Rosa Bielsa

Rosa Bielsa

Full name	Rosa Bielsa-Hierro
Country (sports)	Spain
Born	(1966-01-09) 9 January 1966 (age 58)
Prize money	$36,823
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 230 (11 September 1989)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 176 (7 November 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1989)
Medal record Universiade 1991 Sheffield Women's singles 1991 Sheffield Mixed doubles

Rosa Bielsa-Hierro (born 9 January 1966) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.

Biography

Bielsa competed in two Federation Cup ties for Spain, both in the 1985 edition, as the doubles partner of Ana Almansa. The pair won the deciding doubles rubber against Hong Kong, to advance to a second round fixture against Australia, which they and their teammates lost 0–3.

At the 1989 French Open she lost in the qualifying draw for the singles but featured in the main draw of the women's doubles, with Soviet player Eugenia Maniokova.^[1]

Bielsa won two medals for Spain at the 1991 Summer Universiade in Sheffield, a bronze in the singles and a bronze in the mixed doubles.

In 1996 she was a member of the Spanish women's team which finished runner-up in the Padel Tennis World Championship.^[2]

ITF finals

Singles (0–2)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	12 September 1988	Arzachena, Italy	Clay	Laura Golarsa	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	18 March 1991	Alicante, Spain	Clay	Amy Jönsson Raaholt	4–6, 5–7

Doubles (8–10)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	28 July 1986	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Elena Guerra	Ninoska Souto Janet Souto	3–6, 6–7
Win	2.	4 May 1987	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Hard	Ana Segura	Lone Vandborg Titia Wilmink	6–4, 7–5
Loss	3.	29 June 1987	Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Elena Guerra	Michelle Bowrey Kristine Kunce	3–6, 6–7
Win	4.	21 September 1987	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Elena Guerra	María José Llorca Inmaculada Varas	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	5.	29 February 1988	Rocafort, Spain	Clay	Elena Guerra	Bettina Diesner Anne Simpkin	3–6, 2–6
Win	6.	8 August 1988	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Janet Souto	Allison Cooper Mary Norwood	6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Loss	6.	29 August 1988	Corsica, France	Clay	Janet Souto	Bettina Diesner Mareke Plocher	1–6, 4–6
Loss	7.	12 September 1988	Arzachena, Italy	Hard	Janet Souto	Anne Grousbeck Tracey Morton	5–7, 1–6
Loss	8.	28 August 1989	Arzachena, Italy	Hard	Janet Souto	Anne Aallonen Nanne Dahlman	1–6, 1–6
Win	9.	18 September 1989	Porto, Portugal	Clay	Janet Souto	Virginia Ruano Pascual Inmaculada Varas	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	10.	12 March 1990	Murcia, Spain	Clay	Janet Souto	Ana-Belen Quintana Ana Segura	5–7, 5–7
Win	11.	25 February 1991	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Janet Souto	Janette Husárová Zdeňka Málková	6–2, 6–3
Win	12.	18 March 1991	Alicante, Spain	Clay	Silvia Ramón-Cortés	Eva Bes Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–3, 0–6, 7–5
Loss	13.	8 April 1991	Limoges, France	Carpet	Janet Souto	Anne Aallonen Eugenia Maniokova	3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Loss	14.	3 June 1991	Milan, Italy	Clay	Janet Souto	Nathalie Baudone Francesca Romano	4–6, 5–7
Win	15.	1 July 1991	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Janet Souto	Claudia Piccini Cristina Salvi	6–3, 6–2
Loss	16.	28 October 1991	Madeira, Portugal	Hard	Janet Souto	Carin Bakkum Meike Babel	3–6, 2–6
Loss	17.	11 May 1992	Barcelona, Spain	Hard	Gala León García	Paola Suárez Pamela Zingman	4–6, 2–6
Win	18.	13 July 1992	Vigo, Spain	Clay	Janet Souto	Kylie Johnson Sabine Lohmann	2–6, 6–3, 7–5

See also

• List of Spain Fed Cup team representatives

References

1. "Paris". The Press Democrat. 1 June 1989.
2. "La historia del deporte". El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 22 March 2004.

External links

• Rosa Bielsa at the Women's Tennis Association
• Rosa Bielsa at the International Tennis Federation
• Rosa Bielsa at the Billie Jean King Cup