Residence: Valencia, Spain Single Year-by-Year Highlights: 1994- R-up at Turin Ch.; Third at Spanish Sat. #1 (w/31 pts.); QF at Casa- blanca, Sao Paulo Ch. 1993- Third at Spanish Sat. #6 (w/32 pts.);Sixth at Spanish Sat. #4 (w/15 pts 1992- Played four satellites in Spain. Began playing tennis at age eight. Father, Salvador, is a tennis coach, and mother, Elena. Favorite surface is clay and considers his forehand as best shot. Enjoys soccer. Has been training at Luis Bruguera's Tennis Academy in Barcelona since 1990. Turned pro in 1992. Coached by Jordi Plana. Reached his first ATP Tour singles final in Athens on Oct. 9, 1994, losing to countryman Alberto Berasategui in three sets. Earlier, knocked off No. 2 seed Carlos Costa in the first round, No. 7 Jordi Arrese in the quarter finals and No. 3 Alex Corretja in the semifinals. Improved his ranking from 118 to No. 87.
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