Senior (2016-17)
» ITA All-American (Doubles)
» ITA National Most Improved Senior Player
» ITA Most Improved Player (Senior) award
» First Team All-SEC
Finished his collegiate career ranked 45th in the country in singles ... led Arkansas during his season season with 30 singles victories (30-9), including a team-best 19 wins in dual matches (19-5) ... went 8-3 in SEC action and went 10-5 against ranked competition ... advanced to NCAA Tournament, falling in the first round of singles action to 13th-ranked Skander Mansouri of Wake Forest 6-4, 6-4 ... paired with Mike Redlicki to finish ranked No. 10 in doubles, going 14-9 overall, 11-8 in the spring ... the duo advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Championships, where they fell to eventual national champions Andrew Harris and Spencer Papa of Oklahoma in a tiebreaker ... went 11-3 in singles play in the fall, including a 4-3 record against ranked opponents, and 4-3 in doubles play ... advanced to the quarterfinals in Division I singles at the Southern Intercollegiate, winning three matches, including a win by default over No. 37 Alfredo Perez (Florida) ... combined with Johan den Toom for a win over Fresno State's Mantas Bugailiskis and Euan McIntosh, the No. 37 doubles team in the nation, in qualifying doubles at the ITA All-American ... went 2-1 in the main draw at the ITA All-American, defeating No. 17 Andre Goransson (California) in the Round of 64 and advancing to the Round of 16 ... defeated No. 106 Florin Bragusi (Oklahoma) in the quarterfinals and No. 29 Julian Cash (Oklahoma State) in the semifinals ... won the singles title at the ITA Central Regional Championship, not dropping a set until the final against Minnesota's Matic Spec, and gained automatic entry into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships ... advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA/USTA National Indoor Championships, defeating No. 124 Jakob Amilon (UNLV) in the Round of 32.
Junior (2015-16)
Finished with a 15-7 singles dual record, including an 8-4 mark in SEC play … qualified as the sixth alternate for the NCAA Championships, finishing the season No. 72 in the Oracle/ITA Rankings ... earned All-SEC Second Team honors ... tied for team lead with 15 singles dual wins ... second on team with a 7-4 record against ranked opponents ... second among all SEC players with a 7-4 conference record at No. 2 singles ... second among all SEC players with a 12-4 overall record at No. 2 singles during the regular season ... one of 16 SEC players with eight-plus conference singles wins ... Singles Highlights: Defeated SMU's Samm Butler 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 at the No. 2 spot, earning the clinching point for the Razorbacks in their 4-3 win over the Mustangs … defeated No. 7 Texas A&M's No. 34 Shane Vinsant 7-6 (5), 7-5 at the No. 2 spot, earning the clinching point for Arkansas in its 5-2 win over the Aggies … defeated LSU's No. 106 Gabor Csonka 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot, earning a point for the Razorbacks in their 5-2 win over the Tigers … defeated Auburn's No. 82 Marko Krickovic 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the No. 2 spot, earning a point for Arkansas in its 7-0 win over the Tigers … defeated Ole Miss' No. 87 Stefan Lindmark 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the No. 2 spot, earning a point for the Razorbacks in their 4-3 win over the Rebels … defeated Alabama's No. 102 Korey Lovett 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 2 spot, earning the clinching point for Arkansas in its 4-3 win over the Crimson Tide … defeated Vanderbilt's No. 116 Cameron Klinger 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot, earning a point for the Razorbacks in their 5-2 win over the Commodores … defeated South Carolina's No. 60 Gabriel Friedrich 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 1 spot April 17 in Fayetteville … Doubles Highlights: Finished with a 9-10 doubles dual record, including an 8-9 mark with Adam Sanjurjo … Fall Highlights: Finished with a team-best 17-2 singles record and a 4-4 doubles mark.
University of Oklahoma
Salazar came to Arkansas from OU in the of Fall 2015 … went 11-5 in singles with a 9-4 mark in dual play his sophomore year … went 5-2 at No. 3 doubles with partner Axel Alvarez beginning in the Big 12 Championships … clinched Oklahoma’s sweep of New Mexico on day one of the 2015 ITA Kick-Off Weekend with a straight-sets win over James Hignett … added a point for OU with a three-sets win over Alp Horoz in the Sooners’ 4-1 win over Northwestern at the 2015 ITA Kick-Off Weekend … went 4-1 at No. 3 doubles with Alvarez during the NCAA Championships … clinched the doubles point for Oklahoma with Alvarez in the first round of NCAA play against New Mexico State … clinched the doubles point for OU with Alvarez during the Sooners’ quarterfinal win over Georgia at the NCAA Championships … paired with Alvarez at No. 3 doubles to clinch the doubles point for the Sooners’ in OU’s 4-3 win over TCU in the NCAA semifinal ... won one match in the Junior U.S. Open Championships as a freshman, before losing the No. 2 junior in the world, Liam Broady.
High School
Attended Salesianos San Isidro ... high ATP singles 851 and in doubles 7 ... member of the Spanish National Team in 2011-2012.
Personal
Born in Canary Island, Spain … parents of Aurora and Francisco ... has one older brother, Francisco … favorite tennis player is Roger Federer ... majoring in International Business ... favorite soccer team is Real Madrid.
» ITA All-American (Doubles)
» ITA National Most Improved Senior Player
» ITA Most Improved Player (Senior) award
» First Team All-SEC
Finished his collegiate career ranked 45th in the country in singles ... led Arkansas during his season season with 30 singles victories (30-9), including a team-best 19 wins in dual matches (19-5) ... went 8-3 in SEC action and went 10-5 against ranked competition ... advanced to NCAA Tournament, falling in the first round of singles action to 13th-ranked Skander Mansouri of Wake Forest 6-4, 6-4 ... paired with Mike Redlicki to finish ranked No. 10 in doubles, going 14-9 overall, 11-8 in the spring ... the duo advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Championships, where they fell to eventual national champions Andrew Harris and Spencer Papa of Oklahoma in a tiebreaker ... went 11-3 in singles play in the fall, including a 4-3 record against ranked opponents, and 4-3 in doubles play ... advanced to the quarterfinals in Division I singles at the Southern Intercollegiate, winning three matches, including a win by default over No. 37 Alfredo Perez (Florida) ... combined with Johan den Toom for a win over Fresno State's Mantas Bugailiskis and Euan McIntosh, the No. 37 doubles team in the nation, in qualifying doubles at the ITA All-American ... went 2-1 in the main draw at the ITA All-American, defeating No. 17 Andre Goransson (California) in the Round of 64 and advancing to the Round of 16 ... defeated No. 106 Florin Bragusi (Oklahoma) in the quarterfinals and No. 29 Julian Cash (Oklahoma State) in the semifinals ... won the singles title at the ITA Central Regional Championship, not dropping a set until the final against Minnesota's Matic Spec, and gained automatic entry into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships ... advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA/USTA National Indoor Championships, defeating No. 124 Jakob Amilon (UNLV) in the Round of 32.
Junior (2015-16)
Finished with a 15-7 singles dual record, including an 8-4 mark in SEC play … qualified as the sixth alternate for the NCAA Championships, finishing the season No. 72 in the Oracle/ITA Rankings ... earned All-SEC Second Team honors ... tied for team lead with 15 singles dual wins ... second on team with a 7-4 record against ranked opponents ... second among all SEC players with a 7-4 conference record at No. 2 singles ... second among all SEC players with a 12-4 overall record at No. 2 singles during the regular season ... one of 16 SEC players with eight-plus conference singles wins ... Singles Highlights: Defeated SMU's Samm Butler 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 at the No. 2 spot, earning the clinching point for the Razorbacks in their 4-3 win over the Mustangs … defeated No. 7 Texas A&M's No. 34 Shane Vinsant 7-6 (5), 7-5 at the No. 2 spot, earning the clinching point for Arkansas in its 5-2 win over the Aggies … defeated LSU's No. 106 Gabor Csonka 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot, earning a point for the Razorbacks in their 5-2 win over the Tigers … defeated Auburn's No. 82 Marko Krickovic 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the No. 2 spot, earning a point for Arkansas in its 7-0 win over the Tigers … defeated Ole Miss' No. 87 Stefan Lindmark 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the No. 2 spot, earning a point for the Razorbacks in their 4-3 win over the Rebels … defeated Alabama's No. 102 Korey Lovett 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 2 spot, earning the clinching point for Arkansas in its 4-3 win over the Crimson Tide … defeated Vanderbilt's No. 116 Cameron Klinger 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot, earning a point for the Razorbacks in their 5-2 win over the Commodores … defeated South Carolina's No. 60 Gabriel Friedrich 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 1 spot April 17 in Fayetteville … Doubles Highlights: Finished with a 9-10 doubles dual record, including an 8-9 mark with Adam Sanjurjo … Fall Highlights: Finished with a team-best 17-2 singles record and a 4-4 doubles mark.
University of Oklahoma
Salazar came to Arkansas from OU in the of Fall 2015 … went 11-5 in singles with a 9-4 mark in dual play his sophomore year … went 5-2 at No. 3 doubles with partner Axel Alvarez beginning in the Big 12 Championships … clinched Oklahoma’s sweep of New Mexico on day one of the 2015 ITA Kick-Off Weekend with a straight-sets win over James Hignett … added a point for OU with a three-sets win over Alp Horoz in the Sooners’ 4-1 win over Northwestern at the 2015 ITA Kick-Off Weekend … went 4-1 at No. 3 doubles with Alvarez during the NCAA Championships … clinched the doubles point for Oklahoma with Alvarez in the first round of NCAA play against New Mexico State … clinched the doubles point for OU with Alvarez during the Sooners’ quarterfinal win over Georgia at the NCAA Championships … paired with Alvarez at No. 3 doubles to clinch the doubles point for the Sooners’ in OU’s 4-3 win over TCU in the NCAA semifinal ... won one match in the Junior U.S. Open Championships as a freshman, before losing the No. 2 junior in the world, Liam Broady.
High School
Attended Salesianos San Isidro ... high ATP singles 851 and in doubles 7 ... member of the Spanish National Team in 2011-2012.
Personal
Born in Canary Island, Spain … parents of Aurora and Francisco ... has one older brother, Francisco … favorite tennis player is Roger Federer ... majoring in International Business ... favorite soccer team is Real Madrid.