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Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (born 10 August 1956, in Albury, Australia) is a former professional tennis player.

[edit] Career

Balestrat began playing tennis at the age of 7. She left school at the age of 16 to play in international tournaments. She turned pro in 1973 and joined the WTA Tour. She reached the finals of the Australian Open in January 1977, losing to fellow Australian Kerry Melville Reid. She was a semifinalist twice at the French Open, in 1979 and 1980. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open in 1976. She won seventeen singles titles and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 in 1979. Partnering with Helen Gourlay Cawley, she won the Australian Open women's doubles in January 1977. She had career wins over Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Margaret Court, Virginia Wade, Pam Shriver, and Gabriela Sabatini. She holds an 8-7 career record over King.

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1977 (Jan.)	Australian Open	Kerry Melville Reid	7–5, 6–2

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1977 (Jan.)	Australian Open	Helen Gourlay Cawley	Betsy Nagelsen Kerry Melville Reid	5-7, 6–1, 6–4

1973: Australian Hard Courts, Surrey Hard Courts, Turkish Open, New Zealand Open, Tasmania, Kent Open
1974: Scottish Open, Sacramento, Phoenix, Dallas
1976: Australian Hard Courts, Tallahassee
1977: Manly Seaside Championships
1978: Sydney (Dec. 4), Sydney (Dec. 18)
1979: Boston
1984: Brisbane