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
1993 Italian Open (tennis) defeated Gabriela Sabatini, 7–5, 6–1 Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated Wayne Ferreira / Mark Kratzmann, 6–4, 7–6 Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson, 6–4, 6–2 1993 Italian Open (tennis) The 1993 Italian Open was a tennis tournament held in 1994. It was the 50th edition of the Rome Masters tennis tournament. and was part of the Tier I Series of the 1993 WTA Tour and the ATP Super 9 of the 1993 ATP Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The women's