Diane Farrell (tennis)

Diane Farrell Wainio (born November 5, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player. She was raised in Binghamton, New York and played collegiate tennis for the University of San Diego.

Diane Farrell
Full nameDiane Farrell Wainio
Country (sports) United States
Born (1961-11-05) November 5, 1961 (age 62)
Prize money$24,285
Singles
Career record19–25
Highest rankingNo. 220 (March 2, 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1986)
Wimbledon1R (1986)
US OpenQ1 (1986)
Doubles
Career record26–34
Highest rankingNo. 122 (December 21, 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1985)
Wimbledon1R (1985, 1986)
US Open2R (1986)

Farrell, who reached a career best singles ranking of 220, qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon in 1986. All three of her wins in qualifying went beyond 6–6 in the third set, against Cláudia Monteiro, Sabina Simmonds and Elisabeth Ekblom. She lost her first round match to Elizabeth Minter, in three sets.[1]

As a doubles player she was ranked as high as 122 in the world and in addition to Wimbledon also featured in the main draws of the French Open and US Open. She won two ITF doubles titles, including a $25,000 tournament in Hopewell.

She married her husband Fredrick Wainio, an accountant, in 1991.[2]

ITF finals edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 3 (2–1) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. November 4, 1984 Sydney, Australia Grass   Annette Gulley   Belinda Cordwell
  Julie Richardson
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 1. January 18, 1985 Delray Beach, United States Hard   Jaime Kaplan   Elizabeth Ekblom
  Marianne van der Torre
3–6, 5–7
Winner 2. September 15, 1985 Hopewell, United States Clay   Jenni Goodling   Louise Field
  Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita
2–6, 7–5, 6–4

References edit

  1. ^ "Wimbledon 1986". www.itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "Wainio-Farrell". Press & Sun-Bulletin. March 24, 1991. p. 45.

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