Diane Farrell (tennis)

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Diane Farrell
Full nameDiane Farrell Wainio
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  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 Open Q1 (1986)
Wimbledon 1R (1986)
US Open Q1 (1986)
Doubles
Career record26–34
Highest rankingNo. 122 (December 21, 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1985)
Wimbledon 1R (1985, 1986)
US Open 2R (1986)

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.

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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

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.November 4, 1984 Sydney, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annette Gulley Flag of New Zealand.svg Belinda Cordwell
Flag of New Zealand.svg Julie Richardson
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up1.January 18, 1985 Delray Beach, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jaime Kaplan Flag of Sweden.svg Elizabeth Ekblom
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marianne van der Torre
3–6, 5–7
Winner2.September 15, 1985 Hopewell, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Jenni Goodling Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field
Flag of Japan.svg Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita
2–6, 7–5, 6–4

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References

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  2. "Wainio-Farrell". Press & Sun-Bulletin . March 24, 1991. p. 45.