Neus Ávila

Neus Ávila

Full name	Neus Ávila Bonastra
Country (sports)	Spain
Born	(1971-07-26) 26 July 1971 (age 53)
Prize money	$106,264
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 105 (17 April 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1995)
Wimbledon	1R (1995)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 304 (11 October 1993)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens Women's Doubles

Neus Ávila Bonastra[a] (born 26 July 1971), known as Neus Ávila, is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Biography

Ávila was a bronze medalist in the women's doubles at the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens.

In 1993 she won ITF singles titles in Bilbao and Vigo, both $25,000 tournaments, with her ranking climbing over 100 places by the end of the year.

She competed in the main draw of several WTA Tour events in 1994, including a quarter-final appearance at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo.[1]

In 1995 her ranking peaked at 105 in the world, earning her direct entry into both the French Open and Wimbledon.

A member of Spain's Fed Cup winning campaign in 1995, Ávila featured in the quarter-final tie against Bulgaria. She partnered Virginia Ruano Pascual in a dead rubber doubles tie, which they lost to the Maleeva sisters, Katerina and Magdalena.[2]

She played her final professional tournament in 1997.

ITF finals

Singles: 7 (5-2)

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Scorenal
Loss	1.	August 14, 1989	Gangi, Italy	Hard	Lorenza Jachia	2–6, 1–6
Win	2.	August 21, 1989	Nicolosi, Italy	Hard	Araceli Montero	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3.	November 25, 1991	Porto Alegre, Brazil	Clay	María Luciana Reynares	1–6, 3–6
Win	4.	July 12, 1993	Vigo, Spain	Clay	Ana Segura	7–6^(7), 6–7^(3), 7–6^(5)
Win	5.	July 19, 1993	Bilbao, Spain	Clay	Cláudia Chabalgoity	6–3, 6–0
Win	6.	June 6, 1994	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Anca Barna	6–1, 6–2
Win	7.	February 20, 1995	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Federica Bonsignori	6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	August 14, 1989	Gangi, Italy	Hard	Virginia Ruano Pascual	Doris Iotti Nelly Pardo	6–4, 3–6, 2–6

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Bonastra.

References

1. "Tennis". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 9 July 1994. p. 40. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
2. "World Group 1 Quarterfinal". fedcup.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

External links

• Neus Ávila at the Women's Tennis Association
• Neus Ávila at the International Tennis Federation
• Neus Ávila at the Billie Jean King Cup