Adriana Díaz (table tennis)

Adriana Yamila Díaz González (born October 31, 2000) is a Puerto Rican table tennis player. As of November 2022 she was ranked 3 (under age 21) and 11 in the Table Tennis World Ranking according to the International Table Tennis Federation.[5][6] Díaz is sponsored by Butterfly[7] and Adidas.[8] Adriana is the sister of the table tennis player, Melanie Díaz, and cousin of Brian Afanador.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is González.
Adriana Díaz
Full nameAdriana Yamila Díaz González
Nationality Puerto Rico
ResidenceUtuado, Puerto Rico
Born (2000-10-31) October 31, 2000
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Table tennis career
Playing styleAll-around attacker
Equipment(s)
  • Viscaria Super ALC
  • Tenergy 64
  • Tenergy 05
Highest rankingSenior: 9 (March 2022)[1]
U21: 2 (August 2019)[2]
U18: 4 (December 2018)[3]
U15: 4 (December 2015)[4]
Current ranking11 (November 2022)[1]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaDoubles
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoTeam
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place2022 SantiagoSingles
Bronze medal – third place2022 SantiagoDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2022 SantiagoTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 LimaSingles
Gold medal – first place2021 LimaDoubles
Gold medal – first place2019 AsunciónSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 AsunciónDoubles
Gold medal – first place2018 SantiagoSingles
Gold medal – first place2018 SantiagoMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2017 Cartagena de IndiasSingles
Bronze medal – third place2017 Cartagena de IndiasDoubles
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2020 GuaynaboSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 GuaynaboSingles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San SalvadorSingles
Bronze medal – third place2023 San SalvadorDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2023 San SalvadorMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2023 San SalvadorTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaSingles
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaDoubles
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 VeracruzTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 VeracruzMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2014 VeracruzDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2014 VeracruzSingles
Latin American Championship
Silver medal – second place2016 San JuanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 San JuanMixed doubles

International competition

On April 1, 2016, Díaz made history becoming the first Puerto Rican female table tennis player to qualify for an Olympic Games.[9] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she defeated Olufunke Oshonaike 4–2 in the preliminary round before losing to Li Xue 0–4 in the second round.[10]

Professional career

Díaz made her professional debut for Dabang Smashers of the Ultimate Table Tennis league on June 16, 2018, with a 3:0 victory over Pooja Sahasrabudhe.[11] On her second outing, she defeated the winner of the 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup, Bernadette Szocs (2:1).[12]

On January 30, 2022, Díaz, along with her sister Melanie, ranked #5 in Women's Doubles Pairs by the International Table Tennis Federation[13]

Clubs
  • China Zhengding Table Tennis (2017–2018)
  • India Dabang Smashers T.T.C. (2018)

Achievements

Awards
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 Premios Juventud La Nueva Promesa Won [17]

References
  1. "Women's Singles 2022 Week #12". ITTF Ranking. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. "Adriana Diaz - Under 21 - Women Singles". ITTF Ranking. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. "Adriana Diaz - Juniors - Women Singles". ITTF Ranking. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  4. "Adriana Diaz - Cadets - Women Singles". ITTF Ranking. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. "Diaz Adriana: ranking history (ITTF)". Table Tennis Guide. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. "World Top 20 Table Tennis Ranking". Butterfly Online. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  7. "Adriana Diaz - Table Tennis Team Member". Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  8. "Adriana Díaz auspiciada por Adidas - ULTM". ultm.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  9. "Adriana Díaz consigue su boleto para los Juegos Olímpicos". El Nuevo Día. April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved April 1, 2016. (in Spanish)
  10. "Women's Singles Schedule & Results – Olympic Table Tennis". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  11. "Adriana Díaz debuta como profesional con una victoria 3-0". 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  12. VOCERO, José Bartolomei, EL. "Adriana Díaz derrota a campeona europea en India". Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. "Women's Doubles Pairs 2022 Week #5". ITTF Ranking. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  14. Concha, Romina (July 21, 2014). "Marcos Madrid And Adriana Diaz Won The 2014 Pan American Sport Festival!". Table Tennista. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  15. Concha, Romina (June 29, 2014). "Argentina, Puerto Rico And Venezuela Won The 2014 Latin American Youth Championships' Singles Events". Table Tennista. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  16. Marshall, Ian (June 26, 2013). "Upsets, Testing Duels with One Exception, the Puerto Rican Gem". International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  17. "Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores". Archived from the original on 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-03-18.


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