Dyan Castillejo
Dyan Castillejo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Dyan Castillejo (cropped).png Castillejo in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 15, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Dyan Castillejo-Garcia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Broadcaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1992–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Anton Garcia (m. 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennis career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 7–13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 5–16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.png){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Dyan Castillejo-Garcia (Tagalog: [dɐˈjan kastilˈjɛho gaɾˈsɪa]; born September 15, 1965[1]) is a Filipino sports journalist and former tennis player.
Tennis career
[edit | edit source]Castillejo represented the Philippines in the Fed Cup ties from 1981 to 1990.[1] She also competed in the Asian Games, SEA Games, junior Wimbledon, and junior US Open, having won several SEA Games medals from 1981 to 1987. She was also the first Filipino to earn a WTA ranking.[2]
In 2017, Castillejo was conferred the Fed Cup Commitment Award, an award given to players that have 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Sports Unlimited / Sports U (1997–2020)
- Metropolitan Basketball Association (1998)
- The MBA Beat (1998)
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Castillejo has been married to Anton Garcia, a businessman, since 1999.[4] She has a son, Matthew, who also plays competitive tennis. Her son won an under-14 national group tournament title in 2016.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ mb.com.ph
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Dyan Castillejo at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1965 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Filipino sportswomen
- 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