Mary Joe Fernandez

American Born 1971 175 cm Right handed
Head to heads vs Gabriela Sabatini (23)vs Steffi Graf (17)vs Monica Seles (16)vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (11)vs Helena Sukova (11)vs Jana Novotna (10)

Match log

2000

ShanghaiHard, October
R32LTamarine Tanasugarn5-7 4-6

1999

FilderstadtHard, October
R32LNathalie Dechy6-7 1-6
US OpenHard, August
R16LVenus Williams6-2 1-6 0-6
R32WDominique Monami7-5 6-0
R64WAnastasia Myskina7-5 7-5
R128WMiriam Oremans3-6 6-4 6-2
StanfordHard, July
R16LAnna Kournikova4-6 4-6
R32WMaureen Drake6-2 6-2
WimbledonGrass, June
R128LAnne Kremer3-6 6-4 5-7
Roland GarrosClay, May
R16LArantxa Sanchez VicarioW/O
R32WSerena Williams6-3 1-6 6-0
R64WLea Ghirardi6-1 6-3
R128WAlexia Dechaume Balleret6-3 6-2
StrasbourgClay, May
SFLElena Likhovtseva6-7 3-6
QFWNathalie Dechy7-5 6-3
R16WStephanie Foretz Gacon7-5 6-1
R32WAnne Gaelle Sidot6-2 3-6 6-1
BerlinClay, May
R32LLisa Raymond6-3 1-6 0-6
R64WAnna Kournikova6-7 6-4 7-6
Key BiscayneHard, March
R64LAmy Frazier3-6 4-6
R128WAdriana Serra Zanetti6-0 6-2
Indian WellsHard, March
R32LJana Novotna0-6 3-6
R64WElena Tatarkova6-4 6-3
TokyoCarpet, February
R16LLindsay Davenport4-6 4-6
R32WIva Majoli6-1 6-2
Australian OpenHard, January
R32LSteffi Graf6-4 3-6 4-6
R64WAmy Frazier4-6 7-5 6-3
R128WLaura Golarsa6-1 6-0
SydneyHard, January
R16LLindsay Davenport4-6 6-7
R32WMagui Serna6-7 6-2 6-1
AucklandHard, January
R32LChanda Rubin6-7 6-3 2-6

1998

PhiladelphiaCarpet, November
R32LSteffi Graf3-6 6-7
TokyoHard, September
R16LJulie Halard Decugis1-6 3-6
R32WLisa Raymond7-6 7-5
US OpenHard, August
R32LPatty Schnyder1-6 6-7
R64WAlexandra Fusai6-3 4-6 7-6
R128WTina Krizan6-4 7-6
New HavenHard, August
QFLJulie Halard Decugis5-7 1-6
R16WSandrine Testud6-3 4-6 6-4
R32WDominique Monami3-6 6-0 6-1
Canadian OpenHard, August
R32LSilvia Farina Elia5-7 3-6
R64WMary Pierce6-1 6-1
BostonHard, August
R32LSilvia Farina Elia6-1 2-6 5-7
StanfordHard, July
R16LSteffi Graf4-6 0-6
R32WChanda Rubin6-4 6-4
BolClay, April
R16LSandra Cecchini2-5 RET
R32WFrancesca Lubiani6-2 7-6

1997

WTA Tour ChampionshipsCarpet, November
QFLIrina Spirlea7-5 2-6 5-7
R16WLindsay Davenport2-6 6-4 7-6
ChicagoCarpet, November
R32LSabine Appelmans2-6 1-6

Mary Joe Fernandez

Fourteen years and eight days old, Mary Joe Fernandez became the youngest player to win a main-draw match at the US Open in 1985, then flew home to Miami and stayed in school, finishing high school with honours in 1989. Born in Santo Domingo, she built a career of clean baseline hitting and deep major runs: finals at the Australian Open in 1990 and 1992, then Roland Garros in 1993, where her quarter-final against Gabriela Sabatini became the tale. Down 6-1, 5-1 and facing five match points, she won 1-6, 7-6(4), 10-8, before Steffi Graf edged the final in three.

She played much of it unwell, having surgery for endometriosis in 1993 and speaking openly about the condition afterwards. The trophies came anyway: 7 career titles, a peak of world No. 4, and Olympic doubles gold at both Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 with Gigi Fernandez, no relation. She retired in 2000, captained the US Fed Cup team from 2008 to 2016 and remains a fixture on ESPN.