In 1989 she won the first official gold medal for Spanish rhythmic gymnastics, with rope in the European Cup finals in Hanover, among others.

[1] Ana began in rhythmic gymnastics with 10 years of age pushed by her father, Amador Bautista, who was a professional cyclist for Teka.

[8] In September 1989 at the World Championships in Sarajevo she won a bronze team medal alongside Ada Liberio and Silvia Yustos.

[9] She retired at the age of 17 in April 1990, motivated mainly by a cervical injury she had been dragging after a fall she had suffered training three years earlier.

After spending two years at her home in Tenerife, she returned to Madrid to study psychology while working as an assistant coach to Emilia Boneva.

On 23 July 2016 she was one of the leading figures of Spanish rhythmic gymnastics invited to the 20th Anniversary Gala of the gold medal in Atlanta '96, held in Badajoz.

[15] In September 2018 she traveled with several former gymnasts of the Spanish team to the World Championships in Sofia to reunite with the former national coach Emilia Boneva, she also organized a tribute dinner in her honor.