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
Arantxa Rus been friends since they were 10 years old. Arantxa Rus Arantxa Rus (; born 13 December 1990) is a Dutch tennis player. In 2008, she won the Australian Open for juniors, defeating Jessica Moore from Australia. With this win she went from 35th to 2nd place on the junior rankings, ultimately becoming the world junior No. 1 player. Rus's biggest singles successes to date are a second round huge upset over World No. 2 Kim Clijsters at the 2011 French Open, saving two match points in the second set; reaching the 4th round at the 2012 French Open; and defeating