Eva Bes

Eva Bes

Full name	Eva Bes Ostáriz
Country (sports)	Spain
Born	(1973-01-14) 14 January 1973 Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$387,864
Singles
Career record	295–224
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 90 (4 March 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2002)
French Open	3R (2002)
Wimbledon	1R (2002)
US Open	2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record	248–142
Career titles	29 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 71 (22 May 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
French Open	2R (2000, 2001, 2002)
Wimbledon	2R (2001)
US Open	1R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)

Eva Bes Ostáriz (born 14 January 1973) is a former Spanish female tennis player.

She won a total of six singles and 29 doubles ITF titles during her career and on 4 March 2002 reached a singles ranking high of world number 90. On 22 May 2000, Bes reached a doubles ranking high of world number 71.

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

Bes retired from tennis 2003.

Personal life

Coached by her brother, Pablo Bes. Favorite surface is clay; best shot is forehand. Father, Rafael, is a doctor; mother, MaPilar, is a housewife; has three brothers, Rafael, Pablo and Jorge, two of whom are tennis coaches. Self-described as open and happy, with a strong character. Admires her three brothers because they are always there for her. Also admires Gabriel Urpi, her first coach. Favorite tournament is Roland Garros. Most memorable experience was her brother's wedding. Favorite city to visit is Buenos Aires because she loves Argentina and its people. Favorite movie is La Casa de los Espintos; favorite actor is Kevin Costner.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–2)

Result	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	7 June 1999	International	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Clay	Gisela Riera	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch	6–7(3–7), 0–6
Runner-up	11 August 2002	International	Nordea Nordic Light Open, Espoo, Finland	Clay	María José Martínez Sánchez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3

ITF Singles Circuit finals: 14 (6–8)

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

ITF Doubles Circuit finals: 45 (27-18)

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

Junior Grand Slam finals (1–0)

Girls' Doubles

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

See also

• List of French Open champions

External links

• Eva Bes at the Women's Tennis Association
• Eva Bes at the International Tennis Federation