Career
Known as "the best Galician tennis player of all time."
Burrieza-Lopez struggled with injuries early in his career. In 1995 he required three operations on his left knee and on his Grand Slam debut, at the 1997 Australian Open, he had to retire after just four games against Richey Reneberg, having twisted his ankle. The Spaniard lost in the opening round of the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, to Jason Stoltenberg.
He reached the quarter-finals of the 1998 Hong Kong Open.
At the same tournament the following year, he defeated Karim Alami, then ranked 30 in the world. Singles: (1)
Doubles: (1).