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Pilar Barril

Pilar Barril
Country (sports) Spain 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 female 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 the World War II.

She was the first Spanish lady to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open since Lilí de Álvarez. She was also a semifinalist in the 1956 mixed doubles competition. She was a pioneer, appearing regularly at the French Open during the 1950s and 1060s in a time where female tennis wasn't very popular in Spain. No other Spanish player would reach a GS quarterfinal until Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1987.


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