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

Eva Bes
Full nameEva Bes Ostáriz
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1973-01-14) 14 January 1973 (age 51)
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)

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

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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

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Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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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

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

Singles: 14 (6–8)

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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)

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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

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Girls' doubles (1–0)

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

See also

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