Introduction
Diego Moyano (born 14 March 1975) is a coach and former professional tennis player from Argentina.
Coaching
Moyano has worked as a USTA coach, training American ATP players Tommy Paul, Reilly Opelka and Frances Tiafoe, as well as helping Denis Kudla and Andrea Collarini.
He formerly coached WTA tennis pro Coco Gauff until April 2023 and subsequently reunited with Frances Tiafoe in December 2023. Prior to that he coached Kevin Anderson from 2020 until his retirement in May 2022 and is currently coaching him since his comeback a year later in 2023.
Professional career
Moyano took part in the 1999 French Open and lost a four set opening round match to American player Chris Woodruff.
His next appearance on the ATP Tour was in the 2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open, where he was unable to get past qualifier Alexandre Simoni in the first round. He was also an opening round casualty at his next ATP tournament, the 2004 Buenos Aires Open, losing to Óscar Hernández.
The Argentine played in the doubles at the 2003 BellSouth Open, with Phillip Harboe. They lost in the first round to José Acasuso and Andrés Schneiter.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 27 (10–17)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (4–4) |
| ITF Futures (6–13) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (10–17) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (4–4) |
| ITF Futures (6–13) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (10–17) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Franco Squillari | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | May 1998 | Germany F8, Schwaigern | Futures | Clay | Olivier Malcor | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 1998 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Vaněk | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Apr 1999 | Argentina F1, Córdoba | Futures | Clay | Damián Furmanski | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | May 1999 | Argentina F2, Córdoba | Futures | Clay | Marcelo Charpentier | 6–0, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 1999 | Germany F5, Augsburg | Futures | Clay | Martin Verkerk | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 1999 | Germany F6, Trier | Futures | Clay | Martin Verkerk | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | Oct 1999 | Paraguay F2, Asunción | Futures | Clay | Adrián García | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Nov 1999 | Chile F4, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Matias O'Neille | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Nov 1999 | Chile F5, Valparaíso | Futures | Clay | Filippo Messori | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Mar 2000 | Chile F3, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Simoni | 6–4, 6–7, 0–6 | |
| Win | Mar 2000 | Argentina F1, Mendoza | Futures | Clay | Flávio Saretta | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Loss | Apr 2000 | Argentina F3, Santa Fe | Futures | Clay | Guillermo Coria | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2000 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | Nov 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | Aug 2001 | Argentina F7, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Martín Vassallo Argüello | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Loss | Sep 2001 | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Juan Ignacio Chela | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Apr 2002 | Algeria F1, Algiers | Futures | Clay | František Čermák | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Loss | May 2002 | Algeria F2, Algiers | Futures | Clay | František Čermák | 1–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | May 2002 | Italy F2, Pavia | Futures | Clay | Marcelo Charpentier | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jul 2002 | Budaors, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Vaněk | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Jun 2003 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Álex Calatrava | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2003 | Argentina F6, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Juan Mónaco | 7–5, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Apr 2004 | Italy F4, Monza | Futures | Clay | Andres Dellatorre | 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Sep 2004 | Argentina F6, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Brian Dabul | 6–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2004 | Chile F2, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Mariano Puerta | 1–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Nov 2004 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Marach | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 9 (3–6)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (1–5) |
| ITF Futures (2–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (3–6) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (1–5) |
| ITF Futures (2–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (3–6) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 1998 | Chile F2, Viña del Mar | Futures | Clay | Enzo Artoni | Sergio Cortés Francisco Ruiz | 4–6, 6–2, 6–7 | |
| Win | Jun 2002 | Germany F7, Trier | Futures | Clay | Bernardo Mota | Radoslav Lukaev Hamid Mirzadeh | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jun 2002 | Sassuolo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Manuel Jorquera | Leonardo Azzaro Potito Starace | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | May 2003 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Manuel Jorquera | Amir Hadad Martín Vassallo Argüello | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2003 | Brindisi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Manuel Jorquera | Iván Navarro Mario Radić | 6–7, 0–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2003 | Argentina F4, Mendoza | Futures | Clay | Brian Dabul | Diego Hartfield Damián Patriarca | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Apr 2004 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Ignacio González King | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | May 2004 | San Remo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Manuel Jorquera | Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti | 6–4, 6–7, 2–6 | |
| Win | Jul 2004 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Andres Dellatorre | Lassi Ketola Tuomas Ketola | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |