Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives is a retired Spanish professional tennis player. In June 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her best singles ranking of World No. 35. In November 2009, she peaked at World No. 5 in the doubles rankings.
Professional career
Vives was born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands. During her career, she won two WTA singles and 16 doubles titles. She won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, losing the final to compatriot Laura Pous Tió.She was the doubles champion at the 2009 WTA Tour Championships, playing with María José Martínez Sánchez. They defeated Serena and Venus Williams en route to a 7–6, 5–7, victory over top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber.
On 11 November 2013, it was announced that she would be suspended until 7 September 2015 after testing positive for Dextroamphetamine at the 2013 Bank of the West Classic. She subsequently announced her retirement from professional tennis on 20 November, as a result of the ban ending her hopes to play at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
WTA finals
Singles (2–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 September 2005 | Guangzhou International Women's Open, Guangzhou, China | Hard |  Yan Zi | 6–4, 4–0, ret. |
| Winner | 1. | 8 May 2005 | Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Zheng Jie | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 24 February 2008 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  María Emilia Salerni | 6–0, 6–4 |
Doubles (16–11)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 14 August 2004 | Sopot, Poland | Clay |  Marta Marrero |  Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 3 October 2004 | Hasselt, Belgium | Hard | Marta Marrero |  Mara Santangelo  Jennifer Russell | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 May 2005 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |  Émilie Loit  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 June 2005 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Iveta Benešová | Anabel Medina Garrigues  Dinara Safina | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 25 September 2005 | Beijing, China | Clay |  María Vento-Kabchi | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 16 June 2007 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Arantxa Parra Santonja | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Flavia Pennetta | 7–6, 2–6, |
| Winner | 4. | 1 March 2008 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Iveta Benešová Petra Cetkovská | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 11 May 2008 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez |  Cara Black  Liezel Huber | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Runner-up | 5. | 14 June 2008 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Arantxa Parra Santonja Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 4–6, 7–5, |
| Winner | 5. | 13 July 2008 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Sara Errani | Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2–6, 7–6, |
| Runner-up | 6. | 5 January 2009 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Arantxa Parra Santonja | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo | 4–6, 7–6, |
| Winner | 6. | 21 February 2009 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 7–5, 3–6, |
| Winner | 7. | 28 February 2009 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 19 April 2009 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez |  Sorana Cîrstea  Andreja Klepač | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Runner-up | 7. | 11 July 2009 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Flavia Pennetta Gisela Dulko | 6–2, 0–6, |
| Winner | 9. | 17 July 2009 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez |  Mariya Koryttseva  Darya Kustova | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 16 August 2009 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6–3, 0–6, |
| Winner | 10. | 23 August 2009 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez |  Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 7–5, |
| Winner | 11. | 29 August 2009 | New Haven, United States | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | Iveta Benešová Lucie Hradecká | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 12. | 1 November 2009 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 7–6, 5–7, |
| Winner | 13. | 20 February 2010 | Dubai, United Emirates | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 8 May 2010 | Rome, Italy | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Flavia Pennetta Gisela Dulko | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 14. | 9 April 2011 | Marbella, Spain | Clay | Arantxa Parra Santonja | Roberta Vinci Sara Errani | 3–6, 6–4, |
| Runner-up | 10. | 9 July 2011 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Arantxa Parra Santonja | Lourdes Domínguez Lino María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 15. | 7 January 2012 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Arantxa Parra Santonja | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 23 June 2012 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | María José Martínez Sánchez | Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | 6–4, ret. |
| Runner-up | 11. | 6 October 2012 | Beijing, China | Hard |  Sania Mirza | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 5–7, 5–7 |