Nuria Llagostera Vives

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llagostera and the second or maternal family name is Vives.
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Llagostera in-action at the 2008 Allianz Cup
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1980-05-16) 16 May 1980
Palma, Majorca, 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

Professional career

Vives 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 (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
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
Loss 1. Sep 2005 Guangzhou Open, China Hard Yan Zi 6–4, 4–0 ret.
Win 1. May 2005 Morocco Open, Morocco Clay Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–2
Win 2. Feb 2008 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay María Emilia Salerni 6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 27 (16 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (1–0)
Premier Mandatory & 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 Marta Marrero Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1. Oct 2004 Gaz de France Stars, Belgium Hard (i) Marta Marrero Mara Santangelo
Jennifer Russell		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2. May 2005 Morocco Open, Morocco Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Émilie Loit
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová		 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss 3. Jun 2005 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands Grass Iveta Benešová Anabel Medina Garrigues
Dinara Safina		 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(13–11)
Win 2. Sep 2005 China Open, China Clay María Vento-Kabchi Yan Zi
Zheng Jie		 6–2, 6–4
Win 3. Jun 2007 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay Arantxa Parra Santonja Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flavia Pennetta		 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [12–10]
Win 4. Mar 2008 Mexico Open, Mexico Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Iveta Benešová
Petra Cetkovská		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 4. May 2008 Berlin Open, Germany Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Cara Black
Liezel Huber		 3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Loss 5. Jun 2008 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Arantxa Parra Santonja
Lourdes Domínguez Lino		 4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Win 5. Jul 2008 Palermo International, Italy Clay Sara Errani Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova		 2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4]
Loss 6. Jan 2009 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Arantxa Parra Santonja Nathalie Dechy
Mara Santangelo		 4–6, 7–6, [12–10]
Win 6. Feb 2009 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta		 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 7. Feb 2009 Mexico Open, Mexico Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Arantxa Parra Santonja		 6–4, 6–2
Win 8. Apr 2009 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Sorana Cîrstea
Andreja Klepač		 3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Loss 7. Jul 2009 Swedish Open, Sweden Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Flavia Pennetta
Gisela Dulko		 6–2, 0–6, [10–5]
Win 9. Jul 2009 Palermo International, Italy Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Mariya Koryttseva
Darya Kustova		 6–1, 6–2
Loss 8. Aug 2009 Cincinnati Open, United States Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Cara Black
Liezel Huber		 6–3, 0–6, [10–2]
Win 10. Aug 2009 Canadian Open, Canada Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Samantha Stosur
Rennae Stubbs		 2–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Win 11. Aug 2009 Connecticut Open, United States Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Iveta Benešová
Lucie Hradecká		 6–2, 7–5
Win 12. Nov 2009 WTA Finals, Qatar Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Cara Black
Liezel Huber		 7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
Win 13. Feb 2010 Dubai Championships, UAE Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 9. May 2010 Italian Open, Italy Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Flavia Pennetta
Gisela Dulko		 6–4, 6–2
Win 14. Apr 2011 Marbella Experience, Spain Clay Arantxa Parra Santonja Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani		 3–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 10. Jul 2011 Swedish Open, Sweden Clay Arantxa Parra Santonja Lourdes Domínguez Lino
María José Martínez Sánchez		 6–3, 6–3
Win 15. Jan 2012 Brisbane International, Australia Hard Arantxa Parra Santonja Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
Win 16. Jun 2012 Eastbourne International, UK Grass María José Martínez Sánchez Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond		 6–4, ret.
Loss 11. Oct 2012 China Open, China Hard Sania Mirza Ekaterina Makarova
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 María José Martínez Sánchez 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 5 July 1999 ITF Vigo, Spain Clay Paula García 7–5, 6–4
Winner 3. 10 October 1999 ITF Girona, Spain Clay Laura Pena 6–2, 6–3
Winner 4. 18 July 1999 Orbetello, Italy Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 30 June 2003 Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany Clay Mervana Jugić-Salkić 3–6, 0–6
Winner 5. 7 June 2004 Grado, Italy Clay Paula García 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 6. 18 July 2004 Vittel, France Clay Lubomira Bacheva 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 17 August 2004 The Bronx, United States Hard Evgenia Linetskaya 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 26 September 2004 Jounieh, Lebanon Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino 2–6, 6–0, 6–4
Winner 8. 30 June 2007 Getxo, Spain Hard María Emilia Salerni 6–3, 6–3
Winner 9. 3 July 2007 Valladolid, Spain Hard Petra Cetkovská 7–6(3), 1–6, 6–3
Winner 10. 22 October 2007 Sant Cugat, Spain Clay Kira Nagy 6–2, 6–4
Winner 11. 21 September 2008 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay 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 Laura Pena Julia Abe
Anke Roos		 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 24 May 1999 ITF Ceuta, Spain Clay Oleksandra Kravets Rocío González
María José Martínez Sánchez		 6–7(4), 0–6
Winner 1. 23 October 2000 Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (i) Ainhoa Goñi Kildine Chevalier
Susanne Trik		 4–1, 5–4(5), 3–1 ret.
Runner-up 3. 7 October 2001 Girona, Spain Clay Maria Elena Camerin Eva Bes
Lourdes Domínguez Lino		 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 3 May 2003 Maglie, Italy Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Delia Sescioreanu
Edina Gallovits-Hall		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 2. 6 October 2003 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Jana Hlaváčková
Hana Šromová		 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 26 September 2004 Jounieh, Lebanon Clay Frederica Piedade Petra Cetkovská
Hana Šromová		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 30 June 2007 Getxo, Spain Clay Laura Pous Tió Conchita Martínez Granados
María Emilia Salerni		 6–2, 6–1
Winner 4. 6 July 2007 Valladolid, Spain Hard Arantxa Parra Santonja Ria Dörnemann
Justine Ozga		 6–0, 6–2
Winner 5. 22 October 2007 Sant Cugat, Spain Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Kira Nagy
Aurélie Védy		 6–4, 6–1

Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–L
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
Tournament 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.com. 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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