Mary Joe Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández (born August 19, 1972) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Fernández has won three Olympic medals and two Grand Slam women's doubles titles.[1]
Country | United States |
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Residence | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Born | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | August 19, 1971
Height | 1.75 m |
Turned pro | 1986 |
Retired | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$5,258,471 |
Singles | |
Career record | 437–203 |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (October 22, 1990) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | F (1990, 1992) |
French Open | F (1993) |
Wimbledon | SF (1991) |
US Open | SF (1990, 1992) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | Bronze medal (1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 344–141 |
Career titles | 19 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (February 18, 1991) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1991) |
French Open | W (1996) |
Wimbledon | SF (1991, 1993) |
US Open | F (1989) |
Other Doubles tournaments | |
Championships | W (1996) |
Olympic Games | Gold medal (1992, 1996) |
Important finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 3 (0 titles, 3 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | Steffi Graf | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | Monica Seles | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 1993 | French Open | Clay | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
Women's doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1989 | US Open | Hard | Pam Shriver | Hana Mandlíková Martina Navratilova |
7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | Patty Fendick | Jana Novotná Helena Suková |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8) |
Winner | 1991 | Australian Open | Hard | Patty Fendick | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | Zina Garrison | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Runner-up | 1996 | Australian Open | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
5–7, 6–2, 4–6 |
Winner | 1996 | French Open | Clay | Lindsay Davenport | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1997 | French Open | Clay | Lisa Raymond | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
2–6, 3–6 |
Olympics
Singles: 1 medal (1 bronze medal)
Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Bronze | 1992 | Barcelona | Clay | Tied | DNP |
Mary Joe Fernández lost in the semi-finals to Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–2. In 1992, there was no bronze medal play off match, both beaten semi-final players received bronze medals.
Doubles: 2 medals (2 gold medals)
Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 1992 | Barcelona | Clay | Gigi Fernández | Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
Gold | 1996 | Atlanta | Hard | Gigi Fernández | Jana Novotná Helena Suková |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Year-End Championships finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1996 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Lindsay Davenport | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–3, 6–2 |
WTA Tour Finals
Singles: 16 (7–9)
Titles by Surface |
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Hard (2–4) |
Grass (0–1) |
Clay (2–2) |
Carpet (3–2) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | October 9, 1989 | Filderstadt | Carpet (I) | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | January 15, 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | Steffi Graf | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | September 24, 1990 | Tokyo | Carpet (I) | Amy Frazier | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | October 15, 1990 | Filderstadt | Carpet (I) | Barbara Paulus | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | April 15, 1991 | Houston | Clay | Monica Seles | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | September 16, 1991 | Tokyo | Hard | Monica Seles | 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | January 13, 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | Monica Seles | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | February 3, 1992 | Essen | Carpet (I) | Monica Seles | 0–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | February 22, 1993 | Indian Wells | Hard | Amanda Coetzer | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 7. | May 24, 1993 | French Open | Clay | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | June 10, 1994 | Sydney | Hard | Kimiko Date | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | May 16, 1994 | Strasbourg | Clay | Gabriela Sabatini | 2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 5. | February 27, 1995 | Indian Wells | Hard | Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | October 16, 1995 | Brighton | Carpet (I) | Amanda Coetzer | 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 9. | June 17, 1996 | Eastbourne | Grass | Monica Seles | 0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 7. | May 12, 1997 | Berlin | Clay | Mary Pierce | 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 43 (19–24)
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Grand Slam performance timeline
Singles
Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | NH | A | A | 3R | F | SF | F | QF | 4R | 4R | 4R | SF | A | 3R | 0 / 10 |
French Open | 1R | QF | 2R | A | SF | QF | QF | 3R | F | 3R | 1R | 4R | QF | A | 4R | 0 / 13 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 4R | 4R | 4R | A | SF | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | QF | 4R | A | 1R | 0 / 12 |
U.S. Open | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | SF | 3R | SF | A | 3R | QF | A | 4R | 3R | 4R | 0 / 13 |
SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 48 |
Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
Year End Ranking | 99 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 76 | 38 |
Doubles
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | NH | A | A | QF | F | W | F | QF | QF | QF | F | 2R | A | 2R | 1 / 10 |
French Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | SF | W | F | A | 2R | 1 / 10 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | A | A | SF | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | A | QF | 0 / 9 |
U.S. Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | A | SF | QF | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | QF | 0 / 9 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 38 |
Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||
Year End Ranking | 131 | 85 | 63 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 89 | 26 |
- NH = tournament not held.
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
References
- ↑ Mary Joe Fernandez's profile at WTA WTA Retrieved 29 August 2018