Pilar Barril
{{Short description|Spanish tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Pilar Barril
| image =
| country_represented = {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1931|10|31}}
| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2011|9|30|1931|10|31}}
| plays = Right-handed
| singlestitles = 5
| FrenchOpenresult = QF (1961)
| Wimbledonresult = 2R
| USOpenresult = 2R
| Doubles =
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R
| USOpenDoublesresult =
| Mixed =
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = SF
| WimbledonMixedresult = 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.{{cite web|title=Wimbledon players archive – Pilar Barril|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/92494483-cbd5-4442-95fe-6926afe46423/index.html|website=www.wimbledon.com|publisher=AELTC}}{{cite web|title=Pilar Barril|url=http://www.rfet.es/jugadores/club_grandes/PILAR_BARRIL/16.html|website=www.rfet.es|publisher=Real Federación Española de Tenis (RFET)|language=Spanish}}{{cite web|title=Fallece en Barcelona Pilar Barril, la Campeona de España con más títulos |url=http://www.rfet.es/noticias/det/Fallece_en_Barcelona_Pilar_Barril_la_Campeona_de_Espana_con_mas_titulos/2697.html|website=www.rfet.es|publisher=Real Federación Española de Tenis (RFET)|language=Spanish|date=3 October 2011}}
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.{{cite web|author1=David Menayo|title=Homenaje póstumo a Pilar Barril|url=http://www.marca.com/blogs/tie-break/2011/10/06/homenaje-postumo-a-pilar-barril.html|publisher=MARCA|language=Spanish|date=6 October 2011}}
Career finals
= Singles (5–7) =
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No. !style="width:115px"|Date !style="width:190px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:180px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1. | {{dts|format=dmy|1954|8|29}} | S'Agaró International, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|María Josefa|de Riba |
| 4–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1954|12|26}}
| Barcelona, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BEL}} {{sortname|Christiane|Mercelis|}}
| 3–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1960|6|6}}
| Barcelona, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Heather|Segal|Heather Brewer-Segal}}
| 1–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1961|1|2}}
| Valencia, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Lucia|Bassi}}
| 6–0, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1961|7|30}}
| Evian, France
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rosie Darmon
| 2–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|10}}
| Barcelona, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Mary|Hawton}}
| 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|7.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|1|1}}
| Valencia, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Carmen|Coronado}}
| 2–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|8.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|10|9}}
| San Sebastián, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Mary|Habicht}}
| 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
|- bgcolor=
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|9.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1964|8|10}}
| Lisbon, Portugal
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Fay|Toyne}}
| 6–2, 6–2
|- bgcolor=
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|10.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1964|10|4}}
| Barcelona, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Roberta|Beltrame}}
| 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|11.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1964|11|15}}
| Barcelona, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Fay|Toyne}}
| 1–6, 1–6
|- bgcolor=
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|12.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1966|11|13}}
| Barcelona, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|María José|Aubet}}
| 6–2, 6–4
|}
= Doubles (2–5) =
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No. !style="width:115px"|Date !style="width:190px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:180px"|Partner !style="width:180px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1. | October 1953 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Guri | {{flagicon|ESP}} María Josefa de Riba | 5–7, 1–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2. | 30 December 1956 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Guri | {{flagicon|FRG}} Edda Buding | 3–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3. | 6 June 1960 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Coronado | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Guri | 6–1, 8–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4. | 11 June 1961 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Coronado | {{flagicon|ESP}} Ana María Estalella | 8–6, 6–0 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5. | 26 April 1964 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Hedie Schildknecht | {{flagicon|ESP}} Ana María Estalella | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6. | 7 June 1964 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Elena Subirats | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Coronado | 2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7. | 15 November 1964 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Guri | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Coronado | 3–6, 1–6 |
=Mixed doubles (1–2)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No. !style="width:115px"|Date !style="width:190px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:180px"|Partner !style="width:180px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1. | 29 August 1954 | S'Agaró International, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} François Garnero | {{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Martínez | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2. | 1 January 1956 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Maggi | {{flagicon|GER}} Edda Buding | 8–6, 6–0 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3. | 2 January 1961 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Arilla | {{flagicon|ESP}} Ana María Estalella | 2–6, 6–2, 6–8 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
| class="wikitable"
! Tournament !! 1953 !! 1954 !! 1955 !! 1956 !! 1957 !! 1958 !! 1959 !! 1960 !! 1961 !! 1962 !! 1963 !! 1964 !! 1965 !! 1966 !! Win–loss |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Australia
| align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 0 |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | France
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | QF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 8 / 10 |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Wimbledon
| align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 2 / 10 |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | United States
| align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 1 |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Win–loss
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 10 / 20 |