Gabriel Urpí

Gabriel Urpí Ribas, born on 16 August 1961, is a former professional tennis player from Spain who later became a coach. As a junior he was the Orange Bowl champion in 1978 and a semi-finalist in the boys' singles at the French Open that year. A clay court specialist, he played the main draw of the French Open in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985, reaching the third round in 1982. He was a quarter-finalist at Madrid, Barcelona, Bordeaux and Bari, and his only tour semi-final in singles came at the 1987 Bordeaux Open. In coaching he worked with Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in 1994 and 1995, Conchita Martinez, Flavia Pennetta, Nicolas Mahut, Elina Svitolina and Caroline Garcia.