Personal

Coached by Gonzalo López ... Started playing tennis at age 7 with family ... Prefers hardcourts; favorite shot is backhand down the line ... Father's name is Manuel; mother's name is María José; has an older brother, David, and a younger brother, José Manuel ... Favorite actors are Bruce Willis and Tom Cruise ... Other sports interest is handball ... Favorite tournament is Australian Open.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (11): 2011 - Oeiras, Palermo; 2009 - Fès; 2008 - Strasbourg; 2007 - Strasbourg; 2006 - Canberra, Palermo; 2005 - Strasbourg, Palermo; 2004 - Palermo; 2001 - Palermo.
Finalist (7): 2011 - Bali; 2009 - Seoul; 2008 - Fès, Portoroz; 2006 - Guangzhou; 2003 - Bogotá; 2002 - Hobart.

DOUBLES
Winner (28): 2016 - Acapulco, Monterrey, Strasbourg (all w/Parra Santonja); 2015 - Antwerp (w/Parra Santonja), Nürnberg (w/H.Chan); 2014 - Florianopolis, Charleston (both w/Shvedova); 2013 - Florianopolis (w/Shvedova), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Begu), Bastad (w/Zakopalova); 2011 - Bogotá (w/Gallovits-Hall), Budapest (w/Rosolska); 2010 - Fès (w/Benesova), Oeiras (w/Cirstea), Bad Gastein (w/Hradecka); 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Ruano Pascual); 2008 - Hobart, Roland Garros, Portoroz (all w/Ruano Pascual), Beijing (w/Wozniacki); 2007 - Stockholm (w/Ruano Pascual); 2005 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Safina), Portoroz (w/Vinci); 2004 - Palermo (w/Sánchez-Vicario); 2001 - Acapulco, Porto, Bol, Basel (all w/Martínez Sánchez).
Finalist (18): 2015 - Stanford, Luxembourg, Zhuhai (all w/Parra Santonja); 2013 - New Haven (w/Srebotnik); 2012 - Charleston (w/Shvedova); 2010 - Budapest (w/Cirstea); 2009 - Marbella (w/Ruano Pascual); 2008 - Olympics (w/Ruano Pascual); 2007 - Hobart, Amelia Island, 's-Hertogenbosch (all w/Ruano Pascual); 2006 - Warsaw (w/Srebotnik); 2005 - Hobart, Paris [Indoors], Antwerp (all w/Safina), Rome (w/Kirilenko); 2004 - Bogotá (w/Parra Santonja); 2001 - Palermo (w/Martínez Sánchez).

ADDITIONAL
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2003-11, 2013-15; Spanish Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2012.