Nuria Párrizas Díaz is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 45 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which she first achieved in March 2022, and 320 in doubles, attained in September 2022.

Nuria Párrizas Díaz
Párrizas Díaz at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceValencia, Spain
Born (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33)
Granada, Spain
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,856,655
Singles
Career record514–336
Career titles3 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 45 (7 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 94 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2022, 2023)
French Open1R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2021, 2022)
Doubles
Career record104–159
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 320 (12 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1,143 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open1R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup4–2
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

Career

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Early years

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Párrizas Díaz started playing tennis when she was six years old. Until the age of 14, she trained in her hometown. At that age, the Andalusian Tennis Federation awarded her a scholarship to train at their facilities in Seville and compete throughout Spain in the children's and cadet tournaments.

2007–2016: Professional debut, injury and hiatus

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At the age of 16, she began to play in the Futures tournaments, both nationally and internationally. Párrizas Díaz then relocated to live and train in Barcelona, at the Hispano Francés Academy.

However, due to a lack of professional support, she decided to return to Granada where she continued training and attending ITF tournaments, until she was 22 years old when she went to train in Italy. A major shoulder injury caused her career to come to a halt when she was among the top 300 in the WTA rankings.

At 24 years old, the doctors suggested to Párrizas Díaz to retire from tennis. However, she managed to recover, and despite not having sponsors, she looked for a way to compete professionally.

2017–2019: Return to tour, two ITF Circuit titles

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After her return in 2017, she won about a dozen ITF tournaments and also played in club leagues in Spain (Stadium Casablanca), Italy (Rocco Polimeni) and Germany (Esslingen).

In 2019, Párrizas Díaz decided to go back to training in Valencia to boost her career. She had a good year, already settled in $25k tournaments and above of the ITF Women's Circuit, where she managed to add two titles of that level (the first of this level) and get very close to the top 200.

2020–2021: WTA, top 100 and major debuts

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In January 2020, Párrizas Díaz participated in her first Grand Slam event after years of battle when she played in the qualifying competition for the Australian Open.

In April 2021, Párrizas Díaz qualified for the Copa Colsanitas tournament, with two solid wins. This would be her first main-draw appearance at the WTA-level.[1][2]

In July, she won her biggest title to date at the WTA 125 Swedish Open in Bastad, defeating Olga Govortsova in the final.[3] As a result, she reached a new career-high of No. 108.

In August, she won her biggest ITF title at the $100k Tennis Challenge in Landisville, Pennsylvania.[4] As a result, she entered the top 100 at world No. 96, on 16 August 2021.

She qualified for a Grand Slam tournament main draw at the US Open for the first time in her career.[5]

Finally in September, Párrizas Díaz won her second WTA 125 title at the Columbus Challenger, the inaugural women's version of the event. She defeated Wang Xinyu in the final, achieving a new career-high ranking of No. 73. She lost to Wang in the doubles final.

2022–2024: Two Australian Open third rounds, top 50 debut

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Parrizas Diaz at the 2024 Montreux Nestlé Open.

Párrizas Díaz reached the third round of a Grand Slam championship for the first time in her career at the 2022 Australian Open, where she lost to 21st seed Jessica Pegula.[6] As a result, she made her top-50 debut on 7 February 2022.[citation needed]

She reached the third round of a major for the second time in her career at the 2023 Australian Open defeating 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia[7] and Anastasia Potapova,[8] before going out against Donna Vekić.[9]

Párrizas Díaz was runner-up at the 2024 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, losing to Jil Teichmann in the final.[10]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[11]

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q1 3R 3R Q1 0 / 2 3–2
French Open Q1 Q3 1R 1R Q1 0 / 2 0–2
Wimbledon NH Q3 1R 1R Q3 0 / 2 0–2
US Open A 1R 1R Q2 Q2 0 / 2 0–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–4 2–3 0–0 0 / 8 3–8
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Indian Wells Open NH 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3
Miami Open NH A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid Open NH A 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2
Italian Open A A 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2
Canadian Open NH A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Cincinnati Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Wuhan Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0
China Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Guadalajara Open NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 8 25 12 Career total: 45
Overall win–loss 0–0 6–8 20–26 11–13 0 / 45 37–47
Year-end ranking 232 65 72 $1,079,889

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Bastad Open, Sweden Clay   Olga Govortsova 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–0 Sep 2021 Columbus Challenger, United States Hard (i)   Wang Xinyu 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 3–0 Jan 2024 Canberra International, Australia Hard   Harriet Dart 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Sep 2024 Ljubljana Open, Slovenia Clay   Jil Teichmann 6–7(8–10), 4–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2021 Columbus Challenger,
United States
Hard (i)   Dalila Jakupović   Wang Xinyu
  Zheng Saisai
1–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 40 (24 titles, 16 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (3–0)
$25,000 tournaments (6–3)
$10/15,000 tournaments (15–13)
Result W–L    Date    Location Tier Surface Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2011 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Hard   Marina Giral Lores 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2012 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Carpet   Alice Savoretti 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2012 ITF Rethymno, Greece 10,000 Hard   Dana Machálková 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 May 2012 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Başak Eraydın 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–5 May 2013 ITF Monzon, Spain 10,000 Hard   Polina Vinogradova 1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–6 Jun 2013 ITF Amarante, Portugal 10,000 Hard   Ximena Hermoso 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–6 July 2013 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Caroline Romeo 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–6 Oct 2013 ITF Marathon, Greece 10,000 Hard   Jainy Scheepens 7–6(4), 2–6, 6–2
Loss 2–7 Apr 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Elena-Teodora Cadar 6–2, 6–7(6), 4–6
Win 3–7 April 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Elena-Teodora Cadar 6–0, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3–8 May 2014 ITF Sousse, Tunisia 10,000 Hard   Ana Sofía Sánchez 1–6, 2–6
Loss 3–9 Oct 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Harriet Dart 2–6, 1–6
Win 4–9 Oct 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Vojislava Lukić 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–9 Oct 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Marianna Zakarlyuk 6–2, 6–4
Win 6–9 May 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Anastasia Grymalska 6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–10 May 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Nadja Gilchrist 6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Win 7–10 Jun 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Sandra Samir 6–1, 6–3
Win 8–10 Sep 2016 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Hard   Jacqueline Cabaj Awad 7–6(5), 6–3
Win 9–10 Sep 2016 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Hard   Cristina Bucșa 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win 10–10 Apr 2017 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 15,000 Carpet   Eden Silva 6–4, 6–3
Win 11–10 Sep 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay   Victoria Kan 6–4, 6–1
Loss 11–11 Sep 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay   Victoria Kan 5–7, 3–6
Win 12–11 Sep 2017 ITF Madrid, Spain 15,000 Hard   Rebeka Masarova 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 13–11 Oct 2017 ITF Lisboa, Portugal 15,000 Hard   Romy Koelzer 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 14–11 Nov 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Sandra Samir 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3)
Loss 14–12 Mar 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Julia Terziyska 0–6, 2–6
Loss 14–13 May 2018 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay   Gergana Topalova 5–7, 6–7(3)
Loss 14–14 Jun 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Dejana Radanović 3–6, 3–6
Loss 14–15 Apr 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Mariam Bolkvadze 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 14–16 May 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Deniz Khazaniuk 1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win 15–16 Aug 2019 ITF Las Palmas, Spain W25 Clay   Çağla Büyükakçay 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3)
Win 16–16 Sep 2019 ITF Roehampton, UK W25 Hard   Anna-Lena Friedsam 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Win 17–16 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Aubane Droguet 6–3, 6–0
Win 18–16 Feb 2021 ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa W25 Hard   Anna Bondár 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Win 19–16 Feb 2021 ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa W25 Hard   Carol Zhao 6–3, 6–0
Win 20–16 Mar 2021 ITF Manacor, Spain W25 Hard   Marina Bassols Ribera 6–2, 6–1
Win 21–16 Jun 2021 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy W25 Clay   Nuria Brancaccio 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Win 22–16 Aug 2021 Landisville Tennis Challenge,
United States
W100 Hard   Greet Minnen 7–6(6), 4–6, 7–6(7)
Win 23–16 Aug 2024 ITF Maspalomas, Spain W100 Clay   Andrea Lázaro García 6–4, 6–3
Win 24–16 Aug 2024 Cary Tennis Classic, US W100 Hard   Renata Zarazúa 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(2)

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner–ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (3–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2009 ITF Vinaros, Spain 10,000 Clay   Benedetta Davato   Lynn Schönhage
  Elise Tamaëla
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2010 ITF Torrent, Spain 10,000 Clay   Sheila Solsona Carcasona   Benedetta Davato
  Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko
w/o
Win 1–2 Jun 2012 ITF Amarante, Portugal 10,000 Hard   Ivette López   Olga Brózda
  Natalia Kołat
w/o
Loss 1–3 Apr 2013 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Carpet   Olga Parres Azcoitia   Tamara Čurović
  Camilla Rosatello
6–7(4), 3–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2013 ITF Sant Jordi, Spain 10,000 Hard   Bárbara Luz   Sowjanya Bavisetti
  Lucía Cervera Vázquez
7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–4 May 2014 ITF Sousse, Tunisia 10,000 Hard   Olga Parres Azcoitia   Chantal Škamlová
  Avgusta Tsybysheva
3–6, 2–6
Win 3–4 Apr 2018 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay   Dominique Karregat   Madeleine Kobelt
  Shelby Talcott
6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–5 Jun 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Caroline Werner   Giulia Gatto-Monticone
  Giorgia Marchetti
1–6, 1–6
Loss 3–6 May 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Martina Colmegna   Sofia Shapatava
  Emily Webley-Smith
4–6, 1–6

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes".
  2. ^ Nuria Parrizas-Diaz gets the place for the next phase after winning in the previous qualifying round
  3. ^ "Parrizas Diaz claims career-best title at Bastad 125".
  4. ^ Ross McLean (16 August 2021). "Parrizas-Diaz's resurgence continues as Spaniard conquers Landisville". ITF.
  5. ^ "Introducing the 2021 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes".
  6. ^ "Women's wrap: Sakkari strong as Badosa, Pegula and Keys progress". Australian Open. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Haddad Maia ruled out by Parrizas Diaz!". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Parrizas Diaz sets third-round clash with Vekic". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Vekic remains unbeaten in 2023 to reach fourth round at Australian Open". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Bulgaru wins WTA 125 Bucharest with Halep on site; Teichmann wins Ljubljana". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Nuria Parrizas Diaz [ESP] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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