# Nuria Llagostera Vives

Nuria Llagostera Vives (Spanish pronunciation:; born 16 May 1980) is a Spanish former 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 on the Balearic Islands. Overall, 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, partnering 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. 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 Tour 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 | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | May 2005 | Marrakech Grand Prix, Morocco | Clay | Zheng Jie | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | Sep 2005 | Guangzhou Open, China | Hard | Yan Zi | 6–4, 4–0 ret. |
| Win | Feb 2008 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | Clay | María Emilia Salerni | 6–0, 6–4 |

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

* Legend
* 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 | 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 | Marrakech Grand Prix, 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 | Clay | María Vento-Kabchi | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | Jun 2007 | Barcelona Ladies Open, Spain | Clay | Arantxa Parra Santonja | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Flavia Pennetta | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 4. | Mar 2008 | Mexican Open | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Iveta Benešová Petra Cetkovská | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | May 2008 | German Open | 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 Ladies Open, 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 | Mexican Open | 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 | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Flavia Pennetta Gisela Dulko | 6–2, 0–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 9. | Jul 2009 | Palermo Ladies Open, 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 | 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, Doha | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Ceuta, Spain | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 5 July 1999 | 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 | ITF 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 | ITF Girona, Spain | Clay | Maria Elena Camerin | Eva Bes Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 3 May 2003 | ITF Maglie, Italy | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Delia Sescioreanu Edina Gallovits-Hall | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 6 October 2003 | ITF Juárez, Mexico | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Jana Hlaváčková Hana Šromová | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 26 September 2004 | ITF Jounieh, Lebanon | Clay | Frederica Piedade | Petra Cetkovská Hana Šromová | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 30 June 2007 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | Conchita Martínez Granados María Emilia Salerni | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 6 July 2007 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Arantxa Parra Santonja | Ria Dörnemann Justine Ozga | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 22 October 2007 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Kira Nagy Aurélie Védy | 6–4, 6–1 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–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

| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–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 | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | 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 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | QF | SF | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 4 | 7–4 |
| Beijing | Tier IV | Tier IV | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | QF | QF | 1R | F | A | 0 / 4 | 7–4 |
| Premier 5 tournaments ||||||||||||||||
| Dubai | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | A | W | 1R | Premier | Premier | 1 / 2 | 4–1 |
| Doha | Tier III | Tier III | Tier III | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | A | Not Held | 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 | Not Held | Not Held | Tier III | Tier III | Tier III | Tier III | 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 ||||||||||||||||
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | W–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 | 16 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 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 | 219–124 |
| Year-end ranking ||||||||||||||||
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Career best | Career best |
| Ranking | 235 | 219 | 179 | 108 | 55 | 370 | 97 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 40 | | |

### ITF levels

Doubles :
| Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Overall |
| 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 |