Stories
Biography
- Coached by Alejo Mancisidor, Mikel González, Victor López and Andreu Guilera ... Father, Nariano Parra Ruiz, and mother, María Luisa Santonja Gaso, are teachers; sister is Tania ... Introduced to tennis at age 10 by parents ... Favorites include the movie Grease, actor Anthony Hopkins, and Gazpacho Andaluz ... Favorite city to visit is New York City ... Self-described as shy, hard worker ... Admires Monica Seles ... Enjoys travelling to new places, meeting new people and experiencing different cultures.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
46Height
5' 9 1/4" (1.76 m)Birthday
Nov 9, 1982 November 9, 1982Birthplace
Valencia, SpainCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Finalist (2): 2011 - Acapulco; 2010 - Oeiras.
DOUBLES
Winner (11): 2016 - Acapulco, Monterrey, Strasbourg (all w/Medina Garrigues); 2015 - Antwerp (w/Medina Garrigues); 2014 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Erakovic); 2013 - Acapulco (w/Domínguez Lino); 2012 - Brisbane (w/Llagostera Vives); 2011 - Marbella (w/Llagostera Vives); 2008 - Barcelona (w/Domínguez Lino); 2007 - Acapulco (w/Domínguez Lino), Barcelona (w/Llagostera Vives).
Finalist (16): 2015 - Stanford, Luxembourg, Zhuhai (all w/Medina Garrigues); 2014 - New Haven (w/Erakovic), Moscow (w/Garcia); 2013 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Cibulkova), Beijing (w/Dushevina); 2012 - Acapulco (w/Domínguez Lino), 2011 - Acapulco (w/Domínguez Lino), Bastad (w/Llagostera Vives); 2010 - Brisbane (w/Czink); 2009 - Auckland (w/Llagostera Vives), Acapulco (w/Domínguez Lino); 2007 - Oeiras (w/Domínguez Lino); 2004 - Bogotá (w/Medina Garrigues); 2003 - Palermo (w/Martínez Sánchez).
ADDITIONAL
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2008, 2012.