Pilar Barril

Pilar Barril

Country (sports)	Spain
Born	(1931-10-31)31 October 1931 Barcelona, Spain
Died	30 September 2011(2011-09-30) (aged 79)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career titles	5
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	QF (1961)
Wimbledon	2R
US Open	2R
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	QF
Wimbledon	2R
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	SF
Wimbledon	2R

Pilar Barril (10 October 1931 – 30 September 2011) was a Spanish tennis player who was active during the 1950s and early 1960s. She and María Josefa de Riba were the first Spanish women to play international tennis tournaments after World War II.^[1][2][3]

Career[]

She was the first Spanish woman to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open since Lilí de Álvarez. She was also a semifinalist in the 1956 mixed doubles. She appeared regularly at the French Open during the 1950s and 1960s. No other Spanish player reached a quarterfinal at a Grand Slam until Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1987.^[4]

Career finals[]

Singles (5–7)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 August 1954	, Spain	Clay		4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	26 December 1954	, Spain	Clay	Christiane Mercelis	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	6 June 1960	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Heather Segal	1–6, 1–6
Winner	4.	2 January 1961	, Spain	Clay	Lucia Bassi	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	30 July 1961	, France	Clay	Rosie Darmon	2–6, 5–7
Winner	6.	10 June 1962	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Mary Hawton	6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up	7.	1 January 1963	, Spain	Clay	Carmen Coronado	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	8.	9 October 1963	San Sebastián, Spain	Clay		6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Winner	9.	10 August 1964	Lisbon, Portugal	Clay	Fay Toyne	6–2, 6–2
Winner	10.	4 October 1964	, Spain	Clay	Roberta Beltrame	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	11.	15 November 1964	, Spain	Clay	Fay Toyne	1–6, 1–6
Winner	12.	13 November 1966	, Spain	Clay		6–2, 6–4

Doubles (2–5)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	October 1953	Barcelona, Barcelona	Clay			5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	30 December 1956	, Spain	Clay		Edda Buding Ilse Buding	3–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	6 June 1960	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Carmen Coronado		6–1, 8–6
Winner	4.	11 June 1961	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Carmen Coronado		8–6, 6–0
Runner-up	5.	26 April 1964	, Spain	Clay			6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	7 June 1964	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Elena Subirats	Carmen Coronado	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	15 November 1964	, Spain	Clay		Carmen Coronado Fay Toyne	3–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles (1–2)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 August 1954	, Spain	Clay		Emilio Martínez	2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner	2.	1 January 1956	, Spain	Clay		Edda Buding	8–6, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	2 January 1961	, Spain	Clay	José Luis Arilla		2–6, 6–2, 6–8

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline[]

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