Stories
Biography
- Coached by Andoni Vivanco
- Father, Juan, is a lithographer; mother, Blanca, is a nurse; also has one younger sister
- Started playing tennis at age 8 when took lessons with a friend for fun
- Moved to Barcelona at age 15 to train with Spanish Federation
- Tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin
- Favorite city is birthtown of San Sebastián, Spain.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
52Height
5' 4" (1.64 m)Birthday
Mar 20, 1992 March 20, 1992Birthplace
San Sebastián, SpainCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2016 - Seoul; 2012 - Bogotá.
Finalist (2): 2018 - Bogotá; 2017 - Bogotá.
DOUBLES
Winner (7): 2016 - Bogotá (w/Maria), Gstaad (w/Knoll); 2015 - Acapulco (w/Torró-Flor), Seoul (w/Klepac); 2014 - Bogotá (w/Garcia), Seoul (w/Begu); 2013 - Katowice (w/Domínguez Lino).
Finalist (6): 2018 - Gstaad (w/Bacsinszky); 2015 - Nürnberg (w/Olaru), Bad Gastein (w/Hradecka), Washington DC, Hong Kong (both w/Klepac); 2014 - Osaka (w/Maria).
ADDITIONAL
WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles (1): 2013 - Cali.
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2015-18, 2020.
Career in Review
Ended 2020 ranked at No.164; best results were 3r run at WTA 125K Series event at Prague and one QG on ITF Circuit
Last year, also fell 1r at Monterrey and in qualifying on six occasions (including Australian Open and Roland Garros)
Best results in 2019 were SF at Bogotá and QF at Istanbul
Has reached 2r – but never further – on nine occasions at the majors, most recently 2018 US Open (l. Strycova)
Ended 2018 ranked at No.84 for seventh straight season inside the Top 100; finished R-Up again at Bogotá (l. Schmiedlova)
Highlight of 2017 season was R-Up finish at Bogotá (l. Schiavone in F); rose to then-career-high No.59 ranking at end of tournament (April 17, 2017)
Also reached 3r at Madrid (as WC, upset No.18 Strycova in 2r, l. Sevastova) and Miami (d. No.9 Keys in 3r, l. eventual champion Konta)
Scored two of three career Top 10 wins in 2017: No.9 Keys (2017 Miami) and No.9 Kuznetsova (2017 Beijing)
Season highlights were winning second WTA singles title at Seoul (d. Niculescu in F) and SF run at Bogotá (l. eventual champion Falconi)
Other notable results included QF showings at Rio de Janeiro (l. Martic) and Bastad (l. Siegemund). Reached 2r at Australian Open (l. Lepchenko), Charleston (l. Kerber), Wimbledon (l. Kasatkina), Gstaad (l. Witthoeft) and Tianjin (l. Puig)
Clinched her sixth and seventh WTA career doubles titles at 2016 Bogota (w/Maria, d.Ce/Gamiz in F) and Gstaad (w/Knoll d. Beck/Rodina)
Best results of 2015 season were reaching SF at Bastad (l. Barthel) and Nürnberg (l. Knapp)
Broke into the Top 100 (at No.91) the week of September 10, 2012, after reaching second round of US Open
Made Grand Slam debut at 2012 Roland Garros, beat Muguruza in final round of qualifying before losing to Ivanovic in 1r
Won first WTA singles title at 2012 Bogotá (d. Panova in F); also owns one WTA 125K Series title, at 2013 Cali
Played first WTA-level matches in 2010 at Marbella and Barcelona, losing in opening round of qualifying both times
Made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Marbella, reaching QF (d. Niculescu in 1st career MD match; l. Kuznetsova)
On ITF Circuit has won 13 singles and eight doubles titles