Pilar Barril
Appearance
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Barcelona, Spain | 31 October 1931
Died | 30 September 2011 | (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
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)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 29 August 1954 | S'Agaró International, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 26 December 1954 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | 6 June 1960 | Barcelona , Spain
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Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4. | 2 January 1961 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 5. | 30 July 1961 | Evian, France | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6. | 10 June 1962 | Barcelona , Spain
|
Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 7. | 1 January 1963 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Carmen Coronado
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8. | 9 October 1963 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9. | 10 August 1964 | Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 10. | 4 October 1964 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | 15 November 1964 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 12. | 13 November 1966 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles (2–5)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | October 1953 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | 30 December 1956 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3. | 6 June 1960 | Barcelona , Spain
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Clay | Carmen Coronado
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6–1, 8–6 |
Win | 4. | 11 June 1961 | Barcelona , Spain
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Clay | Carmen Coronado
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8–6, 6–0 |
Loss | 5. | 26 April 1964 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6. | 7 June 1964 | Barcelona , Spain
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Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 7. | 15 November 1964 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Mixed doubles (1–2)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 29 August 1954 | S'Agaró International, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 2. | 1 January 1956 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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8–6, 6–0 |
Loss | 3. | 2 January 1961 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 6–8 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | Win–loss |
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Australia
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A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
France | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 8 / 10 |
Wimbledon
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A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2 / 10 |
United States | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 |
Win–loss | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 10 / 20 |
References
- AELTC.
- ^ "Pilar Barril". www.rfet.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Tenis (RFET).
- ^ "Fallece en Barcelona Pilar Barril, la Campeona de España con más títulos". www.rfet.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Tenis (RFET). 3 October 2011.
- MARCA.