Nuria Llagostera Vives

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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, Spain
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,636,375
Singles
Career record364–282
Career titles2 WTA, 11 ITF
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
Career titles16 WTA, 5 ITF
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. During her career, she won two WTA singles and 16 doubles titles. She 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 7–6(0), 5–7, [10–7] 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 2013 Bank of the West Classic.[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 finals

Singles (2–1)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (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)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 26 September 2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Guangzhou, China Hard Yan Zi 6–4, 4–0, ret.
Winner 1. 8 May 2005 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Rabat, Morocco Clay Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–2
Winner 2. 24 February 2008 Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia Clay María Emilia Salerni 6–0, 6–4

Doubles (16–11)
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)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 14 August 2004 Sopot, Poland Clay Marta Marrero Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 3 October 2004 Hasselt, Belgium Hard (i) Marta Marrero Mara Santangelo
Jennifer Russell		 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 8 May 2005 Rabat, Morocco Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Émilie Loit
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová		 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Runner-up 3. 18 June 2005 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Iveta Benešová Anabel Medina Garrigues
Dinara Safina		 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(13–11)
Winner 2. 25 September 2005 Beijing, China Clay María Vento-Kabchi Yan Zi
Zheng Jie		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. 16 June 2007 Barcelona, Spain Clay Arantxa Parra Santonja Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flavia Pennetta		 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [12–10]
Winner 4. 1 March 2008 Acapulco, Mexico Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Iveta Benešová
Petra Cetkovská		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 11 May 2008 Berlin, Germany Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Cara Black
Liezel Huber		 3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Runner-up 5. 14 June 2008 Barcelona, Spain Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Arantxa Parra Santonja
Lourdes Domínguez Lino		 4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Winner 5. 13 July 2008 Palermo, Italy Clay Sara Errani Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova		 2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4]
Runner-up 6. 5 January 2009 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Arantxa Parra Santonja Nathalie Dechy
Mara Santangelo		 4–6, 7–6, [12–10]
Winner 6. 21 February 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta		 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Winner 7. 28 February 2009 Acapulco, Mexico Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Arantxa Parra Santonja		 6–4, 6–2
Winner 8. 19 April 2009 Barcelona, Spain Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Sorana Cîrstea
Andreja Klepač		 3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Runner-up 7. 11 July 2009 Båstad, Sweden Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Flavia Pennetta
Gisela Dulko		 6–2, 0–6, [10–5]
Winner 9. 17 July 2009 Palermo, Italy Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Mariya Koryttseva
Darya Kustova		 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 16 August 2009 Cincinnati, United States Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Cara Black
Liezel Huber		 6–3, 0–6, [10–2]
Winner 10. 23 August 2009 Toronto, Canada Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Samantha Stosur
Rennae Stubbs		 2–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Winner 11. 29 August 2009 New Haven, United States Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Iveta Benešová
Lucie Hradecká		 6–2, 7–5
Winner 12. 1 November 2009 Doha, Qatar Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Cara Black
Liezel Huber		 7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
Winner 13. 20 February 2010 Dubai, United Emirates Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Runner-up 9. 8 May 2010 Rome, Italy Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Flavia Pennetta
Gisela Dulko		 6–4, 6–2
Winner 14. 9 April 2011 Marbella, Spain Clay Arantxa Parra Santonja Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani		 3–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Runner-up 10. 9 July 2011 Båstad, Sweden Clay Arantxa Parra Santonja Lourdes Domínguez Lino
María José Martínez Sánchez		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 15. 7 January 2012 Brisbane, Australia Hard Arantxa Parra Santonja Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
Winner 16. 23 June 2012 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass María José Martínez Sánchez Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond		 6–4, ret.
Runner-up 11. 6 October 2012 Beijing, China Hard Sania Mirza Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina		 5–7, 5–7

Grand Slam performance timelines

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 Championship
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
WTA 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
WTA 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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