Diane Desfor

Diane Desfor (born June 15, 1955), is an American former tennis player who was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Diane Desfor

Full name	Diane Desfor Stalder
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1955-06-15) June 15, 1955 Long Beach, California, USA
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 32
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1980, 1981)
French Open	2R (1978, 1981)
Wimbledon	3R (1979)
US Open	2R (1978, 1982)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1980, 1981)
French Open	2R (1979, 1981)
Wimbledon	3R (1979)
US Open	QF (1979, 1980)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1981)
US Open	2R (1978)

Her best result at a Grand Slam singles event was reaching the third round at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships with she lost in straight sets to seventh-seeded Billie Jean King.[1] At the three other Majors she reached the second round in singles.[2] In doubles, partnering Barbara Hallquist, she reached the quarterfinal of the US Open in 1979 and 1980.

In December 1979 she won the doubles title at the New South Wales Open, partnering Barbara Hallquist. In June 1981 she reached the semifinal of the singles event at Surbiton which she lost to doubles partner Hallquist in three sets.[3]

Desfor won the WTA Player Service Award in 1980 and 1982.

She attended the University of Southern California and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1977 with a degree in psychology.[4] After her tennis career Desfor became a lawyer, specializing in employment law.[5][6] She is married to Curt Stalder and the couple have two children.[5]