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
Barbara Paulus Family Circle Cup, where she lost in three sets to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Paulus' career effectively ended in 1998 after an elbow injury, though she made a brief return in 2001. Paulus was born in Vienna and resides in Hinterbrühl. Her father Gerhard is a computer sales manager; her mother Brigitte is a housewife; and she has a brother, Werner. Barbara Paulus Barbara Paulus (born 1 September 1970) is a former professional Top 10 tennis player from Austria. She began playing on the WTA Tour in 1986 and retired in 2001. During her career she won a total of seven