Eva Bes

Eva Bes
Full nameEva Bes Ostáriz
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1973-01-14) 14 January 1973
Zaragoza, Spain
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$387,864
Singles
Career record295–224
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 90 (4 March 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2002)
French Open3R (2002)
Wimbledon1R (2002)
US Open2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record248–142
Career titles29 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 71 (22 May 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
French Open2R (2000, 2001, 2002)
Wimbledon2R (2001)
US Open1R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)

Eva Bes Ostáriz (born 14 January 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Over her career, she won a total of 35 titles (29 in doubles) on the ITF Circuit. On 4 March 2002, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 90. On 22 May 2000, she peaked at No. 71 in the WTA doubles rankings.

As a junior, Bes was the 1991 French Open girls' doubles champion.

She retired from professional tennis in 2003.

Personal

Coached by her brother, Pablo Bes, Eva's favorite surface has been clay; best shot is forehand. Father Rafael is a doctor; mother, MaPilar, is a housewife; Eva has three brothers, Rafael, Pablo and Jorge, two of whom are tennis coaches. She admired Gabriel Urpi, her first coach. Favorite tournament has been Roland Garros.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–2)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jun 1999 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Clay Gisela Riera Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Patricia Wartusch
6–7(3–7), 0–6
Loss Aug 2002 Nordic Light Open, Sweden Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 14 (6–8)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 26 March 1990 ITF Madrid, Spain Clay Ninoska Souto 3–6, 0–6
Loss 2. 28 May 1990 ITF Lisbon, Portugal Clay Ana Segura 4–6, 0–6
Loss 3. 5 August 1991 ITF Vigo, Spain Clay Catherine Mothes-Jobkel 3–6, 0–6
Win 4. 17 February 1992 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay Claire Wegink 7–6, 6–4
Loss 5. 11 March 1996 ITF Zaragoza, Spain Clay Conchita Martínez Granados 6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 30 September 1996 ITF Lerida, Spain Clay Ana Alcázar 3–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win 7. 18 November 1996 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Laura Pena 6–3, 7–5
Win 8. 23 June 1997 ITF Velp, Netherlands Clay Jolanda Mens 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–5
Win 9. 30 June 1997 ITF Hoorn, Netherlands Clay Yvette Basting 6–2, 6–3
Loss 10. 22 September 1997 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Grass Amélie Mauresmo 0–6, 0–6
Loss 11. 1 December 1997 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Conchita Martínez Granados 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 12. 26 July 1999 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Patricia Wartusch 2–6, 4–6
Win 13. 17 July 2000 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Gloria Pizzichini 6–4, 6–1
Win 14. 24 June 2001 ITF Gorizia, Italy Clay Raluca Sandu 6–0, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles: 49 (29–20)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 11 September 1989 ITF Pamplona, Spain Hard Virginia Ruano Pascual Cláudia Chabalgoity
Ana Segura
3–6, 0–6
Loss 2. 16 April 1990 ITF Marsa, Malta Clay Silvia Ramón-Cortés Viktoria Milvidskaia
Anna Mirza
2–6, 6–7
Win 3. 14 May 1990 ITF Cascais, Portugal Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Simone Schilder
Caroline Vis
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 4. 30 July 1990 ITF Vigo, Spain Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual María José Llorca
Ana Segura
3–6, 4–6
Win 5. 5 November 1990 ITF Lleida, Spain Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Ana Larrakoetxea
Silvia Ramón-Cortés
6–2, 1–6, 7–5
Loss 6. 18 March 1991 ITF Alicante, Spain Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Rosa Bielsa
Silvia Ramón-Cortés
3–6, 6–0, 5–7
Win 7. 8 April 1991 ITF Turin, Italy Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Lucie Steflová
Helena Vildová
6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Win 8. 6 May 1991 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Mariaan de Swardt
Yael Segal
6–3, 7–5
Win 9. 5 August 1991 ITF Vigo, Spain Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Anne Aallonen
Belinda Borneo
7–6(8–6), 7–5
Win 10. 20 July 1992 ITF Bilbao, Spain Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Jessica Emmons
Clare Thompson
6–2, 6–4
Loss 11. 22 February 1993 ITF Valencia, Spain Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Gaby Coorengel
Amy van Buuren
4–6, 0–6
Win 12. 26 April 1993 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Eva Jiménez Vanessa Castellano
Alicia Ortuño
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Win 13. 23 May 1994 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay Silvia Ramón-Cortés Maaike Koutstaal
Kirrily Sharpe
6–1, 6–3
Win 14. 13 March 1995 ITF Zaragoza, Spain Clay Patricia Aznar Monika Kratochvílová
Martina Nedelková
6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Win 15. 12 June 1995 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay Patricia Aznar Laura Montalvo
Silvia Ramón-Cortés
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 16. 4 September 1995 ITF Cáceres, Spain Clay Patricia Aznar Alicia Ortuño
Cristina Torrens Valero
2–6, 3–6
Loss 17. 2 October 1995 ITF Lerida, Spain Clay Patricia Aznar Karine Quentrec
Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–7, 0–6
Win 18. 18 February 1996 ITF Cali, Colombia Clay Paula Hermida Miriam D'Agostini
Larissa Schaerer
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 19. 17 March 1996 ITF Zaragoza, Spain Clay Laura García-Pacual Nuria Montero
Elisa Penalvo
6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Win 20. 23 June 1996 ITF Camucia, Italy Clay Marina Escobar Katia Altilia
Paola Tampieri
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Loss 21. 24 November 1996 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Marina Escobar Zuzana Lešenarová
Lucie Steflová
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 22. 25 May 1997 ITF Zaragoza, Spain Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Kim de Weille
Nóra Köves
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 23. 13 July 1997 ITF Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay Debby Haak Anna Klim
Zuzana Lešenarová
4–3 ret.
Loss 24. 4 August 1997 ITF Carthage, Tunisia Clay Elena Salvador Alicia Ortuño
Zuzana Váleková
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 25. 1 September 1997 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Ana Alcázar Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková
Jana Pospíšilová
1–6, 0–6
Loss 26. 22 March 1998 ITF Reims, France Clay Conchita Martínez Granados Amanda Hopmans
Daphne van de Zande
4–6, 3–6
Loss 27. 20 July 1998 ITF Valladolid, Spain Hard Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Gisela Riera
Selima Sfar
6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win 28. 27 July 1998 ITF Pamplona, Spain Hard (i) Amanda Hopmans Meike Fröhlich
Selima Sfar
w/o
Win 29. 21 September 1998 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Lenka Cenková
Karin Kschwendt
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–0
Loss 30. 19 October 1998 ITF Montevideo, Uruguay Clay María Fernanda Landa Laura Montalvo
Paola Suarez
2–6, 2–6
Win 31. 2 November 1998 ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Clay María Fernanda Landa Luciana Masante
Alicia Ortuño
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 32. 16 November 1998 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay María Fernanda Landa Seda Noorlander
Katarina Srebotnik
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 33. 24 May 1999 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Mariam Ramón Climent Alice Canepa
Tatiana Poutchek
3–6, 0–6
Win 34. 4 July 1999 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay María Fernanda Landa Giana Gutiérrez
Romina Ottoboni
6–4, 6–4
Win 35. 25 July 1999 ITF Ettenheim, Germany Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Patricia Wartusch
Jasmin Wöhr
7–5, 6–4
Win 36. 1 August 1999 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Magdalena Grzybowska Gisela Riera
Raluca Sandu
6–4, 7–5
Win 37. 20 March 2000 ITF Taranto, Italy Clay Gisela Riera Stéphanie Foretz
Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–2
Win 38. 17 April 2000 ITF Gelos, France Clay Marta Marrero Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–3, 6–4
Win 39. 15 May 2000 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Gisela Riera Conchita Martínez Granados
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–3, 6–3
Winner 40. 3 July 2000 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay Alicia Ortuño Eugenia Chialvo
Jorgelina Cravero
6–2, 6–2
Loss 41. 24 July 2000 ITF Liège, Belgium Clay Gisela Riera Virág Csurgó
Petra Mandula
6–7(3–7), 1–6
Winner 42. 18 September 2000 ITF Lecce, Italy Clay Alicia Ortuño Angelika Rösch
Syna Schmidle
6–4, 6–0
Winner 43. 2 October 2000 ITF Girona, Spain Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Mariam Ramon Climent
Gisela Riera
4–2, 5–4(5–3), 4–2
Loss 44. 16 April 2001 ITF Gelos, France Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Vanessa Henke
Syna Schmidle
2–6, 3–6
Winner 45. 23 April 2001 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino María José Martínez Sánchez
Gisela Riera
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 46. 30 April 2001 ITF Taranto, Italy Clay Eugenia Chialvo Antonella Serra Zanetti
Roberta Vinci
6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 47. 3 September 2001 ITF Fano, Italy Clay Gisela Riera Giulia Casoni
Katalin Marosi
3–6, 4–6
Winner 48. 1 October 2001 ITF Girona, Spain Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Maria Elena Camerin
Nuria Llagostera Vives
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Win 49. 22 September 2002 ITF Biella, Italy Clay Lubomira Bacheva María José Martínez Sánchez
Anabel Medina Garrigues
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles (1–0)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1991 French Open Clay Inés Gorrochategui Zdeňka Málková
Eva Martincová
6–1, 6–3

See also