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She was the first Spanish woman to reach the quarterfinals of the ] since ]. She was also a semifinalist in the 1956 mixed doubles. She was a pioneer, appearing regularly at the French Open during the 1950s and 1960s in a time where female tennis wasn't popular in Spain. No other Spanish player reach a quarterfinal at a Grand Slam until Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1987.<ref>{{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=]|language=Spanish|date=6 October 2011}}</ref>
She was the first Spanish woman to reach the quarterfinals of the ] since ]. She was also a semifinalist in the 1956 mixed doubles. She appearws 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.<ref>{{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=]|language=Spanish|date=6 October 2011}}</ref>
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 World War II.
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 appearws 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.
Spain
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