Country (sports) Spain Career titles 0 Height 1.73 m Plays Right-handed Residence Tarragona, Spain | Prize money $144,450 Name Gabriel Urpi Handed Right-handed Career record 42-66 Role Tennis Player | |
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Born 16 August 1961 (age 62)
El Vendrell, Spain ( 1961-08-16 ) | ||
Highest ranking No. 106 (18 May 1981) | ||
Gabriel Urpí Ribas (born 16 August 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
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Playing career
Urpi was the Orange Bowl champion in 1978 and a semi-finalist in the boys' singles event at the French Open that year.
A clay court specialist, he competed in the main draw of the French Open in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985. The Spaniard had his best performance at the 1982 French Open, where he reached the third round, with wins over Patrizio Parrini and Chris Lewis, the latter in a walkover.
He was a quarter-finalist at Madrid in 1979, Barcelona in 1980, Bordeaux in 1981 and Bari in 1984. His only semi-final appearance was at the 1987 Bordeaux Open. However, as a doubles player, he reached the Barcelona semi-finals in 1984, partnering Lorenzo Fargas. Two year earlier in Indianapolis, Urpi and doubles partner Rick Fagel had an upset win over Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick, a pairing that were dual Australian Open winners.
Coaching
Urpi had been the coach of Flavia Pennetta for several years, until her retirement. He was previously the coach of Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in 1994 and 1995, during which time she won two Grand Slam tournaments and also coached Conchita Martínez to the 1998 Australian Open final. In 2017, he worked a coach of Elina Svitolina.