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
1990 French Open – Women's Singles world number 1 Jennifer Capriati. Aged only 14 years and 70 days, she became the youngest ever tennis player to reach the French Open semifinals and, following this tournament, the youngest player ever to crack the Top Ten. 1990 French Open – Women's Singles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Mercedes Paz. Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam, defeating Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6, 6–4, saving four set points in the first-set tiebreaker. Aged 16 and 6 months, she became the youngest Grand Slam singles winner in the Open