Oliver Fernández (tennis)
| Country (sports) |  Mexico |
|---|---|
| Residence | Córdoba |
| Born | 7 December 1972 Orizaba, Mexico |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $148,944 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 9–15 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 141 (5 Jul 1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 178 (18 Apr 1994) |
Oliver Fernandez (Orizaba, 7 December 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico. He was captain of Mexico's Davis Cup side.[1][2][3] Today he is a businessman.[4]
Career
[edit]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.[5]
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.[6]
The Orizaba born player was a semi-finalist at his home event, the Mexican Open, in 1993.[7] Fernandez defeated Franco Davín, Agustín Moreno and Alberto Berasategui, before falling to Thomas Muster.[7] He was also a doubles semi-finalist at the 1993 International Tennis Championships in Florida, with Juan Garat as his partner.[7]
Challenger titles
[edit]Singles: (1)
[edit]| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1991 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Clay |  Christian Weis
|
6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: (2)
[edit]| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1991 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | Luis Herrera
|
 Doug Eisenman Dave Randall
|
6–4, 7–6 |
| 2. | 1994 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle
|
Ismael Hernandez Luis Herrera
|
7–5, 7–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ ITF Pro Circuit profile
- ^ El Porvenir Deja Oliver Fernández al equipo Copa Davis Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 18 Aug 2006
- ^ Cronica Confía Oliver Fernández en ganar la serie a Paraguay 2003-04-01
- ^ ENFOQUE Así se volvió millonario un ex tenista
- ^ ITF junior profile
- ^ Davis Cup profile
- ^ a b c ATP World Tour profile
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Mexican male tennis players
- People from Orizaba
- Sportspeople from Veracruz
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Tennis players at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
- 20th-century Mexican people