Adriana Díaz (table tennis)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is González.

Adriana Yamila Díaz González (born October 31, 2000) is a Puerto Rican table tennis player. As of November 2022^[update], she was ranked 3 (under age 21) and 11 in the Table Tennis World Ranking according to the International Table Tennis Federation.^[6][7] Díaz is sponsored by Butterfly^[8] and Adidas.^[9] Adriana is the sister of the table tennis player, Melanie Díaz, and cousin of Brian Afanador.

Adriana Díaz
Full name	Adriana Yamila Díaz González
Nationality	Puerto Rico
Residence	Utuado, Puerto Rico
Born	(2000-10-31) October 31, 2000 (age 24) Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	141 lb (64 kg)
Table tennis career
Playing style	All-around attacker
Equipment(s)	Viscaria Super ALC Tenergy 64 Tenergy 05
Highest ranking	Senior: 9 (March 2022)[1] U21: 2 (August 2019)[2] U18: 4 (December 2018)[3] U15: 4 (December 2015)[4]
Current ranking	21 (15 July 2025)[5]
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing  Puerto Rico Pan American Games 2019 Lima Singles 2019 Lima Doubles 2019 Lima Team 2023 Santiago Singles 2015 Toronto Team 2019 Lima Mixed doubles 2023 Santiago Doubles Pan American Championship 2017 Cartagena de Indias Singles 2018 Santiago Singles 2018 Santiago Mixed doubles 2019 Asunción Singles 2019 Asunción Doubles 2021 Lima Singles 2021 Lima Doubles 2022 Santiago Singles 2024 San Salvador Singles 2017 Cartagena de Indias Doubles 2022 Santiago Doubles 2022 Santiago Team Pan American Cup 2020 Guaynabo Singles 2019 Guaynabo Singles Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Team 2014 Veracruz Mixed doubles 2018 Barranquilla Singles 2018 Barranquilla Doubles 2018 Barranquilla Mixed doubles 2018 Barranquilla Team 2023 San Salvador Singles 2014 Veracruz Doubles 2014 Veracruz Singles 2023 San Salvador Doubles 2023 San Salvador Team 2023 San Salvador Mixed doubles Latin American Championship 2016 San Juan Team 2016 San Juan Mixed doubles

International competition

On April 1, 2016, Díaz made history becoming the first Puerto Rican female table tennis player to qualify for the Olympics.^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^[12] On her second outing, she defeated the winner of the 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup, Bernadette Szocs (2–1).^[13]

On January 30, 2022, Díaz, along with her sister Melanie, ranked #5 in Women's Doubles Pairs by the International Table Tennis Federation^[14]

Clubs

• Águilas de la Montaña
• Zhengding Table Tennis (2017–2018)
• Dabang Smashers T.T.C. (2018)

Achievements

• 2020 Pan America Cup - Gold Medal
• 2019 Pan American Games - Gold Medal
• 2016 US Open - Gold Medal
• 2015 Pan American Games - Bronze Medal
• 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games - Gold Medal
• 2014 Pan American Sport Festival – Women's Singles Champion^[15]
• 2014 Latin American Youth Championships – Cadet Girls Singles Champion, Cadet Girls Doubles Champion, Cadet Mixed Doubles Champion^[16]
• 2013 Peru Junior & Cadet Open – Cadet Girls Singles Champion^[17]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	Premios Juventud	La Nueva Promesa	Won	[18]