Pere Riba Madrid (Catalan: [ˈpeɾə ˈriβə], Spanish: [ˈpeɾe ˈriβa maˈðɾið]; born 7 April 1988) is a Spanish tennis coach and former professional player. He has been ranked as high as No. 65 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in May 2011, and No. 81 in doubles in June 2010. Riba won 21 titles in singles and doubles on both the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. He reached one major quarterfinal in doubles, at the 2010 French Open.
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| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 7 April 1988 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Retired | 2020 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,363,323 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 24–62 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (16 May 2011) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011, 2012) |
| French Open | 2R (2010, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010, 2011, 2014) |
| US Open | 1R (2010, 2011, 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 24–34 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 81 (7 June 2010) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011) |
| French Open | QF (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2011) |
| US Open | 1R (2010, 2011) |
Following his retirement, Riba has coached and collaborated with several players on the WTA Tour, including Coco Gauff and currently Zheng Qinwen.[1]
Professional
editRiba 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
editHe 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 until 2020.[citation needed]
Riba 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 Zheng Qinwen since December 2023[5] and under his tutelage, she reached the final of the 2024 Australian Open.
Futures and Challenger finals
editSingles: 37 (13–24)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Challengers (7–15) |
| Futures (6–9) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | May 16, 2005 | Balaguer, Spain | Clay | Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal
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5–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | April 16, 2007 | Melilla, Spain | Clay | Guillermo Alcaide
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | April 30, 2007 | Vic, Spain | Clay | Pedro Clar-Rosselló
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0–0 ret. |
| Winner | 1. | June 18, 2007 | Tenerife, Spain | Clay |  Komlavi Loglo
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | July 2, 2007 | Alicante, Spain | Clay | José Antonio Sánchez-de Luna
|
6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | July 9, 2007 | Elche, Spain | Clay |  Tony Holzinger
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | August 27, 2007 | Oviedo, Spain | Clay | Pablo Santos
|
3–6, 0–3 ret. |
| Winner | 2. | February 25, 2008 | Terrassa, Spain | Clay | Héctor Ruiz Cadenas
|
6–0, 2–0 ret. |
| Winner | 3. | March 24, 2008 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Alexander Flock
|
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | March 31, 2008 | Loja, Spain | Clay |  Rui Machado
|
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | July 21, 2008 | Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Iván Navarro
|
0–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | September 8, 2008 | Seville, Spain | Clay |  Enrico Burzi
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | February 2, 2009 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Pablo Martín Adalia
|
6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | February 16, 2009 | Tanger, Morocco | Clay | Marc López
|
7–5, 4–6, 6–7(9–11) |
| Runner-up | 10. | August 31, 2009 | Brasov, Romania | Clay |  Thiemo de Bakker
|
5–7, 0–6 |
| Winner | 6. | September 7, 2009 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Albert Ramos Viñolas
|
7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 11. | October 19, 2009 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay |  Guillaume Rufin
|
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | March 22, 2010 | Barletta, Italy | Clay |  Steve Darcis
|
6–3 ret. |
| Winner | 8. | June 14, 2010 | Bytom, Poland | Clay |  Facundo Bagnis
|
6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 12. | September 11, 2010 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Albert Ramos Viñolas
|
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 13. | September 21, 2010 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay |  Marsel İlhan
|
0–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Winner | 9. | November 21, 2010 | Cancún, Mexico | Clay | Carlos Berlocq
|
6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 14. | August 21, 2011 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | Albert Ramos Viñolas
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | September 18, 2011 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay |  Blaž Kavčič
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | March 31, 2013 | Vrsar, Croatia | Clay |  Dominic Thiem
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6–2, 3–6, 1–3, ret. |
| Winner | 10. | July 7, 2013 | Todi, Italy | Clay |  Santiago Giraldo
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7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Runner-up | 17. | July 28, 2013 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Filippo Volandri
|
4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Runner-up | 18. | September 22, 2013 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay |  Oleksandr Nedovyesov
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2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 11. | March 17, 2014 | Panama City, Panama | Clay | Blaž Rola
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7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 19. | April 7, 2014 | Mersin, Turkey | Clay |  Damir Džumhur
|
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | June 2, 2014 | Arad, Romania | Clay | Damir Džumhur
|
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Runner-up | 21. | June 22, 2014 | Milan, Italy | Clay | Albert Ramos Viñolas
|
3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 22. | September 27, 2015 | Sibiu, Romania | Clay |  Adrian Ungur
|
4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Winner | 12. | December 6, 2015 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay |  Dimitar Kuzmanov
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6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |
| Runner-up | 23. | May 29, 2016 | Vicenza, Italy | Clay | Guido Andreozzi
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0–6 ret |
| Winner | 13. | March 12, 2017 | Rovinj, Croatia | Clay |  Alexey Vatutin
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6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 24. | December 9, 2017 | Islamabad, Pakistan | Clay | Ivan Nedelko
|
3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 14 (8–6)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Challengers (6–5) |
| Futures (2–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | June 18, 2007 | Tenerife, Spain | Clay (red) | Komlavi Loglo
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Pedro Clar-Rosselló Ignacio Coll-Riudavets
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | February 25, 2008 | Terrassa]], Spain | Clay (red) | Gabriel Trujillo-Soler
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Marc Fornell-Mestres Jordi Marsé-Vidri
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6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 1. | July 21, 2008 | Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay (red) | Pablo Santos
|
 Jan Minář Martin Slanar
|
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | June 22, 2009 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay (red) | Miguel Ángel López Jaén
|
Gianluca Naso Walter Trusendi
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | June 29, 2009 | Turin, Italy | Clay (red) | Santiago Giraldo
|
Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | August 31, 2009 | Brasov, Romania | Clay (red) | Pablo Santos
|
Simone Vagnozzi Uros Vico
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | October 19, 2009 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay (red) | Daniel Gimeno-Traver
|
 Tomasz Bednarek Mateusz Kowalczyk
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | November 23, 2009 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | Guillermo Olaso
|
 Vasek Pospisil Adil Shamasdin
|
7–6(9–7), 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | January 25, 2010 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay (red) | Santiago Ventura
|
 Marcelo Demoliner Rodrigo Guidolin
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | October 10, 2010 | Tarragona, Spain | Clay (red) | Guillermo Olaso
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Pablo Andújar Gerard Granollers-Pujol
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7–6(1), 4–6, [10–5] |
| Winner | 7. | March 30, 2014 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Clay |  Pablo Cuevas
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František Čermák Michail Elgin
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | November 16, 2014 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | Jordi Samper-Montaña
|
Máximo González Guido Pella
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), [5–10] |
| Winner | 8. | September 4, 2016 | Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
|
André Ghem Fabrício Neis
|
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7] |
| Runner-up | 6. | December 9, 2017 | Islamabad, Pakistan | Clay | Luka Pavlovic
|
 Aqeel Khan Shahzad Khan
|
6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Singles performance timeline
edit| 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.
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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
edit- ^ "Zheng learning to harness her ambition after reuniting with coach Riba". 30 December 2023.
- ^ "atpworldtour.com Profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "itftennis.com Men's Circuit record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Coco Gauff hires former Spanish tennis player Pere Riba as her coach ahead of Rothesay International 2023". 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Zheng Qinwen reuniting with coach Pere Riba for 2024".
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