Status: #1 WTA ranking in doubles in 2010. Has won three Sony Ericsson WTA singles titles. Career high rank was #26 in 2005.
Ht: 5-7 Wt: 123
DOB: January 30, 1985 In: Argentina.
Tennis Inspiration: “Monica Seles. (Meet her?) No I didn’t have the chance but I loved her game and her attitude on the court.”
First Tennis Memory: “Playing with my dad (Estanislao). I was seven years old.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “I like to hang out with my friends, at home with my dogs (Goran, Guga, Nicole), with my family. I’m very close with my family, so all the time at home I spend time with them.”
Favorite Movies: “Good Will Hunting, Pearl Harbor.”
Last Book Read: “Paulo Coehlo’s new book, I’m reading it now.”
Musical Tastes: “Spanish music, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sans.”
Favorite Meal: “Like meat with a bread, Argentine barbecue.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Vanilla.”
Pre-Match Feeling: “Thinking about match and talking with my brother.”
Current Car: “Volkswagen Golf (black).”
Greatest Sports Moment: “When I beat Navratilova (‘04) at Roland Garros.”
Most Painful Moment: “Painful moment…when I had like 10 first rounds lost. Three years ago.”
Favorite Tournament: “Acapulco. (Why?) Becuase it’s a great venue, it’s on the beach, great weather and the matches start so late. And you can really do many things there.”
Closest Tennis Friends: “Flavia Pennetta from Italy and (Maria Elena) Camerin from Italy as well.”
Funniest Players: “Roddick. (Why?) I like his, I don’t know, way to express on the court.”
Toughest Competitors: “Williams [laughs].”
Which Match Were You At Your Very Best: “When I won my tournament in Budapest two years ago (defeated Sorana Cirstea).”
Last Vacation: “You kill me with this one…I’m trying to remember last year. No, but it was not the best. The best vacation was in Tahiti.”
Favorite Players To Watch: “Federer, Nadal, Sampras, Safin. (Women?) I like to watch Sharapova.”
Funny Tennis Memory: “My God, so many questions! Wait. Funny memory…let me think. I can’t think of one. (How about any from fans, do they ever say something funny?) They ask me to marry [smiles]. (Where?) A few times.”
People Qualities Most Admired: “Honest. Funny.”
Topics: Alejandro Sans, Flavia Pennetta, Gisela Dulko, Good Will Hunting, Greatest Sports, Guga, Maria Elena Camerin, Monica Seles, Music Shakira, Navratilova, Painful Moment, Paulo Coehlo, Ricky Martin, Sony Ericsson, Spanish Music, Sports Moment, Tennis Friends, Time At Home, Volkswagen Golf, Wta, Wta Ranking
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