Dyan Castillejo-Garcia (; born September 15, 1965), commonly known by her maiden name, Dyan Castillejo, is a Filipino former tennis player and sports reporter.

Tennis career

Castillejo represented the

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in the

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ties from 1981 to 1990. She also competed in the

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, Junior Wimbledon and Junior US Open. She was also the first Filipino to earn a WTA women's ranking. In 2017, Castillejo was conferred the Fed Cup Commitment Award, an award given to players that has played at least 20 World Group ties or 40 ties at any level, by the

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. She was the first Filipino to be given the distinction.

Post-playing career

Castillejo has worked as a sports interviewer for

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, interviewing

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and his Mexican opponents. She is also host for a number of TV programs such as ''

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'', ''Gym Team'', ''The MBA-Beat'', ''

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'', and '' Sports Unlimited''. She regularly covers the annual

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pageant for

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Television

*'' Sports Unlimited / Sports U'' (1997–2020) *''

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'' (1998) *''The MBA Beat'' (1998)

Personal life

Castillejo is married to Anton Garcia, a businessman since 1999. She has a son, Matthew who also plays competitive tennis. Her son has won the Under-14 national group tournament title in 2016.

References

Tennis match in Spanish

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillejo, Dyan 1965 births Living people Filipino female tennis players Filipino radio journalists Filipino television journalists Tennis players at the 1982 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1986 Asian Games ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs people Filipino television sportscasters SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in tennis Filipino women television journalists Women radio journalists Competitors at the 1981 SEA Games Competitors at the 1983 SEA Games Competitors at the 1985 SEA Games Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games Asian Games tennis players for the Philippines