| Full name | Rosa Bielsa-Hierro |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
| Born | 9 January 1966 |
| 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 | |
Rosa Bielsa-Hierro (born 9 January 1966) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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