Career
Rowe started training in table tennis aged 14, under Viktor Barna. She is left-handed and until 1951 played a defensive style, but later put more accent on attacking. She retired from competitions in 1973 and until 1997 worked as a table tennis coach.
Diane has a twin sister, Rosalind Rowe, who was also an international table tennis player and often played doubles together with Diane.
In 1955 they published a book The twins on table tennis. Their father was former amateur football player Vivian Rowe.
