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	She was the first Spanish lady to reach the quarterfinals of the ] since ]. She was also a semifinalist in the 1956 mixed doubles competition. She was a pioneer, appearing regularly at the French Open during the 50s and the 60s 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.<ref>http://www.marca.com/blogs/tie-break/2011/10/06/homenaje-postumo-a-pilar-barril.html</ref><ref>http://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/446670-pilar-barril.html</ref>		She was the first Spanish lady to reach the quarterfinals of the ] since ]. She was also a semifinalist in the 1956 mixed doubles competition. She was a pioneer, appearing regularly at the French Open during the 50s and the 60s 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.<ref>http://www.marca.com/blogs/tie-break/2011/10/06/homenaje-postumo-a-pilar-barril.html</ref><ref>http://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/446670-pilar-barril.html</ref>

	== ~~Statistics~~ ==		== Career finals ==

	=== Singles (5–7) ===		=== Singles (5–7) ===

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Pilar Barril
Singles
Country (sports)	Spain
Born	(1931-10-31)31 October 1931 Barcelona, Spain
Died	30 September 2011(2011-09-30) (aged 79)
Plays	Right-handed
Career titles	5
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	QF
Wimbledon	2R
US Open	2R
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	QF
Wimbledon	2R
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	SF
Wimbledon	R2

Pilar Barril (10 October 1931 – 30 September 2011) was a female Spanish tennis player who was active during the 50s and early 60s. She and María Josefa de Riba were the first Spanish women to play international tennis tournaments after the World War II.

Career

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 50s and the 60s 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.

Career finals

Singles (5–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	29 August 1954	S'Agaró International, Spain	Clay	María Josefa de Riba	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	26 December 1954	Barcelona, 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	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Lucia Bassi	6-0, 6-4
Runner-up	5.	30 July 1961	Evian, 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	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Carmen Coronado	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	8.	9 October 1963	San Sebastián, Spain	Clay	Mary Habicht	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	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Roberta Beltrame	6–4, 5-7, 6–4
Runner-up	11.	15 November 1964	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Fay Toyne	1–6, 1–6
Winner	12.	13 November 1966	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	María José Aubet	6–2, 6–4

Doubles (2–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	October 1953	Barcelona, Barcelona	Clay	Alicia Guri	María Josefa de Riba Isabel Maier	5-7, 1-6
Runner-up	2.	30 December 1956	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Alicia Guri	Edda Buding Ilse Buding	3–6, 2-6
Winner	3.	6 June 1960	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Carmen Coronado	Alicia Guri Mercedes Solsona	6–1, 8–6
Winner	4.	11 June 1961	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Carmen Coronado	Ana María Estalella Peggy Templer	8–6, 6-0
Runner-up	5.	26 April 1964	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Hedie Schildknecht	Ana María Estalella Marta Pombo de Pereda	6-4, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	7 June 1964	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Elena Subirats	Carmen Coronado Ana María Estalella	2–6, 4-6
Runner-up	7.	15 November 1964	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Alicia Guri	Carmen Coronado Fay Toyne	3–6, 1-6

Mixed Doubles (1-2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	29 August 1954	S'Agaró International, Spain	Clay	François Garnero	Emilio Martínez María Josefa de Riba	2-6, 6-3, 4-6
Winner	2.	1 January 1956	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Antonio Maggi	Edda Buding Cesare Guercilana	8–6, 6-0
Runner-up	3.	2 January 1961	Valencia, Spain	Clay	José Luis Arilla	Ana María Estalella Antonio Martínez	2-6, 6-2, 6-8

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
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
Australia	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	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

A = did not participate in the tournament.

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