Clarisa Fernández

Clarisa Fernández

Country	Argentina
Residence	Córdoba, Argentina
Born	August 28, 1981 (1981-08-28) (age 30) Córdoba, Argentina
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10½ in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2008
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$678,184
Singles
Career record	228–130
Career titles	0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 26 (31 March 2003)
Current ranking	No. 118 (19 March 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3rd (2003)
French Open	SF (2002)
Wimbledon	2nd (2002, 2006)
US Open	1st (2002, 2003, 2006)
Doubles
Career record	75–48
Career titles	0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 111 (9 June 2003)
Current ranking	No. 357 (28 January 2002)
Last updated on: April 25, 2008.

Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze	1999 Winnipeg	Women's Doubles

Clarisa Fernández (born August 28, 1981 in Córdoba) is a retired Argentine tennis player who is best known for her semi-final appearance at the 2002 French Open, the first Argentine since Sabatini in 1992 to reach that stage.^[1] Fernández was ranked 87th in the world^[2] at the time of her shocking result. She defeated, in order: (Q)Lubomira Bacheva, 7–5, 6–1; Jelena Kostanić, 6–3, 6–4; (4)Kim Clijsters, 6–4, 6–0; (13)Elena Dementieva, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3; Paola Suárez, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1; before losing to (2)Venus Williams, 6–1, 6–4.

Fernández is a crafty left-handed player.^[3] She turned professional in 1998,^[4] and did not have much success before her appearance at the French Open. She has six ITF titles to her name, including one in 2006. Since 2003, Fernández has been plagued with injuries. She has suffered from tendinitis in her left shoulder, an injury to her left wrist, and to her right knee. Fernández is now trying to get her career back-on-track with a healthy start. Fernández enjoys playing on hard and grass courts. She was coached by Leonardo Lerda.^[5] Her tennis inspirations are Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova.

In April 2008, Fernández announced her retirement from professional tennis after a lengthy battle with knee injuries.^[5]

Titles

Singles

Legend

Grand Slam (0)

WTA Championships (0)

Tier I (0)

Tier II (0)

Tier III (0)

Tier IV & V (0)

ITF Titles (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	October 12, 1997	Montevideo	Clay	Celeste Contin	7–6 6–4
2.	July 18, 1999	Sezze	Clay	Mihaela Moldovan	6–2 6–3
3.	January 7, 2001	São Paulo	Hard	Seda Noorlander	6–3 6–1
4.	July 8, 2001	Orbetello	Clay	Martina Suchá	6–4 2–6 7–5
5.	January 23, 2005	Miami	Hard	Yanze Xie	6–4 6–2
6.	March 5, 2006	Clearwater	Hard	Alberta Brianti	7–5 6–2
7.	November 25, 2007	Mexico City	Hard	Julia Cohen	6–1 6–2

References

1. ^ "THREE AMERICANS AND AN ARGENTINE". International Tennis Federation. http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=11385. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
2. ^ "Venus, Serena roll, reach first French semis". CNN Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2002/french_open/news/2002/06/04/french_tuesday_ap/. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
3. ^ "tennis: Fernandez's first 4.25; Debut in final four.". The Daily Post. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/tennis%3A+Fernandez%27s+first+4.25%3B+Debut+in+final+four.-a086739750. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
4. ^ "Clarisa Fernandez Player profile". Women's Tennis Association. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/clarisa-fernandez_2257889_2610. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Fernández Announces Retirement". Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/20080424/fernandez-announces-retirement_2256076_1671551. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 

External links

• Clarisa Fernández at the Women's Tennis Association

Persondata
Name	Fernández, Clarisa
Alternative names	Fernández, Clarisa
Short description	Tennis player Tennis player
Date of birth	28 August 1981
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death