Diana Ospina (tennis)

Diana Ospina
Full name Diana Ospina-Taylor
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1979-07-04) July 4, 1979
Michigan, U.S.
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $111,044
Singles
Career titles 0 WTA / 5 ITF
Highest ranking No. 231 (November 24, 2003)
Doubles
Career titles 0 WTA / 1 ITF
Highest ranking 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 a 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 Circuit titles

Singles (5)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. October 4, 1997 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Israel Jacquelyn Rosen 6–2, 7–6
2. June 15, 2003 Allentown, U.S. Hard United States Jewel Peterson 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
3. June 13, 2004 Allentown, U.S. Hard Uzbekistan Varvara Lepchenko 6–4, 6–2
4. March 26, 2006 Redding, U.S. Hard United Kingdom Anne Keothavong 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
5. May 13, 2006 Monzón, Spain Hard United Kingdom Amanda Keen 6–4, 6–2

Doubles (1)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. June 13, 2004 Allentown, U.S. Hard United States Angela Haynes United States Cory Ann Avants
Uzbekistan Varvara Lepchenko		 6–0, 6–2

References

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