Gigi Fernández

Gigi Fernández
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Connecticut, US
Born	February 22, 1964; San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	Nov. 1983
Retired	Nov. 1997
Plays	Right-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize money	$4,646,829
Int. Tennis HoF	2010 (member page)
Singles
Career record	270–232
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 17 (October 6, 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1990, 1993)
French Open	2R (1986, 1987, 1991)
Wimbledon	SF (1994)
US Open	QF (1991, 1994)
Doubles
Career record	664–184
Career titles	69
Highest ranking	No. 1 (March 4, 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1993, 1994)
French Open	W (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997)
Wimbledon	W (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997)
US Open	W (1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (1993, 1994)
Olympic Games	Gold Medal (1992, 1996)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1995)
Wimbledon	F (1995)
US Open	F (1995)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Representing Puerto Rico
Pan American Games

Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. Fernández won 17 major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States, and reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 17 in 1991. Since retiring from the professional tour in 1997 at the age of 33,^[1] Fernández has been a tennis coach and entrepreneur. She now shares her knowledge of doubles with tennis enthusiasts throughout the US by conducting Master Doubles with Gigi Clinics and Doubles Boot Camps. Fernández is the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.^[2]^[3]

Career

Fernández was recognized primarily as a doubles specialist during her professional career. She won a career doubles Grand Slam with 17 Grand Slam women's doubles title – six French Open, five US Open, four Wimbledon, and two Australian Open winning at least one Grand Slam title every year from 1988 to 1997, except 1989, and for three straight years winning three of the four Grand Slam doubles titles in the same year (1992–1994). She won 14 of her 17 Grand Slam titles partnering Natasha Zvereva; their partnership is the second most successful doubles pair in the Open era after Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.^[4]

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. Fernández captured 69 career titles in doubles and reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1991 and attained the No. 1 ranking again in 1993, 1994 and 1995.^[5]

Fernández represented the United States at the Olympic Games in 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta). She teamed with Mary Joe Fernández (no relation) to win the women's doubles gold medal on both occasions. 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.^[6]

Fernández represented Puerto Rico when San Juan played host to the Pan Am Games in 1979. Just 15, Fernández won a bronze medal. 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. She represented Puerto Rico at the 1984 Olympics.

Fernández was also on the United States team that won the Federation Cup in 1990.

In singles, Fernández reached as high as world No. 17. 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^[7]) and the quarterfinals at the US Open in 1991 and 1994.

Fernández retired from the professional tour in 1997, and in 1999, she was named Puerto Rico's "Female Athlete of the Century".^[6]

On July 12, 2010, Fernández was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame with Zvereva.^[5]

Personal life

Her parents are Tuto Fernández, a well-known doctor in Puerto Rico, and Beatriz Fernández.^[8] Her cousin José Ferrer was a famous Puerto Rican actor and director.^[8] Fernández started playing tennis when she was seven. She studied at the prestigious Academia San José in Guaynabo. When she turned professional in 1983, she became Puerto Rico's first female professional athlete. 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 Athletic Association singles final.

Since retiring from the tour, Fernández has worked as a tennis coach. She has coached players including the former world No. 1 doubles player Rennae Stubbs, Lisa Raymond, and Samantha Stosur. She coached Sam Stosur to her first Grand Slam title at the 2005 US Open with Lisa Raymond. She also coached for the Puerto Rican national team and the University of South Florida.

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 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.^[9]

In 2010, Fernández started a company named Baby Goes Pro.^[10] 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.^[11]

In a 2021 interview, Fernández stated she receives a lot of negative comments from some Puerto Ricans via her social media and that it saddens her.^[12]

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 23 (17–6)

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1988	US Open (1)	Robin White	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6–4, 6–1
Win	1990	US Open (2)	Martina Navratilova	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1991	Australian Open	Jana Novotná	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	6–7^(4–7), 1–6
Win	1991	French Open (1)	Jana Novotná	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 6–0
Loss	1991	Wimbledon	Jana Novotná	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	1992	French Open (2)	Natasha Zvereva	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–2
Win	1992	Wimbledon (1)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–1
Win	1992	US Open (3)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Jana Novotná	7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Win	1993	Australian Open (1)	Natasha Zvereva	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 6–3
Win	1993	French Open (3)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland	6–3, 7–5
Win	1993	Wimbledon (2)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–7^(9–11), 6–4
Win	1994	Australian Open (2)	Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	1994	French Open (4)	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6–2, 6–2
Win	1994	Wimbledon (3)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1995	Australian Open	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 4–6
Win	1995	French Open (5)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–7^(6–8), 6–4, 7–5
Loss	1995	Wimbledon	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win	1995	US Open (4)	Natasha Zvereva	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Rennae Stubbs	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1996	French Open	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	2–6, 1–6
Win	1996	US Open (5)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	1997	French Open (6)	Natasha Zvereva	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	6–2, 6–3
Win	1997	Wimbledon (4)	Natasha Zvereva	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Loss	1997	US Open	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	3–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 3 (0–3)

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1995	Australian Open	Cyril Suk	Natasha Zvereva Rick Leach	6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–3), 4–6
Loss	1995	Wimbledon	Cyril Suk	Martina Navratilova Jonathan Stark	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1995	US Open	Cyril Suk	Meredith McGrath Matt Lucena	4–6, 4–6

Olympic finals

Doubles: 2 (2 gold medals)

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Gold	1992	Barcelona	Mary Joe Fernández	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez	7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Gold	1996	Atlanta	Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	7–6^(8–6), 6–4

WTA Tour finals

Singles (2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Category	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1986	Singapore, Singapore	Tier V	Hard (i)	Mercedes Paz	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win	2–0	Apr 1991	Albuquerque, US	Tier IV	Hard	Julie Halard-Decugis	6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 118 (69–49)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1983	Indianapolis, US	Clay	Beth Herr	Kathleen Horvath Virginia Ruzici	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jan 1985	Washington, D.C., US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win	2–1	Feb 1985	Delray Beach, US	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
Win	3–1	Aug 1985	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis	6–4, 6–0
Win	4–1	Oct 1985	Fort Lauderdale, US	Hard	Robin White	Rosalyn Fairbank Beverly Mould	6–2, 7–5
Loss	4–2	May 1986	Indianapolis, US	Clay	Robin White	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	2–6, 0–6
Loss	4–3	Sep 1986	Largo, US	Clay	Kim Sands	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	5–7, 2–6
Loss	4–4	Oct 1986	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Susan Leo	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken	1–6, 2–6
Loss	4–5	Nov 1986	Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Robin White	Lori McNeil Mercedes Paz	2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	5–5	Mar 1987	Piscataway, US	Carpet (i)	Lori McNeil	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	6–1, 6–4
Win	6–5	Jul 1987	Newport, US	Grass	Lori McNeil	Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 7–5
Win	7–5	Aug 1987	Mahwah, US	Hard	Lori McNeil	Anne Hobbs Elizabeth Smylie	6–3, 6–2
Loss	7–6	Feb 1988	Dallas, US	Hard	Zina Garrison	Lori McNeil Eva Pfaff	6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	7–7	Mar 1988	Key Biscayne, US	Hard	Zina Garrison	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	6–7^(6–8), 3–6
Win	8–7	Apr 1988	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Robin White	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken	6–1, 6–4
Loss	8–8	May 1988	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet	Robin White	Pam Shriver Helena Suková	6–4, 2–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Loss	8–9	Jul 1988	Newport, US	Grass	Lori McNeil	Rosalyn Fairbank Barbara Potter	4–6, 3–6
Loss	8–10	Aug 1988	Los Angeles, US	Hard	Robin White	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6–7^(2–7), 7–5, 4–6
Loss	8–11	Aug 1988	Mahwah, US	Hard	Robin White	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	3–6, 2–6
Win	9–11	Sep 1988	US Open	Hard	Robin White	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6–4, 6–1
Loss	9–12	Oct 1988	Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Robin White	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	4–6, 2–6
Loss	9–13	Nov 1988	WTA Doubles Championships, Japan	Carpet (i)	Robin White	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	5–7, 5–7
Loss	9–14	Mar 1989	Key Biscayne, US	Hard	Lori McNeil	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 4–6
Loss	9–15	Apr 1989	Houston, US	Clay	Lori McNeil	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	3–6, 4–6
Win	10–15	Jul 1989	Newport, US	Grass	Lori McNeil	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–7⁽⁵⁾, 7–5
Win	11–15	Aug 1989	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Robin White	Martina Navratilova Larisa Savchenko	6–1, 7–5
Win	12–15	Sep 1989	WTA Doubles Championships, Japan	Carpet (i)	Robin White	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 6–2
Win	13–15	Oct 1989	Filderstadt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Robin White	Raffaella Reggi Elna Reinach	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
NA	—	Oct 1989	Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Robin White	Cammy MacGregor Ronni Reis	Not played
Win	14–15	Jan 1990	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Elizabeth Smylie	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	6–2, 6–2
Loss	14–16	Feb 1990	Indian Wells, US	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	2–6, 6–7^(6–8)
Loss	14–17	Apr 1990	San Antonio, US	Hard	Robin White	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	5–7, 5–7
Win	15–17	May 1990	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Martina Navratilova	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	6–2, 6–3
Win	16–17	Aug 1990	Manhattan Beach, US	Hard	Jana Novotná	Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	17–17	Sep 1990	US Open	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–2, 6–4
Loss	17–18	Sep 1990	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Mary Joe Fernández Robin White	6–4, 3–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	18–18	Nov 1990	Worcester, US	Carpet	Helena Suková	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	19–18	Jan 1991	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Jana Novotná	Patty Fendick Helena Suková	6–3, 6–1
Loss	19–19	Jan 1991	Sydney	Hard	Jana Novotná	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	1–6, 4–6
Loss	19–20	Jan 1991	Australian Open	Hard	Jana Novotná	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	6–7^(4–7), 1–6
Win	20–20	Feb 1991	Chicago, US	Carpet	Jana Novotná	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–2, 6–4
Loss	20–21	Mar 1991	Key Biscayne	Hard	Jana Novotná	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison	5–7, 2–6
Win	21–21	Mar 1991	Saddlebrook, US	Clay	Helena Suková	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win	22–21	May 1991	French Open	Clay	Jana Novotná	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 6–0
Loss	22–22	Jun 1991	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Jana Novotná	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	22–23	Jun 1991	Wimbledon	Grass	Jana Novotná	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	22–24	Aug 1991	San Diego, US	Hard	Nathalie Tauziat	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	22–25	Aug 1991	Washington, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	7–5, 1–6, 6–7^(10–12)
Win	23–25	Nov 1991	Oakland, US	Carpet	Patty Fendick	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–4, 7–5
Win	24–25	Nov 1991	Indianapolis, US	Hard	Patty Fendick	Katrina Adams Mercedes Paz	6–4, 6–2
Loss	24–26	Nov 1991	New York	Carpet (i)	Jana Novotná	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win	25–26	Apr 1992	Houston, US	Clay	Patty Fendick	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	7–5, 6–4
Loss	25–27	May 1992	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 5–7
Win	26–27	May 1992	French Open	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–2
Win	27–27	Jun 1992	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–1
Win	28–27	Jul 1992	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Mary Joe Fernández	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Loss	28–28	Aug 1992	Canadian Open, Montreal	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Win	29–28	Sep 1992	US Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Loss	29–29	Nov 1992	Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Amanda Coetzer Elna Reinach	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	30–29	Nov 1992	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Gretchen Magers	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	31–29	Nov 1992	Philadelphia, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Conchita Martínez Mary Pierce	6–1, 6–3
Win	32–29	Jan 1993	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 6–3
Win	33–29	Mar 1993	Delray Beach, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–2
Win	34–29	Mar 1993	Wesley Chapel, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 6–3
Win	35–29	Mar 1993	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	6–3, 6–1
Win	36–29	May 1993	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz	6–1, 6–3
Win	37–29	May 1993	French Open, Paris	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–3, 7–5
Win	38–29	Jun 1993	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win	39–29	Jun 1993	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–7^(9–11), 6–4
Loss	39–30	Aug 1993	Puerto Rico Open	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Ann Wunderlich Debbie Graham	5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Win	40–30	Aug 1993	San Diego, US	Hard	Helena Suková	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 6–3
Loss	40–31	Aug 1993	Los Angeles, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	6–7^(3–7), 3–6
Win	41–31	Sep 1993	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–3, 6–2
Loss	41–32	Oct 1993	Zurich, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Zina Garrison Martina Navratilova	3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win	42–32	Oct 1993	Filderstadt, Germany	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Martina Navratilova	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Win	43–32	Nov 1993	VS Championships, New York	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–3, 7–5
Win	44–32	Jan 1994	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	45–32	Feb 1994	Chicago, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	46–32	Mar 1994	Key Biscayne, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–3, 6–1
Loss	46–33	Mar 1994	WTA Doubles Championships, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 5–7
Loss	46–34	Mar 1994	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Lori McNeil Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4–6, 1–4 ret.
Win	47–34	May 1994	Italian Open, Rome	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz	6–1, 6–3
Win	48–34	May 1994	German Open, Berlin	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 7–6^(7–2)
Win	49–34	May 1994	French Open, Paris	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6–2, 6–2
Win	50–34	Jun 1994	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Inés Gorrochategui Helena Suková	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
Win	51–34	Jun 1994	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–1
Win	52–34	Oct 1994	Filderstadt, Germany	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Loss	52–35	Nov 1994	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	Lindsay Davenport Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5–7, 4–6
Win	53–35	Nov 1994	Philadelphia, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	54–35	Nov 1994	VS Championships	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3
Loss	54–36	Jan 1995	Australian Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 4–6
Win	55–36	Feb 1995	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Rennae Stubbs	6–0, 6–3
Loss	55–37	Mar 1995	Key Biscayne, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Loss	55–38	Apr 1995	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Win	56–38	May 1995	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–2, 6–3
Win	57–38	May 1995	Italian Open, Rome	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
Win	58–38	Jun 1995	French Open	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–7^(6–8), 6–4, 7–5
Loss	58–39	Jun 1995	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	58–40	Jul 1995	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win	59–40	Aug 1995	San Diego, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Sandrine Testud	6–2, 6–1
Win	60–40	Aug 1995	Los Angeles, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Gabriela Sabatini	7–5, 6–7^(2–7), 7–5
Win	61–40	Sep 1995	US Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Rennae Stubbs	6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
Win	62–40	Oct 1995	Filderstadt, Germany	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	62–41	Nov 1995	WTA Tour Championships, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 1–6
Win	63–41	Feb 1996	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Mariaan de Swardt Irina Spîrlea	7–6^(9–7), 6–3
Loss	63–42	Apr 1996	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 3–6
Loss	63–43	May 1996	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6–4, 6–7^(10–12), 4–6
Loss	63–44	May 1996	Italian Open, Rome	Clay	Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Irina Spîrlea	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	63–45	May 1996	WTA Doubles Championships, UK	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	3–6, 6–2, 6–7^(6–8)
Loss	63–46	Jun 1996	French Open	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	2–6, 1–6
Win	64–46	Jul 1996	Atlanta, US	Hard	Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Win	65–46	Aug 1996	San Diego, US	Hard	Conchita Martínez	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	66–46	Sep 1996	US Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	67–46	Jan 1997	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–3, 6–1
Loss	67–47	Feb 1997	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Martina Hingis	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 3–6
Loss	67–48	May 1997	German Open, Berlin	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	68–48	Jun 1997	French Open	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	6–2, 6–3
Win	69–48	Jul 1997	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss	69–49	Sep 1997	US Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	3–6, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	1R	2R	NH	2R	A	A	SF	F	QF	W	W	F	QF	SF	2 / 12	38–10
French Open	A	A	A	A	QF	A	2R	A	W	W	W	W	W	F	W	6 / 9	45–3
Wimbledon	A	3R	A	3R	3R	QF	QF	QF	F	W	W	W	F	SF	W	4 / 13	53–9
US Open	A	2R	QF	QF	3R	W	QF	W	3R	W	SF	SF	W	W	F	5 / 14	57–9
Win–loss	0–1	3–3	4–2	5–2	8–4	9–1	7–3	13–2	18–3	21–1	22–1	22–1	22–2	18–3	21–2	17 / 48	193–31
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held			A	Not Held			G	Not Held			G	NH	2 / 2	9–0
Year-end championships
Tour Championships	A	A	A	QF	A	QF	QF	A	F	SF	W	W	F	SF	QF	2 / 10	13–8
Category 5 & Tier I tournaments
Washington	No Levels					A	SF	Tier II		Not Held						0 / 1	2–1
Tokyo	NH	No Levels				Category 4		Tier II			SF	A	W	W	F	2 / 4	13–2
Boca Raton	NH	No Levels				A	QF	T II	QF	A	Tier II			Not Held		0 / 2	3–2
Indian Wells	Not Held						C 4	Tier II						A	SF	0 / 1	2–1
Miami	NH	No Levels				F	F	A	F	2R	QF	W	F	A	A	1 / 7	25–6
Hilton Head	No Levels					A	A	A	QF	QF	W	F	F	F	SF	1 / 7	18–6
Rome	No Levels					C 3	A	A	A	A	QF	W	W	F	QF	2 / 5	15–3
Berlin	No Levels					A	A	A	SF	F	W	W	QF	A	F	2 / 6	17–4
Montreal / Toronto	No Levels					A	W	A	A	F	A	A	A	A	A	1 / 2	7–1
Zurich	NH	No Levels				C 3	C 4	Tier II			F	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	3–1
Philadelphia	Not Held								Tier II		SF	W	QF	Tier II		1 / 3	7–2
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	—	—	—	17	20	6	8	3	4	6	1	2	3	4	4

References

^ "WTA, Players, Stats, Gigi Fernandez". Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "Gigi Fernandez". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011.
^ "Gigi Fernández: "We Have A Mixed Identity"". Puerto Rico Herald. May 30, 2002. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "ITA Women's Hall of Fame: 2008 Inductee – Gigi Fernandez". Web.wm.edu. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Gigi Fernandez, International Tennis Hall of Fame". Tennisfame.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Drucker, Joel (September 30, 2008). "Fernandez remembered for her trademark zeal on the court". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "WTA, Players, Info, Gigi Fernández". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
^ ^a ^b according to WTA players guide
^ Crouse, Karen (August 29, 2010). "A Dream Deferred, Almost Too Long". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 29, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ "Tennis champion Gigi Fernandez launches Baby Goes Pro with the goal of 'Inspiring a generation to move'" (PDF). babygoespro.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2011.
^ "Gigi Fernandez: Chelsea Piers Director of Tennis". Tennis Club at Chelsea Piers. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
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External links

Gigi Fernández at the Women's Tennis Association
Gigi Fernández at the International Tennis Federation
Gigi Fernández at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
Gigi Fernández at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Gigi Fernández at Olympedia
Gigi Fernández at Olympics.com

[1] "WTA, Players, Stats, Gigi Fernandez". Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2011.

[2] "Gigi Fernandez". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011.

[3] "Gigi Fernández: "We Have A Mixed Identity"". Puerto Rico Herald. May 30, 2002. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.

[4] "ITA Women's Hall of Fame: 2008 Inductee – Gigi Fernandez". Web.wm.edu. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.

[tennisfame.com-5] "Gigi Fernandez, International Tennis Hall of Fame". Tennisfame.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.

[sports.espn.go.com-6] Drucker, Joel (September 30, 2008). "Fernandez remembered for her trademark zeal on the court". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2011.

[7] "WTA, Players, Info, Gigi Fernández". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

[according_to_WTA_players_guide-8] rding to WTA players guide

[NYT-2010-08-29-9] Crouse, Karen (August 29, 2010). "A Dream Deferred, Almost Too Long". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 29, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

[BabyGoesPro-10] "Tennis champion Gigi Fernandez launches Baby Goes Pro with the goal of 'Inspiring a generation to move'" (PDF). babygoespro.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2011.

[ChelseaPier-11] "Gigi Fernandez: Chelsea Piers Director of Tennis". Tennis Club at Chelsea Piers. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2012.

[12] Collazo, Fernando A. (October 7, 2021). "Gigi Fernández lamenta el "odio" que le tienen los boricuas: "Vende patria es lo más nice que me dicen"". El Calce (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

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