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Started playing tennis at age 7 after watching brother Alejandro, who is now her coach... Favorite surface is clay... Mother is Ana; father , Estanislao, is sdeceased; brother travels with Gisela on Tour... Has three dogs; Goran, Nicole, Guga... Favorites include pizza, movies Pearl Harbor and Good Will Hunting, actor Josh hartnett and Keanu Reeves, musician Alajandro Sanz and the cities Buenos Aires, Paris and Hawaii... Enjoys shopping... Relaxes by going to the beach... Admires her mother's strength, and tennis players Sampras and Safin.
2006 Year in Review Third straight Top 100 finish in season highlighted by third career Tier I QF at Indian Wells. Best ever showing in a Grand Slam at French Open reaching 4th round. Reached 3rd round at Wimbledon. Won 5th and 6th career doubles titles at Bogota and Cincinnati. Surpassed $1 million in career prize money.
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