Mary Joe Fernández

Mary Joe Fernández Godsick ( o suuna yuli n nyɛ  María José Fernández; ka bɛ dɔɣi o silimiingoli August bɛɣu pinaawei dali, yuuni 1971) o nyɛla ŋun nyɛ  America  purufɛshinal tennis bɔli ŋmɛri kurɔ ŋun nyɛ paɣa ka  na min paagi  career-high ranking of world No. 4 din daa jendi  singles mini. doubles ni. Din jendi singles nim yaɣili,   Fernández n daa dɔni buyi zuɣu yuuni  1990 n ti pahi yuuni 1992 Australian Open, ni yuuni 1993 French Open. O lahi nyɛla ŋun daa di kpaŋmaŋ pini shɛli din yuli booni bronze medal la yuuni 1992 Summer Olympics la puuni.  Din jendi doubles nim yaɣili,  o daa nyɛla ŋun daa kpuɣi 1991 Australian Open jaashee,  ka di nyɛla o mini Patty Fendick n daa laɣim kpuɣi li, ni yuuni 1996 French Open ka di nyɛla o mini Lindsay Davenport n daa laɣim kpuɣi li, n ti lahi pahi Olympic gold medal nim ayi and served as the woman's coach for the 2012 U.S. Olympic tennis team in London.

Significant finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss  1990  Australian Open  Hard   Steffi Graf  3–6, 4–6Loss  1992  Australian Open  Hard  25px Monica Seles  2–6, 3–6Loss  1993  French Open  Clay   Steffi Graf  6–4, 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss  1989  US Open  Hard   Pam Shriver   Hana Mandlíková   Martina Navratilova  7–5, 4–6, 4–6Loss  1990  Australian Open  Hard   Patty Fendick   Jana Novotná   Helena Suková  6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)Win  1991  Australian Open  Hard   Patty Fendick   Gigi Fernández   Jana Novotná  7–6(7–4), 6–1Loss  1992  Australian Open  Hard   Zina Garrison   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Helena Suková  4–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss  1996  Australian Open  Hard   Lindsay Davenport   Chanda Rubin   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  5–7, 6–2, 4–6Win  1996  French Open  Clay   Lindsay Davenport   Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva  6–2, 6–1Loss  1997  French Open  Clay   Lisa Raymond   Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva  2–6, 3–6

Olympics
Singles: 1 (bronze medal)
 Outcome Year Location Surface Opponent Score Bronze  1992  Barcelona  Clay  Tied  DNP
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Doubles: 2 (2 gold medals)
 Outcome Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score 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
Doubles: 1 title
ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin  1996  New York  Carpet (i)   Lindsay Davenport   Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  6–3, 6–2

WTA career finals
Singles: 16 (7–9)
 Finals by surface Hard (2–4) Grass (0–1) Clay (2–2) Carpet (3–2)

ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 1989 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Carpet (i)  Gabriela Sabatini 6–7(5–7), 4–6Loss 0–2 Jan 1990 Australian Open Hard  Steffi Graf 3–6, 4–6Win 1–2 Sep 1990 Tokyo Championships Carpet (i)  Amy Frazier 3–6, 6–2, 6–3Win 2–2 Oct 1990 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Carpet (i)  Barbara Paulus 6–1, 6–3Loss 2–3 Apr 1991 VS Houston Clay  Monica Seles 4–6, 3–6Loss 2–4 Sep 1991 Tokyo Championships Hard  Monica Seles 1–6, 1–6Loss 2–5 Jan 1992 Australian Open Hard  Monica Seles 2–6, 3–6Loss 2–6 Feb 1992 Essen Grand Prix Carpet (i)  Monica Seles 0–6, 3–6Win 3–6 Feb 1993 Indian Wells Masters Hard  Amanda Coetzer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)Loss 3–7 May 1993 French Open Clay  Steffi Graf 6–4, 2–6, 4–6Loss 3–8 Jun 1994 Sydney International Hard  Kimiko Date 4–6, 2–6Win 4–8 May 1994 Internationaux de Strasbourg Clay  Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 6–4, 6–0Win 5–8 Feb 1995 Indian Wells Masters Hard  Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–3Win 6–8 Oct 1995 Brighton International Carpet (i)  Amanda Coetzer 6–4, 7–5Loss 6–9 Jun 1996 Eastbourne International Grass  Monica Seles 0–6, 2–6Win 7–9 May 1997 German Open Clay  Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 41 (17–24)
 Legend Grand Slam tournaments (2–5) WTA Championships (1–0) Tier I (2–5) Tier II (8–11) Tier III (4–3) Tier IV (0–0) Tier V (0–0) Finals by surface Hard (7–14) Grass (0–1) Clay (5–4) Carpet (5–5)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Jan 1989 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i)  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch  Katrina Adams   Zina Garrison 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)Loss 2. Mar 1989 VS Boca Raton, U.S. Hard  Jo Durie  Jana Novotná   Helena Suková 4–6, 2–6Loss 3. Aug 1989 LA Championships, U.S. Hard  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch  Martina Navratilova   Wendy Turnbull 2–5 ret.Loss 4. Aug 1989 US Open Hard  Pam Shriver  Hana Mandlíková   Martina Navratilova 7–5, 4–6, 4–6Win 1. Sep 1989 VS Dallas, U.S. Carpet (i)  Betsy Nagelsen  Elise Burgin   Rosalyn Fairbank 7–6(7–5), 6–3Loss 5. Jan 1990 Australian Open Hard  Patty Fendick  Jana Novotná   Helena Suková 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)Win 2. Sep 1990 Tokyo Championships, Japan Carpet (i)  Robin White  Gigi Fernández   Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)Win 3. Oct 1990 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Germany Carpet (i)  Zina Garrison  Mercedes Paz   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 6–3Loss 6. Nov 1990 VS Worcester, U.S. Carpet (i)  Jana Novotná  Gigi Fernández   Helena Suková 6–3, 3–6, 3–6Win 4. Jan, 1991 Australian Open Hard  Patty Fendick  Gigi Fernández    Jana Novotná 7–6(7–4), 6–1Loss 7. Jan 1991 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i)  Robin White  Kathy Jordan   Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 0–6, 3–6Win 5. Mar 1991 Miami Masters, U.S. Hard  Zina Garrison  Gigi Fernández   Jana Novotná 7–5, 6–2Loss 8. Apr 1991 VS Houston, U.S. Clay  Patty Fendick  Jill Hetherington   Kathy Rinaldi 1–6, 6–2, 1–6Win 6. Sep 1991 Tokyo Championships, Japan Hard  Pam Shriver  Carrie Cunningham   Laura Gildemeister 6–3, 6–3Loss 9. Nov 1991 Championships of Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i)  Zina Garrison  Larisa Neiland   Jana Novotná 2–6, 4–6Loss 10. Jan 1992 Sydney International, Australia Hard  Zina Garrison  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Helena Suková 6–7(4–7), 7–6(4–7), 2–6Loss 11. Jan 1992 Australian Open Hard  Zina Garrison  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Helena Suková 4–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss 12. Jun 1992 Eastbourne International, UK Grass  Zina Garrison  Larisa Neiland   Jana Novotná 0–6, 3–6Win 7. Sep 1992 Tokyo Championships, Japan Hard  Robin White  Yayuk Basuki   Nana Miyagi 6–4, 6–4Loss 13. Mar 1993 Italian Open Clay  Zina Garrison  Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 2–6Win 8. May 1993 European Open, Switzerland Clay  Helena Suková  Lindsay Davenport   Marianne Werdel 6–2, 6–4Loss 14. Oct 1994 Brighton International, UK Carpet (i)  Jana Novotná  Manon Bollegraf   Larisa Neiland 6–4, 2–6, 3–6Loss 15. Jan 1995 Sydney International, Australia Hard  Patty Fendick  Lindsay Davenport   Jana Novotná 5–7, 6–2, 4–6Win 9. Mar 1995 VS Delray Beach, U.S. Hard  Jana Novotná  Lori McNeil   Larisa Neiland 6–2, 6–4Win 10. May 1995 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France Clay  Lindsay Davenport  Sabine Appelmans   Miriam Oremans 6–2, 6–3Win 11. Sep 1995 Tokyo Championships, Japan Hard  Lindsay Davenport  Amanda Coetzer   Linda Wild 6–3, 6–2Win 12. Jan 1996 Sydney International, Australia Hard  Lindsay Davenport  Lori McNeil   Helena Suková 6–3, 6–3Loss 16. Jan 1996 Australian Open Hard  Lindsay Davenport  Chanda Rubin   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5–7, 6–2, 4–6Loss 17. Apr 1996 Hilton Head Cup, U.S. Clay  Gigi Fernández  Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2–6, 3–6Win 13. May 1996 French Open Clay  Lindsay Davenport  Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–1Loss 18. Aug 1996 Canadian Open Hard  Helena Suková  Larisa Neiland   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–7(1–7), 1–6Win 14. Nov 1996 Oakland Classic, U.S. Carpet (i)  Lindsay Davenport  Irina Spîrlea   Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–3Win 15. Nov 1996 WTA Tour Championships, New York Carpet (i)  Lindsay Davenport  Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–2Win 16. Mar 1997 Hilton Head Cup, U.S. Clay  Martina Hingis  Lindsay Davenport   Jana Novotná 7–5, 4–6, 6–1Win 17. May 1997 Madrid Open, Spain Clay  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Inés Gorrochategui   Irina Spîrlea 6–3, 6–2Loss 19. May 1997 French Open Clay  Lisa Raymond  Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva 2–6, 3–6Loss 20. Aug 1998 Boston Cup, U.S. Hard  Mariaan de Swardt  Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs 4–6, 4–6Loss 21. Sep 1998 Tokyo Cup, Japan Hard  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Anna Kournikova   Monica Seles 4–6, 4–6Loss 22. Jan 1999 Sydney International, Australia Hard  Anke Huber  Elena Likhovtseva   Ai Sugiyama 3–6, 6–2, 0–6Loss 23. Mar 1999 Indian Wells Masters, U.S. Hard  Jana Novotná  Martina Hingis   Anna Kournikova 2–6, 2–6Loss 24. Mar 1999 Miami Masters, U.S. Hard  Monica Seles  Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná 6–0, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles
 Tournament   1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  Career SRAustralian Open A NH A A 3R F SF F QF 4R 4R 4R SF A 3R 0 / 10French Open 1R QF 2R A SF QF QF 3R F 3R 1R 4R QF A 4R 0 / 13Wimbledon A 1R 4R 4R 4R A SF 3R 3R 3R QF QF 4R A 1R 0 / 12US Open 2R 3R 3R 3R 1R SF 3R SF A 3R QF A 4R 3R 4R 0 / 13SR0 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 20 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 10 / 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 SRAustralian Open NH A A QF F W F QF QF QF F 2R A 2R 1 / 10French Open A 1R A 2R A QF 1R 3R 3R SF W F A 2R 1 / 10Wimbledon A 1R A A A SF QF SF 1R 1R QF QF A QF 0 / 9US Open 1R 2R 2R F A SF QF A A A A 3R 3R QF 0 / 9SR0 / 10 / 30 / 10 / 30 / 11 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 31 / 30 / 40 / 10 / 4 2 / 38 Career statistics Year-end ranking 131 85 63 8 6 5 11 15 26 10 5 16 89 26

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 Mary-Joe Fernandez ESPN Bio

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