Sara Errani		 3–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 10. Jul 2011 Swedish Open Clay Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez		 6–3, 6–3
Win 15. Jan 2012 Brisbane International, Australia Hard Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
Win 16. Jun 2012 Eastbourne International, UK Grass Spain María José Martínez Sánchez United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond		 6–4, ret.
Loss 11. Oct 2012 China Open Hard India Sania Mirza Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina		 5–7, 5–7

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 13 (11–2)

Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 24 May 1999 ITF Ceuta, Spain Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 5 July 1999 ITF Vigo, Spain Clay Spain Paula García 7–5, 6–4
Winner 3. 10 October 1999 ITF Girona, Spain Clay Spain Laura Pena 6–2, 6–3
Winner 4. 18 July 1999 Orbetello, Italy Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 30 June 2003 Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić 3–6, 0–6
Winner 5. 7 June 2004 Grado, Italy Clay Spain Paula García 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 6. 18 July 2004 Vittel, France Clay Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 17 August 2004 The Bronx, United States Hard Israel Evgenia Linetskaya 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 26 September 2004 Jounieh, Lebanon Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino 2–6, 6–0, 6–4
Winner 8. 30 June 2007 Getxo, Spain Hard Argentina María Emilia Salerni 6–3, 6–3
Winner 9. 3 July 2007 Valladolid, Spain Hard Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská 7–6(3), 1–6, 6–3
Winner 10. 22 October 2007 Sant Cugat, Spain Clay Hungary Kira Nagy 6–2, 6–4
Winner 11. 21 September 2008 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (5–5)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 11 February 1996 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Laura Pena Germany Julia Abe
Germany Anke Roos		 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 24 May 1999 ITF Ceuta, Spain Clay Ukraine Oleksandra Kravets Spain Rocío González
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez		 6–7(4), 0–6
Winner 1. 23 October 2000 ITF Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (i) Spain Ainhoa Goñi France Kildine Chevalier
Netherlands Susanne Trik		 4–1, 5–4(5), 3–1 ret.
Runner-up 3. 7 October 2001 ITF Girona, Spain Clay Italy Maria Elena Camerin Spain Eva Bes
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino		 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 3 May 2003 ITF Maglie, Italy Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Romania Delia Sescioreanu
Romania Edina Gallovits-Hall		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 2. 6 October 2003 ITF Juárez, Mexico Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino Czech Republic Jana Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Hana Šromová		 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 26 September 2004 ITF Jounieh, Lebanon Clay Portugal Frederica Piedade Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Czech Republic Hana Šromová		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 30 June 2007 ITF Getxo, Spain Clay Spain Laura Pous Tió Spain Conchita Martínez Granados
Argentina María Emilia Salerni		 6–2, 6–1
Winner 4. 6 July 2007 ITF Valladolid, Spain Hard Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja Germany Ria Dörnemann
Germany Justine Ozga		 6–0, 6–2
Winner 5. 22 October 2007 ITF Sant Cugat, Spain Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Hungary Kira Nagy
France Aurélie Védy		 6–4, 6–1

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open LQ 3R 2R 1R LQ 1R 1R A LQ 1R LQ LQ A A 13–9
French Open LQ 3R 1R A LQ 4R A 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R A A 12–9
Wimbledon A 1R A A 2R 1R A A 1R 1R 1R LQ A A 4–6
US Open LQ 1R LQ LQ 1R 1R A LQ 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 4–11
Overall win–loss 0–0 4–4 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–4 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–4 0–3 2–2 0–0 0–0 33–35

Doubles

Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 1R A A QF 3R 2R 2R QF 0 / 7 10–7
French Open A A A A 3R A 3R QF 1R SF 2R SF A 0 / 7 16–7
Wimbledon A A A A 2R A A QF QF A QF QF A 0 / 5 12–5
US Open A A A 1R 3R A A 2R QF 1R 2R SF 3R 0 / 8 11–8
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 0–1 2–1 7–3 8–4 6–3 6–4 12–4 5–2 0 / 27 49–27
Year-end championships
Tour Championships A A A A A A A A W A A A A 1 / 1 2–0
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held 1R Not Held 2R NH 0 / 2 1–2
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A SF QF 1R 2R QF 0 / 5 8–5
Miami A A A A A A 1R A QF 2R QF 2R A 0 / 5 6–5
Madrid Not Held QF SF 2R SF A 0 / 4 7–4
Beijing Tier IV Tier II QF QF 1R F A 0 / 4 7–4
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai Tier II A W 1R Premier 1 / 2 4–1
Doha Tier III Tier II A Not Held P SF QF 0 / 2 3–2
Rome A A A A A A A A SF F 1R 1R A 0 / 4 4–4
Montréal / Toronto A A A A 2R A 1R A W 1R SF 1R 2R 1 / 7 10–6
Cincinnati Not Held Tier III F 1R 1R SF QF 0 / 5 9–5
Tokyo A A A A A A A A 1R 1R A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3
Career statistics
Year2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–L
WTA Levels & GS
Tournaments played 3 4 1 4 16 4 9 15 22 14 18 22 12
Titles 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 7 1 1 2 0 16
Finals 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 4 10 2 2 3 0 27
Overall win–loss 0–3 3–4 1–1 8–2 16–15 2–4 9–8 23–13 55–14 22–13 24–15 39–20 17–12 219–124
Year-end ranking
Year2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013Career best
Ranking 235 219 179 108 55 370 97 29 5 19 32 10 40

ITF Levels

Doubles
Year1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008Overall
Played 3 5 5 11 13 5 7 11 13 2 0 6 1 82
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5
Finals 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 10
Win 4–3 2–5 3–5 7–11 10–12 7–4 3–6 14–8 8–13 2–2 0–0 13–3 0–1 73–73

Notes

  1. ↑ In isolation, Vives is pronounced [ˈbiβes].

References

  1. ↑ "Nuria Llagostera Vives suspended". ESPN. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Decision in the case of Nuria Llagostera Vives". International Tennis Federation. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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