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
Diego Ayala (tennis) Diego Ayala (tennis) Diego Ayala (born April 29, 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Born in Argentina, Ayala grew up in southern Florida and competed for the University of Miami in college tennis. As a young player on the junior circuit he had a win over Roger Federer, at the 1997 Coffee Bowl competition. Ayala turned professional in 1998 and played most of his top level tennis in the doubles format, in which he reached as high as 100 in the world. At the 2003 RCA Championships in Indianapolis he made the only final of