Personal

Coached by Victor Lopez Moron ... Favorite surface is clay ... Father's name is Demetrio, mother's name is Ana Maria; has one brother, Demetrio, and two sisters, Ana and Elena ... Enjoys going to the cinema and relaxing on the beach ... Plays volleyball and likes to ride horses.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner: 2004 - ITF/Girona-ESP; 2003 - ITF/Le Havre-FRA; 2000 - ITF/Taranto-ITA, ITF/Gelos-FRA; 1999 - ITF/Getxo-ESP, ITF/Otocec-SLO, ITF/Sofia 3-BUL; 1998 - ITF/Povoa de Varz-POR.
Semifinalist (4): 2004 - Acapulco, Estoril; 2001 - Knokke-Heist; 2000 - Knokke-Heist.
Quarterfinalist (7): 2004 - Casablanca, Sopot, Tashkent; 2002 - Bali; 2001 - Vienna; 2000 - Roland Garros; 1999 - Knokke-Heist.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2008 - ITF/Las Palmas de Gran Canaria-ESP (w/Martinez Sanchez); 2007 - ITF/Granada-ESP, ITF/Reggio Calabria-ITA (w/Martinez Sanchez); 2005 - Istanbul (w/Serra Zanetti); 2003 - Sopot (w/Llagostera Vives); 2000 - ITF/Gelos-FRA (w/Bes); 1998 - ITF/Povoa de Varz-POR (w/Srndovic).
Finalist (3): 2005 - Budapest (w/Dominguez Lino); 2003 - Hasselt (w/Llagostera Vives); 2001 - Basel (w/Kruger).

ADDITIONAL
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2002, 2004-05.

Career in Review

1997 - Played first event of career in doubles at ITF/Gerona-ESP.

1998 - Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Played first two Tour main draws, falling 1r at Madrid (as WC) but reaching QF at Knokke-Heist (as WC, l. to Sanchez Lorenzo); won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2000 - First Top 100 season, highlighted by QF in Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros (as No.108 qualifier, l. to No.5 seed Martinez; was second-lowest ranked player ever to reach QF there after No.125 Schwartz the year before); made career Top 100 debut afterwards on June 12 (rose from No.108 to No.64); also reached SF at Knokke-Heist (l. to Smashnova); fell 1r in other two Tour main draws (incl. US Open) and in Tour qualifying five times (incl. other two Grand Slams); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Second Top 100 season; reached SF at Knokke-Heist (l. to Leon Garcia); QF at Vienna (l. to Tulyaganova); reached second Grand Slam second week at Australian Open (l. to No.12 seed and eventual champion Capriati in 4r); reached 3r at Miami (d. No.17 Maleeva en route for first career Top 20 win; l. to Dokic); reached 2r eight times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r nine times (incl. US Open) and in Tour qualifying four times.

2002 - Third Top 100 season; QF at Bali (l. to Taylor); reached 3r at Indian Wells and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon); fell 1r 14 times (incl. US Open) and in Tour qualifying four times.

2003 - Near-fourth Top 100 season, finishing at No.109; reached SF at Casablanca (l. to Grande); reached 2r four times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying three times; won first Tour title of any kind in doubles at Sopot (w/Llagostera Vives); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fourth and most recent Top 100 season (also first in Top 50); SF twice, at Acapulco (l. to Benesova) and Estoril (l. to Loit) and QF three times, at Casablanca (l. to Loit), Sopot (l. to Domachowska) and Tashkent (l. to Razzano); reached 3r at Indian Wells and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying four times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit then made career Top 50 debut on October 11 (rose from No.56 to No.49).

2005 - Season highlighted by winning second career Tour doubles title at Istanbul (w/Serra Zanetti); best singles results were four 2r finishes; fell 1r nine times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. US Open).

2006 - Lone event of season was qualifying at ITF/Bordeaux-FRA.

2007 - Fell 1r in only Tour main draw at Bogota; fell in Tour qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.