Mary Joe Fernández: 1971—: Tennis Player, Television Sports Analyst Biography - Displayed An Early Interest In Tennis, Balanced School And Tennis, Became Full-time Tennis Professional
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Mary Joe Fernández: 1971—: Tennis player, television sports analyst.
Mary Joe Fernández is an American Olympic tennis champion who has won two gold medals for doubles competition and a bronze medal for singles competition. She was a tennis sensation at the age of 13 and she turned professional at the age of 14. She was the youngest ever women's tennis player to win a match at the United States Open and the youngest player to reach the fourth round of a tournament. Throughout her career Fernández won seven singles titles and eight doubles titles, including two Grand Slam doubles titles. Fernández gained notoriety for becoming one of the few young tennis stars to stay in school and balance her tennis career with other healthy teenage activities. While Fernández no longer plays on the Women's Tennis Association tour, she still plays World Team Tennis and exhibition tennis and she works as a sports analyst for ESPN. Fernández is also involved in numerous charities.
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Maria José Fernández, popularly known as Mary Joe, was born on August 19, 1971, in the Dominican Republic. Her father, José, was born in Spain and he met her mother, Sylvia, on a trip to Havana, Cuba. After the couple married they lived in Cuba. When Fidel Castro's Revolutionary Army took control of the country, the Fernández family moved to the Dominican Republi…
In 1985, at age 14, Fernández decided to play tennis professionally. "Turning pro was always a dream of mine when I was little," Fernández told Erica Groton of Total Health magazine in April of 1992. "I watched everyone else on TV and dreamed of playing Wimbledon or one of those tournaments one day." In her first Grand Slam appearance, Fernández los…
In 1990 Fernández began playing professional tennis full time. She won 40 of 50 singles matches that year as well as her first two professional titles at Tokyo and Filderstadt. She also did well at the Grand Slam tournaments that year. She reached the finals of the Australian Open, the quarterfinals of the French Open, and the semifinals of the United States Open. She lost the Australian Op…
Fernández's health and tennis game improved in 1995 when she won two singles titles in Brighton and Berlin. She also reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and the United States Open. In 1996 Fernández reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon again and she made it to the finals of the Direct Line Championships at Eastbourne. However, she did not capture a singles title that year…
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