Clarisa Fernández

Clarisa Fernández

Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Córdoba, Argentina
Born	(1981-08-28) 28 August 1981 (age 42) Córdoba
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2008
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$678,184
Singles
Career record	228–130 (63.7%)
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 26 (31 March 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2003)
French Open	SF (2002)
Wimbledon	2R (2002, 2006)
US Open	1R (2002, 2003, 2006)
Doubles
Career record	75–48 (61.0%)
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 111 (28 January 2002)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	8–3
Medal record Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Women's Doubles

She is best known for her semifinal appearance at the 2002 French Open, the first Argentine since Sabatini in 1992 to reach that stage. Fernández was ranked 87th in the world at the time of her shocking result. She defeated, in order, Lubomira Bacheva, Jelena Kostanić, Kim Clijsters (No. 4), Elena Dementieva (No. 13), and Paola Suárez, before losing to second-seeded Venus Williams, in straight sets.

Fernández, a crafty left-handed player, turned professional in 1998. She 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 had been plagued with injuries. She suffered from tendinitis in her left shoulder, an injury to her left wrist, and to her right knee. Fernández enjoyed playing on hard and grass courts. She was coached by Leonardo Lerda. Her tennis inspirations were Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova.

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

Singles: 10 (7–3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	12 October 1997	ITF Montevideo, Uruguay	Clay	Celeste Contín	7–6, 6–4
Loss	1.	5 October 1998	ITF Montevideo, Uruguay	Clay	Zsófia Gubacsi	6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Win	2.	18 July 1999	ITF Sezze, Italy	Clay	Mihaela Moldovan	6–2, 6–3
Loss	2.	20 September 1999	ITF Thessaloniki, Greece	Carpet	Eleni Daniilidou	2–6, 2–6
Win	3.	7 January 2001	ITF São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Seda Noorlander	6–3, 6–1
Win	4.	8 July 2001	ITF Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Martina Suchá	6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win	5.	23 January 2005	ITF Miami, United States	Hard	Xie Yanze	6–4, 6–2
Win	6.	5 March 2006	ITF Clearwater, United States	Hard	Alberta Brianti	7–5, 6–2
Loss	3.	15 October 2006	ITF San Francisco, United States	Hard	Ashley Harkleroad	2–6, 3–6
Win	7.	25 November 2007	ITF Mexico City	Hard	Julia Cohen	6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 10 (6–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	21 June 1999	ITF Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Mariana Díaz Oliva	Maria Goloviznina   Anastasia Myskina	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1.	5 September 1999	ITF Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Francesca Schiavone	Debby Haak   Andrea van den Hurk	1–6, 1–6
Loss	2.	14 November 1999	ITF Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Alice Canepa	Rossana de los Ríos   Mariana Díaz Oliva	6–4, 6–7(6), 3–6
Loss	3.	10 December 2000	ITF Bogotá, Colombia	Hard	Conchita Martínez Granados	Joana Cortez   Mariana Díaz Oliva	6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win	2.	7 January 2001	ITF São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Romina Ottoboni	Miriam D'Agostini   Vanessa Menga	6–1, 7–6(6)
Win	3.	29 January 2001	ITF Clearwater, United States	Hard	Joana Cortez	Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Jolene Watanabe	6–1, 7–5
Loss	4.	15 April 2001	ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Joana Cortez	Eugenia Chialvo   Conchita Martínez Granados	7–6(3), 1–6, 1–6
Win	4.	13 August 2001	Bronx Open, United States	Hard	Rika Fujiwara	Kristie Boogert   Els Callens	2–6, 7–6(3), 6–4
Win	5.	7 October 2001	ITF Fresno, United States	Hard	Samantha Reeves	Ashley Harkleroad   Marie-Ève Pelletier	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Win	6.	27 March 2005	ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	Joana Cortez   Tomoko Yonemura	6–2, 6–2

Record against top-ten players

Fernández' match records against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been ranked No. 1 in boldface