José Antonio Fernández (tennis)

José Antonio Fernández (born 26 January 1965) is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

José Antonio Fernández
Country (sports) Chile
Born (1965-01-26) 26 January 1965 (age 59)
Santiago, Chile
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$36,058
Singles
Career record7–8 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 202 (29 April 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1981)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 335 (14 October 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1981)

Fernández is the son of Carmen Ibarra and nephew of Patricio Cornejo, both noted international tennis players.[1]

A 1979 Orange Bowl champion (in the 14s), Fernández turned professional the following year and competed through the 1980s and into the early 1990s. He had a career high singles ranking of 202 in the world and featured in qualifiers at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships.[2] At his peak he competed regularly on the ATP Challenger Tour, with a final appearance at Salerno in 1989, but he also made four main draw appearances on the ATP Tour/Grand Prix circuits.

Fernández represented Chile in six Davis Cup ties between 1985 and 1991, finishing with a 7/4 singles record.[3]

Previously based in Germany for many years, Fernández had worked as a tennis coach since retiring and had involvement in coaching Steffi Graf. He is now living in Florida, where he runs a high performance sports coaching company called SPORTmind INC.

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References

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  1. ^ ""Mi suegra trata de enseñarme, pero soy muy malo"". La Cuarta. 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Los 25 tenistas chilenos que llegaron a los 200 mejores del mundo". Teletrece (in Spanish). 9 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Key Statistics". daviscup.com.
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