Anna-Maria Fernandez
American tennis player (born 1960)
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Anna-Maria Fernandez (born October 22, 1960) is an American former professional tennis player active during the 1980s. She won five WTA titles during her career, all in doubles. Her career high ranking in singles was number 19, in approximately 1979–1980. She was a member of the University of Southern California's national championship team (1979 and 1980) and captured the AIAW singles national championship title in 1981. She was named the National Collegiate Player of the Year (1981) winning the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate tennis player.[1][2] She earned a BA degree in Broadcast Journalism from USC (1983).
United States| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | October 22, 1960 Torrance, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Turned pro | 1978 |
| Retired | 1989 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 50–71 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (March 5, 1980) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1983, 1988) |
| French Open | 1R (1983, 1987) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1986) |
| US Open | 3R (1978) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 57–65 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 44 (August 3, 1987) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1982) |
| French Open | 2R (1983) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1987) |
| US Open | 2R (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988) |
She is married to former tennis player Ray Ruffels and is the mother of professional golfers Ryan Ruffels and Gabriela Ruffels.[3] She is of Peruvian American ancestry.[4]
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Nov 1978 | Clearwater, Florida, USA | Hard |  Virginia Wade |
4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Doubles 5 (4–1)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jan 1984 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Carpet |  Trey Lewis |
 Christiane Jolissaint  Marcella Mesker |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1984 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | Peanut Louie |
 Cláudia Monteiro  Beverly Mould |
7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | Oct 1986 | Singapore | Hard |  Julie Richardson |
Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | Jan 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Julie Richardson |
Gretchen Magers  Elizabeth Minter |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | Apr 1987 | Singapore | Hard | Julie Richardson |
Barbara Gerken Heather Ludloff |
6–1, 6–4 |
