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Pere Riba
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 36)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2004
Retired2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,363,323
Singles
Career record24–62
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 65 (16 May 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2011, 2012)
French Open2R (2010, 2011)
Wimbledon1R (2010, 2011, 2014)
US Open1R (2010, 2011, 2014)
Doubles
Career record24–34
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (7 June 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2011)
French OpenQF (2010)
Wimbledon1R (2011)
US Open1R (2010, 2011)
Last updated on: 1 November 2018.

Pere Riba Madrid (Catalan: [ˈpeɾə ˈriβə], Spanish: [ˈpeɾe ˈriβa maˈðɾið]; born 7 April 1988) is a Spanish tennis coach and former professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 65 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in May 2011, and he attained his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 81 in June 2010. In his 16-year career, Riba won 21 titles in both singles and doubles on both the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's World Tennis Tour; he reached his only Grand Slam quarterfinal in doubles at the 2010 French Open.

Following his retirement, Riba has coached and collaborated with several players on the WTA Tour, including Coco Gauff and currently Zheng Qinwen.[1]

Professional career

Riba was coached by former Spanish player Jordi Arrese and the last coach in his career and still part of his confidence inner circle Edu Grosso.[2][3]

Coaching career

He was the co-founder of GRTennis with Marcel Granollers based in Barcelona (Real Club Polo de Barcelona) focusing on junior development and professional tennis players alongside Edu Grosso from 2017 to 2020.[citation needed] He was the coach of Zheng Qinwen from 2021 until the summer 2023, helping her rise from world No. 169 to No. 7. He was coaching Coco Gauff with whom she won the WTA 500 in Washington, the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati and the US Open (2023).[4] He is currently back coaching Qinwen Zheng since December 2023[5] and under his tutelage, she reached the final of the 2024 Australian Open.

Futures and Challenger finals

Singles: 37 (13–24)

Legend
Challengers (7–15)
Futures (6–9)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. May 16, 2005 Balaguer, Spain Clay Spain Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 2. April 16, 2007 Melilla, Spain Clay Spain Guillermo Alcaide 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up 3. April 30, 2007 Vic, Spain Clay Spain Pedro Clar-Rosselló 0–0 ret.
Winner 1. June 18, 2007 Tenerife, Spain Clay Togo Komlavi Loglo 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 4. July 2, 2007 Alicante, Spain Clay Spain José Antonio Sánchez-de Luna 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 5. July 9, 2007 Elche, Spain Clay Germany Tony Holzinger 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Runner-up 6. August 27, 2007 Oviedo, Spain Clay Spain Pablo Santos 3–6, 0–3 ret.
Winner 2. February 25, 2008 Terrassa, Spain Clay Spain Héctor Ruiz Cadenas 6–0, 2–0 ret.
Winner 3. March 24, 2008 Zaragoza, Spain Clay Germany Alexander Flock 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up 7. March 31, 2008 Loja, Spain Clay Portugal Rui Machado 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up 8. July 21, 2008 Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Spain Iván Navarro 0–6, 2–6
Winner 4. September 8, 2008 Seville, Spain Clay Italy Enrico Burzi 6–1, 6–3
Winner 5. February 2, 2009 Murcia, Spain Clay Spain Pablo Martín Adalia 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 9. February 16, 2009 Tanger, Morocco Clay Spain Marc López 7–5, 4–6, 6–7(9–11)
Runner-up 10. August 31, 2009 Brasov, Romania Clay Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 5–7, 0–6
Winner 6. September 7, 2009 Seville, Spain Clay Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Runner-up 11. October 19, 2009 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay France Guillaume Rufin 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 7. March 22, 2010 Barletta, Italy Clay Belgium Steve Darcis 6–3 ret.
Winner 8. June 14, 2010 Bytom, Poland Clay Argentina Facundo Bagnis 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up 12. September 11, 2010 Seville, Spain Clay Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up 13. September 21, 2010 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Turkey Marsel İlhan 0–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 9. November 21, 2010 Cancún, Mexico Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 14. August 21, 2011 San Sebastián, Spain Clay Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 15. September 18, 2011 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Slovenia Blaž Kavčič 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 16. March 31, 2013 Vrsar, Croatia Clay Austria Dominic Thiem 6–2, 3–6, 1–3, ret.
Winner 10. July 7, 2013 Todi, Italy Clay Colombia Santiago Giraldo 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up 17. July 28, 2013 Orbetello, Italy Clay Italy Filippo Volandri 4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Runner-up 18. September 22, 2013 Szczecin, Poland Clay Ukraine Oleksandr Nedovyesov 2–6, 5–7
Winner 11. March 17, 2014 Panama City, Panama Clay Slovenia Blaž Rola 7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up 19. April 7, 2014 Mersin, Turkey Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up 20. June 2, 2014 Arad, Romania Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up 21. June 22, 2014 Milan, Italy Clay Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 22. September 27, 2015 Sibiu, Romania Clay Romania Adrian Ungur 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner 12. December 6, 2015 Antalya, Turkey Clay Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 23. May 29, 2016 Vicenza, Italy Clay Argentina Guido Andreozzi 0–6 ret
Winner 13. March 12, 2017 Rovinj, Croatia Clay Russia Alexey Vatutin 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 24. December 9, 2017 Islamabad, Pakistan Clay Russia Ivan Nedelko 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 14 (8–6)

Legend
Challengers (6–5)
Futures (2–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. June 18, 2007 Tenerife, Spain Clay (red) Togo Komlavi Loglo Spain Pedro Clar-Rosselló
Spain Ignacio Coll-Riudavets
6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. February 25, 2008 Terrassa]], Spain Clay (red) Spain Gabriel Trujillo-Soler Spain Marc Fornell-Mestres
Spain Jordi Marsé-Vidri
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–8]
Runner-up 1. July 21, 2008 Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay (red) Spain Pablo Santos Czech Republic Jan Minář
Austria Martin Slanar
7–5, 6–3
Winner 3. June 22, 2009 Reggio Emilia, Italy Clay (red) Spain Miguel Ángel López Jaén Italy Gianluca Naso
Italy Walter Trusendi
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2. June 29, 2009 Turin, Italy Clay (red) Colombia Santiago Giraldo Italy Daniele Bracciali
Italy Potito Starace
6–3, 6–4
Winner 4. August 31, 2009 Brasov, Romania Clay (red) Spain Pablo Santos Italy Simone Vagnozzi
Italy Uros Vico
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 3. October 19, 2009 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay (red) Spain Daniel Gimeno-Traver Poland Tomasz Bednarek
Poland Mateusz Kowalczyk
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 4. November 23, 2009 Puebla, Mexico Hard Spain Guillermo Olaso Canada Vasek Pospisil
Canada Adil Shamasdin
7–6(9–7), 6–0
Winner 5. January 25, 2010 Bucaramanga, Colombia Clay (red) Spain Santiago Ventura Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Brazil Rodrigo Guidolin
6–2, 6–2
Winner 6. October 10, 2010 Tarragona, Spain Clay (red) Spain Guillermo Olaso Spain Pablo Andújar
Spain Gerard Granollers-Pujol
7–6(1), 4–6, [10–5]
Winner 7. March 30, 2014 Barranquilla, Colombia Clay Uruguay Pablo Cuevas Czech Republic František Čermák
Russia Michail Elgin
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 5. November 16, 2014 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay Spain Jordi Samper-Montaña Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Guido Pella
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Winner 8. September 4, 2016 Curitiba, Brazil Clay Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Brazil André Ghem
Brazil Fabrício Neis
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7]
Runner-up 6. December 9, 2017 Islamabad, Pakistan Clay France Luka Pavlovic Pakistan Aqeel Khan
Pakistan Shahzad Khan
6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
At Wimbledon, 2011
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 2R A Q2 A A 2–2
French Open 2R 2R A 1R 1R Q1 Q1 2–4
Wimbledon 1R 1R A A 1R Q1 Q2 0–3
US Open 1R 1R A A 1R A Q1 0–3
Win–loss 1–3 2–4 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 4–12
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A 1R A A A A A 0–1
Miami Masters A 1R A A A A A 0–1
Monte Carlo Masters A 2R A A A A A 1–1
Rome Masters A 1R A A 2R A A 1–2
Madrid Masters 1R 2R A Q2 Q1 A A 1–2
Canada Masters A A A A A A A 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A A 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A A A A 0–0
Win–loss 0–1 2–5 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–7
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Year-end ranking 72 89 429 126 114 219 274

References

  1. ^ "Zheng learning to harness her ambition after reuniting with coach Riba". 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ "atpworldtour.com Profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  3. ^ "itftennis.com Men's Circuit record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  4. ^ "Coco Gauff hires former Spanish tennis player Pere Riba as her coach ahead of Rothesay International 2023". 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Zheng Qinwen reuniting with coach Pere Riba for 2024".