Diana Ospina (tennis) explained

Diana Ospina
Fullname:Diana Ospina-Taylor
Birth Date:4 July 1979
Birth Place:Michigan, U.S.
Retired:2013
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$111,044
Singlesrecord:222-222
Singlestitles:0 WTA / 5 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 231 (November 24, 2003)
Doublesrecord:23-62
Doublestitles:0 WTA / 1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 337 (August 2, 2004)

Diana Ospina-Taylor (born July 4, 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Ospina is the youngest of three children and only daughter of Luis Fernando and Maria. Her father is an endocrinologist and she was raised in Bloomfield Hills in metropolitan Detroit.[1]

A right-handed player, she claimed her first ITF circuit title in Mexico City in 1997. Ospina won a total of five ITF singles tournaments during her career and was a regular in WTA Tour qualifiers, twice making the main draw. She qualified for the 2003 Kroger St. Jude International in Memphis and featured in the 2005 Challenge Bell in Quebec City as a lucky loser.[2]

Since retiring she has worked as a tennis coach, most recently as a member of staff at Franklin Athletic Club. She has also been an assistant coach for the University of Detroit Mercy's tennis team.[3]

ITF finals

Singles (5–1)

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OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.4 October 1997Mexico City, MexicoHard Jacquelyn Rosen6–2, 7–6
Runner-up2.31 May 1998El Paso, United StatesHard Elena Bovina6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Winner3.15 June 2003Allentown, United StatesHard Jewel Peterson2–6, 6–2, 6–0
Winner4.13 June 2004Allentown, United StatesHard Varvara Lepchenko6–4, 6–2
Winner5.26 March 2006Redding, United StatesHard Anne Keothavong6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner6.13 May 2006Monzón, SpainHard Amanda Keen6–4, 6–2

Doubles (1–0)

Notes and References

  1. News: With support from family, Ospina still plugging away. Reinhard. Paul. June 16, 2003. The Morning Call. June 11, 2018.
  2. News: Arvidsson advances. November 2, 2005. June 11, 2018.
  3. Web site: Women's Tennis - Diana Ospina-Taylor. detroittitans.com. June 11, 2018.