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Carla Suarez Navarro

Esp
Residence: Barcelona, Spain
DOB: September 3, 1988
Birthplace: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Height: 5' 4" (1.62 m)
Weight: 137 lbs. (62 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2003)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Jankovic); fell 1r at Hobart (l. to Medina Garrigues).
2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Spain.

2004 - Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Played first WTA qualifying at Estoril and US Open; won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 50 season; SF twice, at Bogotá (l. to Salerni) and Forest Hills (l. to Peng); QF twice, at Roland Garros (l. to Jankovic; was first Grand Slam played) and Palermo (ret. w/finger injury); reached 2r twice (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. Olympics, US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open); made simultaneous Top 100 and Top 50 debuts on June 9 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.132 to No.49).

2009 - Another Top 50 season; reached first WTA final at Marbella (l. to Jankovic in final); SF at Barcelona (l. to Kirilenko); QF four times, at Australian Open (l. to Dementieva; second Grand Slam QF), Bastad, Prague and Linz; reached 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and 2r eight times (incl. US Open); fell 1r eight times.

2010 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.57); reached second WTA final at Marbella (l. to Pennetta); SF at Acapulco (l. to Hercog); QF twice, at Hobart and Barcelona; reached 4r once, 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r five times; fell 1r three times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying once; retired in Fès 2r w/right ankle injury and subsequently played one event between late April and late August, falling 1r at Roland Garros (withdrew from Rome, Madrid, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Budapest, Prague, Bad Gastein and Copenhagen).

2011 - Another near-Top 50 season (finishing No.56); SF at Bogotá (l. to Johansson); QF twice, at Acapulco and Bad Gastein; reached 4r once (US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r three times and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon); retired in Acapulco QF w/elbow injury then missed three and a half months (withdrew from Monterrey, Indian Wells, Miami, Marbella and Barcelona); also withdrew from Tashkent later in season w/elbow injury.
SINGLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Melilla-ESP, ITF/Gran Canaria 2-ESP, ITF/Madrid 1-ESP; 2006 - ITF/Vale do Lobo-POR; 2005 - ITF/Gran Canaria 1-ESP; 2004 - ITF/Mallorca 3-ESP.
Finalist (2): 2010 - Marbella; 2009 - Marbella.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Petange-LUX (w/Yakimova), ITF/Vigo-ESP (w/Cabeza Candela); 2005 - ITF/Vittoria-ITA (w/Fisher); 2004 - ITF/Gexto-ESP (w/Font).

ADDITIONAL
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2008-11; Spanish Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Xavier Budo and Marc Casabo at Pro-Ab Team Tennis Academy in Barcelona ... Father is José Luís (plays handball); mother is Lali (was gymnast, now teacher); brother is José Suárez Navarro ... Began playing at age 9 when mother encouraged her to start ... Began working with Spanish Federation in 2005; moved from Canary Islands to Barcelona in 2007 to train at Pro-Ab Team Tennis Academy ... Favorite surface is clay; favorite shot is crosscourt backhand ... Favorite movie is Pearl Harbor; favorite actress is Sandra Bullock ... Favorite type of music is pop; favorite singer is Luis Fonsi ... Admires Steffi Graf, Lleyton Hewitt, Justine Henin and Michael Jordan ... Favorite tournaments are Bogotá, Roland Garros.