![]() Her cousin is the late actor Jose Ferrer. She represented Puerto Rico at the 1984 Olympic Tennis Demonstration and lost in the first round of singles.īorn Feb. Her last victories are the Womens Olympic Games - Doubles 1996 and the Womens Olympic Games - Doubles 1992. Gigi Fernandez was a professional from 1983 to 1997. to the title in 1990.Īt the 1992 Olympic Games, Fernandez won the gold medal in women’s doubles with Mary Joe Fernandez (no relation), defeating Spanish favorites Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the final. Gigi Fernandez (born 22 February 1964 in San Juan) is a former professional tennis player who competed internationally for Puerto Rico. Fed Cup team since 1988 and helped the U.S. Fernandez has also been a mainstay on the U.S. 99 and became the lowest-ranked semifinalist in Wimbledon history. Gigi Fernandez was a Puerto Rico native who played for the island nation at the 1984 Olympics in the tennis demonstration event. ATP & WTA Martina Navratilova head to head tennis search. Gigi Fernndez is the first professional female athlete from Puerto Rico, the first Puerto Rican woman to win an Olympic gold medal, and the first to be. In 1994 at Wimbledon, she reached the final four of the singles competition with a ranking of No. Martina Navratilova vs Gigi Fernandez all matches, with stats on their H2H rivalry. ![]() ![]() In singles, Fernandez has won two titles: Albuquerque in 1991 and Singapore in 1986. On this weeks episode of the SI Tennis Beyond the Baseline Podcast, Sports Illustrated executive editor and host Jon Wertheim talks with Gigi Fernandez. As of May 1, Fernandez has won 61 doubles, including 10 Grand Slam titles with longtime partner Natasha Zvereva. Fernandez returned to the Grand Slam winner’s circle again in New York two years later, winning the title with Martina Navratilova. The big-serving and hard-hitting native of San Juan, Puerto Rico was the first female athlete from her country to become a professional in any sport, and she. Open doubles titles in 1988 paired with Robin White. Regarded as one of the greatest doubles players of all-time, Fernandez emerged from a one-year stint at Clemson University in 1983 to win 14 Grand Slam doubles titles as of May 1, 1996.
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