Oliver Fernández

Oliver Fernandez (Orizaba, 7 December 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.  He was captain of Mexico's Davis Cup side.  Today he is a successful businessman. 

Career
Fernandez had a good year on the juniors circuit in 1990, finishing the season as the number three junior in the world.  He was runner-up to Andrei Medvedev in the Orange Bowl and made the semi-finals of the boys' singles event at the 1990 Australian Open.  The man who beat him in the semi-final, Dirk Dier, had been his doubles partner when he made the 1989 US Open boys' doubles quarter-finals. 

Also in 1990, Fernandez represented the Mexico Davis Cup team for the first time.  He managed to defeat Marcelo Filippini of Uruguay in Mexico's World Group player-off win and appeared in three further ties during his career, from which he had two wins, over Diego Pérez and then Jaime Yzaga. 

The Orizaba born player was a semi-finalist at his home event, the Mexican Open, in 1993.  Fernandez defeated Franco Davín, Agustín Moreno and Alberto Berasategui, before falling to Thomas Muster.  He was also a doubles semi-finalist at the 1993 International Tennis Championships in Florida, with Juan Garat as his partner. 

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

Doubles: (2)

References

Category:1972 births
Category:Living people
Category:Mexican male tennis players
Category:People from Orizaba, Veracruz
Category:Sportspeople from Veracruz
Category:Pan American Games medalists in tennis
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
Category:Tennis players at the 1991 Pan American Games