Pilar Barril in Spain. No other Spanish player would reach a GS quarterfinal until Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1987. Pilar Barril 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
Sven Groeneveld Sven Groeneveld Sven Groeneveld (born 22 July 1965) is a former Dutch professional tennis player who most recently worked as Maria Sharapova's coach. He became a professional tennis player at the age of 19, but couldn’t achieve much success. His highest singles ranking was 826 and highest doubles ranking was 837 in 1986. In 1989 he ended his tennis career, and became a coach. He has coached a wide variety of players, including Monica Seles, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Mary Pierce, Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Michael Stich, Greg Rusedski, Nicolas Kiefer, Tommy Haas, Maria Sharapova and Mario Ančić, among others. He