Personal

Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, based in Barcelona
Coached by Marc Casabó (formerly coached by Óscar Serrano and Xavier Budó)
Her father is José Luis (played handball). Her mother is María Dolores - Loli - (was gymnast, now teaches physical education at Heidelberg school, where Carla attended from 5 to 18). Her brother is José (chef)
Owns two pets: Congo (French bulldog) and Blue (cat)
Enjoys Latin, bachata and Spanish pop music; favorite singer is Luis Fonsi. Admires Steffi Graf, Lleyton Hewitt, Justine Henin and Michael Jordan
Favorite tournament is Roland Garros
Also enjoys reading, playing chess and watching sports on TV

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2016 - Doha; 2014 - Oeiras.
Finalist (9): 2018 - New Haven; 2015 - Antwerp, Miami, Rome; 2013 - Acapulco, Oeiras; 2012 - Oeiras; 2010 - Marbella; 2009 - Marbella.

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2015 - Birmingham, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Muguruza); 2014 - Stanford (w/Muguruza).
Finalist (6): 2016 - Doha (w/Errani); 2015 - Dubai, Madrid, WTA Finals (all w/Muguruza); 2014 - Madrid, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Muguruza).

ADDITIONAL
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2008-14, 2016, 2018-20; Spanish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016.

Career in Review

2019 - Twelfth consecutive Top 100 finish (at No.55); Season highlights included QF run at Dubai (l. Svitolina), San Jose (l. Sabalenka), and R16 showing at Doha (l. Bertens), Rome (l. Bertens) and Wimbledon (l. S. Williams).

2018 - Another Top 50 season (finishing at No.23); runner-up at New Haven (l. to Sabalenka); QF four times at Australian Open (l. to Wozniacki), Indian Wells (l. to V.Williams), Madrid (l. to Garcia) and US Open (l. to Keys); reached 3r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r six times and in qualifying once.

2017 - Tenth consecutive Top 100 season dating back to 2008 (finishing at No.40); advanced to two SFs at Monterrey (l. Kerber) and Bucharest (l. Begu); two QF visits at Stuttgart (l. Mladenovic) and Strasbourg (l. Stosur); produced two R16 finishes at Roland Garros (l. eventual r-up Halep) and US Open (l. V.Williams); made two 3r appearances and eight 2r visits (incl. other two majors); fell in 1r on seven occasions.

2016 - Fourth consecutive Top 20 season (finishing at career-best year-end ranking of No.12); won second WTA singles title at Doha (d. Ostapenko in F); SF three times at Brisbane (l. to Kerber), Birmingham (l. to Keys) and Linz (l. to Cibulkova); QF three times at Australian Open (l. to A.Radwanska), Stuttgart (l. to Kerber) and Cincinnati (l. to Kerber); advanced to R16 at Roland Garros (l. to Putintseva), Wimbledon (l. to V.Williams) and US Open (l. to Halep) - was one of four players to have reached R16 or better at all majors in 2016 (also Keys, A.Radwanska and S.Williams); also reached R16 at Rio Olympics (l. to Keys); reached 3r three times; fell 2r six times and 1r twice.

2015 - Third straight Top 20 season (finishing No.13 - finished 2013 at No.17 and 2014 at No.18); runner-up three times at Antwerp (withdrew prior to final vs. Petkovic w/neck injury), Miami (l. to S.Williams in final) and Rome (l. to Sharapova in final); SF at Doha (l. to Safarova); QF eight times at Brisbane, Sydney, Dubai, Indian Wells, Stuttgart, Madrid, Birmingham and Moscow; reached 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r three times; fell 1r six times (incl. other three majors); fell in RR stage at Zhuhai (went 1-1); made Top 10 debut on April 6 (after Miami; rose from No.12 to No.10) and set career-high No.8 on May 18 (after Rome); also won two WTA doubles titles.

2014 - Second Top 20 season; won first WTA title at Oeiras (d. Kuznetsova in final); SF three times at Florianopolis (l. to Koukalova), Katowice (l. to Giorgi) and Sofia (l. to Pennetta); QF seven times at Sydney, Dubai, Stuttgart, Rome, Roland Garros (fourth Grand Slam QF; l. to Bouchard), Montréal and Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; reached 4r once, 3r six times (incl. Australian Open, US Open and Indian Wells - l. to Cornet 67(4) 75 63; held 3mp at 5-4 in second set) and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r once; won one WTA doubles title.

2013 - First Top 20 season; runner-up twice at Acapulco (l. to Errani in final) and Oeiras (l. to Pavlyuchenkova in final); SF twice at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Halep) and Linz (l. to Kerber); QF three times at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Errani 75 46 75; held mp at 5-4 third set), Rome and US Open (third Grand Slam QF; l. to S.Williams); reached 4r twice (Roland Garros, Wimbledon), 3r four times (incl. Australian Open) and 2r eight times; fell 1r five times (incl. Tokyo [Pan Pacific] - l. to Keys 57 75 62; held 2mp at 75 52); made Top 20 debut on April 1 (rose from No.21 to No.20).

2012 - Another Top 50 season; runner-up at Oeiras (l. to Kanepi 36 76(6) 64 in final; had 2mp at 6-4 in tie-break); SF at Barcelona (l. to Errani); QF twice at Palermo and Beijing; reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r eight times (incl. Australian Open, Olympics, US Open); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice.

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/right elbow injury then missed three and a half months (withdrew from Monterrey, Indian Wells, Miami, Marbella and Barcelona during that period).

2010 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.57); runner-up at Marbella (l. to Pennetta in final); 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 during that period).

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

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

2007 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

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

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

2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Spain.