Pere Riba
Pere Riba Madrid (Catalan: [ˈpeɾə ˈriβə], Spanish: [ˈpeɾe ˈriβa maˈðɾið]; born 7 April 1988) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain. 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.
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 7 April 1988
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) |
Current ranking | No. 1,343 (29 October 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2011) |
French Open | QF (2010) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2011) |
US Open | 1R (2010, 2011) |
Last updated on: 1 November 2018. |
Following his retirement, Riba has coached and collaborated with several players on the WTA Tour, including Zheng Qinwen and Coco Gauff.
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 .[1][2]
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. He was the coach of Qinwen Zheng 2021-2023 helping her rise from 169 WTA to 19 WTA. He is currently coaching Coco Gauff with whom he won Washington WTA500, Cincinnati WTA1000 and the US Open.[3]
Futures and Challenger finals
Singles: 37 (13–24)
Legend |
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Challengers (7–15) |
Futures (6–9) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | May 16, 2005 | Balaguer, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | April 16, 2007 | Melilla, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | April 30, 2007 | Vic, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
0–0 ret. |
Winner | 1. | June 18, 2007 | Tenerife, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | July 2, 2007 | Alicante, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | July 9, 2007 | Elche, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | August 27, 2007 | Oviedo, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 0–3 ret. |
Winner | 2. | February 25, 2008 | Terrassa, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 2–0 ret. |
Winner | 3. | March 24, 2008 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | March 31, 2008 | Loja, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | July 21, 2008 | Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | September 8, 2008 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | February 2, 2009 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 9. | February 16, 2009 | Tanger, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–7(9–11) |
Runner-up | 10. | August 31, 2009 | Brasov, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 0–6 |
Winner | 6. | September 7, 2009 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 11. | October 19, 2009 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | March 22, 2010 | Barletta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–3 ret. |
Winner | 8. | June 14, 2010 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12. | September 11, 2010 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 13. | September 21, 2010 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 9. | November 21, 2010 | Cancún, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 14. | August 21, 2011 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | September 18, 2011 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | March 31, 2013 | Vrsar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 1–3, ret. |
Winner | 10. | July 7, 2013 | Todi, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 17. | July 28, 2013 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Runner-up | 18. | September 22, 2013 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 11. | March 17, 2014 | Panama City, Panama | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 19. | April 7, 2014 | Mersin, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | June 2, 2014 | Arad, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Runner-up | 21. | June 22, 2014 | Milan, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 22. | September 27, 2015 | Sibiu, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 12. | December 6, 2015 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner-up | 23. | May 29, 2016 | Vicenza, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
0–6 ret |
Winner | 13. | March 12, 2017 | Rovinj, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 24. | December 9, 2017 | Islamabad, Pakistan | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 14 (8–6)
Legend |
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Challengers (6–5) |
Futures (2–1) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | June 18, 2007 | Tenerife, Spain | Clay (red) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | February 25, 2008 | Terrassa]], Spain | Clay (red) | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 1. | July 21, 2008 | Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay (red) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | June 22, 2009 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay (red) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | June 29, 2009 | Turin, Italy | Clay (red) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | August 31, 2009 | Brasov, Romania | Clay (red) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | October 19, 2009 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay (red) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | November 23, 2009 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–0 |
Winner | 5. | January 25, 2010 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay (red) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | October 10, 2010 | Tarragona, Spain | Clay (red) | ![]() |
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7–6(1), 4–6, [10–5] |
Winner | 7. | March 30, 2014 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | November 16, 2014 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), [5–10] |
Winner | 8. | September 4, 2016 | Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 6. | December 9, 2017 | Islamabad, Pakistan | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L | |
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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
- "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.
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