![]() ![]() She presently resides in Tampa, Florida and was the Director of Adult Tennis at Chelsea Piers Connecticut, as well as Summer Director at The Long Ridge Tennis Club. In 2010, Fernández started a company named Baby Goes Pro. She is the mother of twins, Karson Xavier and Madison Jane, and the partner of retired professional golfer and former LPGA and WWE executive Jane Geddes. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of South Florida in 2003 and later graduated from Rollins College's Crummer School of Business where she earned a Master of Business Administration. She also coached for the Puerto Rican national team and the University of South Florida. ![]() She coached Sam Stosur to her first Grand Slam title at the 2005 US Open with Lisa Raymond. 1 doubles player Rennae Stubbs, Lisa Raymond, and Samantha Stosur. She has coached players including the former world No. Since retiring from the tour, Fernández has worked as a tennis coach. Before turning professional, she played tennis for one season at Clemson University in 1982–83, where she was singles and doubles All-American and reached the National Collegiate Athletics Association singles final. When she turned professional in 1983, she became Puerto Rico's first female professional athlete. She studied at the prestigious Academia San José in Guaynabo. Fernández started playing tennis when she was seven. Her cousin José Ferrer was a famous Puerto Rican actor and director. ![]() Her parents are Tuto Fernández, a well-known doctor in Puerto Rico, and Beatriz Fernández. On July 12, 2010, Fernández was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame with Zvereva. She also won two top-level titles and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1994 (ranked 99 becoming the lowest-ranked Grand Slam singles semifinalist at Wimbledon) and the quarterfinals at the US Open in 19.įernández retired from the professional tour in 1997, and in 1999, she was named Puerto Rico's "Female Athlete of the Century". In singles, Fernández reached as high as world No. She represented Puerto Rico at the 1984 Olympics.įernández was also on the United States team that won the Federation Cup in 1990. In 1982 at the Central American-Caribbean Games in Cuba, she teamed with Marilda Julia to win doubles gold and won a silver medal in the singles as well. The two medals are on Fernández's desk, and a license plate on her car states "DBL GLD".įernández represented Puerto Rico when San Juan played host to the Pan Am Games in 1979. The first gold medal was won against the home team of Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario with the king and queen of Spain in the audience. She teamed with Mary Joe Fernández (no relation) to win the women's doubles gold medal on both occasions. She won a total of 69 doubles titles during her career.įernández represented the United States at the Olympic Games in 1992 ( Barcelona) and 1996 ( Atlanta). 1 doubles ranking in 1991 and attained the No. Fernández captured 68 career titles in women's doubles and reached the world No. In mixed doubles, Fernández was the runner-up in three of the four Grand Slam mixed doubles events in 1995 ( Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) partnering Cyril Suk.
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