Following his retirement, Riba has coached and collaborated with several players on the
WTA Tour, including
Coco Gauff and currently
Zheng Qinwen.[1]
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.[2][3]
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 until 2020.[citation needed]
He 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 Qinwen Zheng since December 2023[5] and under his tutelage, she reached the final of the
2024 Australian Open.
Following his retirement, Riba has coached and collaborated with several players on the
WTA Tour, including
Coco Gauff and currently
Zheng Qinwen.[1]
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.[2][3]
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 until 2020.[citation needed]
He 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 Qinwen Zheng since December 2023[5] and under his tutelage, she reached the final of the
2024 Australian Open.