Dyan Castillejo
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Philippine name Template:Use Philippine English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Dyan Castillejo-Garcia (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born September 15, 1965[1]), commonly known by her maiden name, Dyan Castillejo, is a Filipino former tennis player and sports reporter.
Tennis career
Castillejo represented the Philippines in the Fed Cup ties from 1981 to 1990.[1] She also competed in the Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games, Junior Wimbledon and Junior US Open. She was also the first Filipino to earn a WTA women's ranking.[2]
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 International Tennis Federation. She was the first Filipino to be given the distinction.[2]
Post-playing career
Castillejo has worked as a sports interviewer for ABS-CBN Sports, interviewing Manny Pacquiao and his Mexican opponents. She is also host for a number of TV programs such as The World Tonight, Gym Team, The MBA-Beat, TV Patrol, and Sports Unlimited. She regularly covers the annual Miss Universe pageant for ABS-CBN.[3]
Television
- Sports Unlimited / Sports U (1997–2020)
- Metropolitan Basketball Association (1998)
- The MBA Beat (1998)
Personal life
Castillejo is married to Anton Garcia, a businessman since 1999.[4] She has a son, Matthew who also plays competitive tennis. Her son has won the Under-14 national group tournament title in 2016.[5]
References
External links
- Pages with script errors
- 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