Gabriel Urpí Ribas (born 16 August 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

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

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in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985.ATP World Tour Profile
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1982 French Open The 1982 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 86th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam ...

, where he reached the third round, with wins over

Patrizio Parrini Patrizio Parrini (born 5 September 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Career Parrini was a doubles semi-finalist, with partner Gianluca Rinaldini, at the Alitalia Open in 1981. He played Spaniard Gabriel Urpí in the firs ...

and Chris Lewis, the latter in a walkover. He was a quarter-finalist at Madrid in 1979, Barcelona in 1980, Bordeaux in 1981 and

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in 1984. His only semi-final appearance was at the

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. However, as a doubles player, he reached the Barcelona semi-finals in 1984, partnering Lorenzo Fargas. Two year earlier in

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, Urpi and doubles partner

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had an upset win over

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and Kim Warwick, a pairing that were dual

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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

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final. In 2017, he worked as a coach of Elina Svitolina, having also formerly coached Nicolas Mahut. In 2021, Urpí began coaching Caroline Garcia.

Challenger finals

Singles: (1-0)

Doubles: (2-1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Urpi, Gabriel 1961 births Living people Spanish male tennis players Spanish tennis coaches People from Baix Penedès Sportspeople from the Province of Tarragona Sportspeople from Tarragona Tennis players from Catalonia