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
Joe Russell (tennis) Lendl in straight sets, but took the world number one to a tiebreak in the first. Now living in Singapore, he is the co-founder and director of the SITA Tennis Academy. Joe Russell (tennis) Joseph Russell (born November 22, 1961) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Russell grew up in California and played in the same junior college team as Brad Gilbert, before transferring to the University of Utah. A right-handed player, Russell began competing on the international tour in 1988 and based himself in Osaka, Japan. His best ATP Tour performance came at the 1990